This is what we were drinking last week… David Flaherty: Vale d' Algare (60% Merlot, 40% Touriga Nacional), Ribetejano, Portugal, 2007 I could go on and on about the magic of Portugal; so much so you'd have to smack me across the face to get me to stop blathering. The misty look passes across my eyes as I go back to the three weeks I spent there when I was an exchange student. (It's too bad I didn't care about wine at the time because I certainly would have planned a completely different trip). Most people associate Portugal with the…
Posts Written OnNovember 04, 2010
The New York Cork Club’s October 2010 Selections
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor It's been chilly here on Long Island this week, with frosts a couple mornings. Luckily, all the grapes are in and 2010 wines are going to bring some serious intensity when they are released. In the meantime, let's talk about Channing Daughters Winery 2009 Scuttlehole Chardonnay and Lamoreaux Landing 2007 76 West, October's New York Cork Club selections. If you haven't herad of the New York Cork Club (NYCC), it's pretty simple. We've partnered with BacchusWineOnline.com to create a wine club that features only wines made in New York — making them more accessible to…
2010 Harvest Update: Cabernet Franc at Bedell Cellars
Sorting cabernet franc at Bedell Cellars By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor It's frustrating when life gets in the way of my wine writing, but it does happen as much as I try to minimize it. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I shot out to Bedell Cellars after work to catch up with winemaker Rich Olsen-Harbich. I'm not sure if it was his new digs at Bedell or the quality of the fruit coming in, but the broad, near-permanent smile on his face told me all that I needed to know. He's happy. And everyone around him was too. "We…