Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Editor: Cave Spring La Penna 2006 Stateside when we see Cave Spring wines they tend to be made from the riesling grape. If you're lucky you can find a pinot noir or gamay but not often. I had never seen this label before a co-worker brought it back from the tasting room. La Penna is a appassimento-style red wine that hints at what is possible when Niagara red grapes are air dried, fermented and blended. The blend is 66% cabernet franc, 34% cabernet sauvignon with 85% air-dried fruit overall. The drying process is done in their naturally…
Posts Written OnNovember 16, 2010
Images From the Last Great Saturday* of 2010 in the Finger Lakes
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor *Editor's Note: Title subject to change based on whims of nature My wife and I spent a peripatetic day racing down one side of Cayuga Lake, then through Ithaca, then up Seneca Lake and back to Cayuga. We had the chance to revisit some of the candidates for the New York Cork Report 2010 Finger Lakes Wines of the Year (more on this year's program this week, by the way). I also was fortunate to convince some producers to stop long enough to chat, pour new wines and talk harvest. Soon you'll see a…