Posts Written OnNovember 22, 2010

The judges tasting and scoring reds from Long Island, France and California By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I walked in to Saturday night's "Judgment of Riverhead" tasting at Roanoke Vineyards with an intoxicating blend of excitement, curiosity and nervousness. The wine lover in me was near-giddy about tasting so many top wines blind. Blind tasting is one of my favorite things to do — especially when I get to taste with winemakers and other industry folks. I wish I got to do it more often. The local wine enthusiast in me wondered what Long Island wines would be poured and…

By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Five years ago, my wife and I wanted to know which winery was the best-kept secret in the Finger Lakes. We were touring the east side of Seneca Lake to celebrate our one-year anniversary, and after a tasting at Lamoreaux Landing we asked if there were any largely undiscovered wunderkinds. "Yes," our server told us. "There is one. Damiani." We drove south to find a winery following the kind of ascetic practices that few want to endure in the nascent stages: Small tasting room, small production, patience with young vines, moderate yields. It seems…