Posts Written OnDecember 10, 2010

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor In a wine world filled with so much ubiquity, it is a true pleasure to find a wine like Channing Daughters Winery 2008 Meditazione ($40), a wine inspired by the “Vino da Meditazione” wines of Northeast Italy — be uniquely Long Island through and through. A blend of 27% sauvignon blanc, 27% chardonnay, 16% Tocai Friulano, 16% muscat ottonel and 14% pinot grigio, this wine falls into the "orange wine" category — a white wine made using red wine techniques. All of the fruit was hand-harvested from their estate vineyards in Bridgehampton. It was then…

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor With the opening of their second (and now main) tasting room on Main Road in Jamesport, Sherwood House Vineyards is starting to get more of the attention it deserves. Yes, owners Charles and  Barbara Smithen still have their rustic little vineyard-side tasting shed between Route 48 and Oregon Road, but that's an un-heated and therefore seasonal location. The wines are all made by Frenchman Gilles Martin, who also makes wines for Bouke, Sparkling Pointe and the non-pinot wines for McCall Wines. Made with estate-grown chardonnay, the House of Sherwood 2005 Blanc de Blanc ($37) offers…