Posts Written OnDecember 30, 2010

The New York Cork Report 2010 Restaurants of the Year: The Concept

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor One of the goals for the New York Cork Report is to shine the spotlight on the people, places and things that we are excited about in the New York wine community. Our "Wines of the Year" program was born of this goal and in discussing our goals going forward, the other editors and I have decided to add "Restaurants of the Year" to the site as well. As with the wine program, this series of awards isn't strictly about the best restaurant in each region."Best" is vague at best and fact is, none of…

What We Drank (December 30, 2010): Xmas Edition

  Evan Dawson: Long Island Wines This is the natural time to reflect on the calendar year. My wife's parents make their first journey to Long Island wine country and for Christmas we enjoyed the wines they discovered. Long Island's sparkling wines are similar to the best Finger Lakes sparkling wines: solid, impressive, under-appreciated. We paired the Paumanok 2009 Sauvignon Blanc with shellfish and, even in the dead of winter, the pairing sang a near-perfect harmony. Wines from Hermann J. Wiemer offered a nice counter-balance. The evening concluded with a pile of emptied bottles, including some from Peconic Bay, Shinn,…