By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor

Unless you're living under a rock, you've no doubt heard that my friend and colleague Evan Dawson has written a book about Finger Lakes wines and the people behind them, Summer in a Glass.

Well, it's been a long time coming, but today is the official released day, and the entire NYCR staff would like to congratulate our brother in wine on the success he's already had and is sure to have with this book.

It is virtually impossible for any of us to write an unbiased review of the book, so there won't be one here on the site. But trust me when I tell you that it's a book worth buying and reading. It's a quick read — mostly because you won't be able to put it down — and even if you only have a passing interest in wine, you'll still enjoy it.

Here are some early reviews of the book:

Jeff Lefevere, The Good Grape: A Wine Blog Manifesto

The Finger Lakes Finds Their Voice - The darkly comedic, wine-soaked, buddies-on-the-road fiction book has already been written.  If another similarly resonating wine book were to find market success it might be non-fiction, combine elements of self-discovery that occur in