Posts Written OnJune 02, 2011

A cross-section of North Fork soil composition, part of a new display at Bedell Cellars By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor In late 2007, wine writer Alice Feiring said about Long Island wine in a story about the "World's Most Overrated Wines" for Men.Style.com (now a part of GQ.com): "The strawberries, potatoes, and corn grown out on Long Island are world-class. But grapes? Not so much (though you've got to give local winemakers credit for their perseverance). The fact is, soils are just too shallow on Long Island and the weather's just too humid to make world-class wine, especially from Merlot…

Anthony Nappa behind the bar at The Winemaker Studio in Peconic. By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Last night I stopped in at Anthony Nappa and Sarah Evans' soon-to-open The Winemaker Studio — housed in the space formerly occupied by The Tasting Room a co-op tasting room run by Theresa Dilworth of Comtesse Therese. The Winemaker Studio is where Nappa, who is also the winemaker at Shinn Estate Vineyards, will pour and sell wines he makes under his own label while also offering wines from three other private labels: Suhru Wines from Russell Hearn of Pellegrini Vineyards and Premium Wine Group,…