Posts Written OnAugust 30, 2011

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor As you probably saw earlier this morning, most of the post-Irene reports coming out of wine country are positive. I have yet to hear if any of the rain that fell on the vineyards had high levels of saltwater or not, which could cause further damage. But, probably the most fascinating pictures come from Paumanok Vineyards, where it seems a small tornado damaged 100 sauvignon blanc vines. As you can see in the picture at the top, the damage is very isolated within the vineyard and when you get closer (at right), the damage obviously…

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Many in and around Long Island wine country are still without power (including me and my family) but reports are trickling in on the damage Hurricane Irene did as she passed over the area. Roman Roth, of Wolffer Estate, Roanoke Vineyards and Grape of Roth sent an email this morning saying "The storm is gone but the Grapes of Roth is still standing. Never mind that we are sitting in the dark! Grapes look fine. Little bruising on some unlucky berries  but no disaster…..the generator is keeping the beer cold! Let's hope we have 2…

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor  Because so many people are without power and are cleaning up after the weekend's storm, we have decided to postpone our dinner at Luce & Hawkins scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday, August 31 at 7 p.m. We haven't set a new date yet, but once we do, we'll make sure you know about it.