By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor As the team and I work in the background to migrate all of our content — 3,300+ posts — to our new platform and fine-tune the new design, it’s made me realize that we have two roles that we really need to fill before we move to the new site — day-to-day New York wine news and coverage of Lake Erie region of western New York. Our goal has always been to cover the entire state’s wine, beer, spirits and food scene — and to make that happen, we need someone on the ground in…
Posts Written OnFebruary 28, 2012
Lenz Winery 2007 Estate Selection Merlot
If you’re looking for innovative, modern winemaking or flashy branding, The Lenz Winery probably isn’t for you. Lenz isn’t in the Long Island Wine Council and isn’t particularly active on channels like Facebook and Twitter. Instead, Lenz has relied on winemaker Eric Fry and his traditional, Old World-styled wines and the periodic, well-publicized blind tasting against top Boredeaux, to build its reputation. And it’s worked. Lenz has a devoted following and Eric’s reds are often among the most complex in the region. Carrying on a tradition of well-priced, age-worthy merlot, Lenz Winery 2007 Estate Selection Merlot ($24) offers aromas of…