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Posts Written OnFebruary 11, 2016

Paumanok Vineyards 2013 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay

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Warning: The chardonnay reviews are coming. I recently tasted three-plus cases of Long Island chardonnay — all 2013 and 2014 vintages — for a story I’m working on for Long Island Wine Press. I survived and learned quite a bit, but you’ll have to wait for that story to come out to learn more. I won’t publish reviews for all of them, or even most, but some will be coming. Starting today. I won’t publish reviews for all of them, or even most, but some will be coming. Starting today. He’s perhaps known for other things, but Paumanok Vineyards winemaker…

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From the Archives: Local with Local: Raphael 2002 First Label Merlot and David Page’s Ducq au Vin

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Editor’s Note: Every Thursday — call it Throwback Thursday if you’d like — we’ll pull a story from the more than a decade of NYCR stories and republish it. This week’s pull from the archives is one of my favorite “Local with Local” posts we published — a series where local chefs and wine folks created a wine pairing. This pairing and recipe were offered by David Page, co-owner of Shinn Estate Vineyards and a former chef. Reading through this post again, has me thinking about bringing this series back.   My wife Barbara and I first met Richard Olsen-Harbich, currently the…

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