By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor We all know it. Chardonnay has an image problem. It lost its way by rooting itself all over the world without regard for its culture, forgetting what made it so great in the first place. It
By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor We all know it. Chardonnay has an image problem. It lost its way by rooting itself all over the world without regard for its culture, forgetting what made it so great in the first place. It
In a 2004 speech on his educational programs, President Bush decried the “soft bigotry of low expectations” by the opposition party. The worthy phrase resonated with many. I wondered about such expectations in regard to New York wines, and how our wine industry would react if a mirror were held up to its wines and the reflection said “it’s great…for what it is…” That stinging phrase, “for what it is…” is the comment that sinks and supplants the “world class” argument every time, and I’ve tried to count how often I’ve heard it over the years. As if further…
By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor There was really no telling what my fellow NYCR editors were going to think about my Niagara Wines of the Year finalists — but I did know a couple things going in. I knew that I was the only wine editor who had tasted most of the wines. I also knew that I had chosen a diverse lineup so I didn