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The lineup at Southold Farm + Cellar's En Primeur 2015 last weekend.

The lineup at Southold Farm + Cellar’s En Primeur 2015 last weekend. NEWS Albany Times Union - 3/10/2015 New Bill supports Empire Wine sales and seeks to curb the power of the State Liquor Authority. Press & Sun-Bulletin - 3/11/2015 Adult beverages sold for the first time at the Spiedie Fest in Binghamton with a specially dedicated tent to taste NY products. The Vinguard - 3/13/2015 Long Island is rolling with acres of vineyards - this piece lauds the region as grown up and making sophisticated wines. Stuart Pigott - Rielsing Global - 3/14/2015 Author of THE BEST WHITE WINE ON EARTH and intrepid Riesling advocate files yet another piece in an excellent multi-part post “A Finger Lakes Riesling Diary“. EVENTS NY Drinks NY March is the month for the 4th annual celebration and education about NY Wine providing New Yorkers with opportunities to drink wines from their state with free in-store tastings,…

Photo courtesy of Paumanok Vineyards

We try to keep an eye on the intertap flow of New York libation information, and even in a slower news week, we know that there are probably stories out there waiting to be surfaced. You can help us. If you know of a tale that needs to be told, tell us. If there’s a New York wine scene that needs to be seen, then show us. We know that event announcements can get lost in the noise, so we’d be glad to try and share them here ( disclaimer: given fair warning and public service motivations - shameless profiteers need not apply ). Contact us via the Weekly News comments sections or post us a note at the NYCR Facebook page. Cheers. NEWS WAMC - 3/5/2015 New York Comptroller report report shows agriculture contributed $37.6 billion to the state’s economy in 2012, Wine’s total economic impact, $4.8 billion. Nooga - 3/6/2015 Michelle Richards explores the Finger…

Photo courtesy of Arrowhead Spring Vineyards

NEWS San Francisco Gate - 2/9/2015 American AgCredit Sweepstake Winemakers - Peter Weis gets the wine making props for the Dr. Konstantin Frank 2013 Semi Dry Riesling. Democrat & Chronicle - 2/11/2015 Keuka Lake wines take top slots at the Florida State Fair International Wine Competition, Dr. Frank and Arbor Hill among other New York medal winners. Ithaca.com - 2/14/2015 Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards plans 30th anniversary celebrations throughout the 2015 season. Examiner - 2/15/2015 Bill Dowd gets the scoop on the new release of the Herman J. Wiemer 2011 Blanc de Noirs sparkling wine the first in nine years. Examiner - 2/15/2015 New York State 2014 fruit harvest reports are in and while the grape crop was down 9% from 2013 it was still a healthy one. Wines & Vines - 2/16/2015 A Few Truths About Phenolics - Anna Katherine Mansfield, Assistant Professor of Enology at Cornell Department of Food Science…