Features
What We Drank (October 26, 2011)
Here's a sampling of what our editors and contributors have been drinking… Evan Dawson: Chateau Frank 2006 Blanc de Blancs and Lenz 2005 Cuvee Two New York sparklers were chosen as part of a sparkling wine masterclass...
Vineyard Visuals: Freedom Run Winery Drying Grapes for Appassimento wines
By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Editor Here are a couple pictures of Larry Manning from Freedom Run Winery as he prepares racks of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot grapes that will air dry in the estate’s 190-y...
What We Drank (September 13, 2011)
Today marks the triumphant return of "What We Drank" after a brief late-summer hiatus. As always, here's what our editors and contributors have been drinking. Mark Grimaldi: Ameztoi "Rubentis" Txakolina ...
Heron Hill Moves to Screwcaps for Most Wines
In a matter of weeks, Heron Hill Winery customers will find many of the winery’s wines closed under screwcap. The winery recently completed the installation of a screwcap bottling line (pictured above) that owner John Ing...
Grimaldi Joins NYCR Team as Marketing and Events Director
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor We've added several writers to the NYCR team over the years, but today we welcome Mark Grimaldi to the website as our director of marketing and events — with his focus set squarely o...
TasteCamp North 2011: On Acidity, Perception and Other Observations
A reminder at Tawse Winery One of the first wines I tasted when I arrived in Niagara-on-the-Lake for TasteCamp 2011 was a riesling. Its crushing acidity very nearly made ceviche out of my tongue. Now before I start to sound lik...
Lamoreaux Landing 2006 Blanc de Blancs
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Why isn't there more traditionally made sparkling wine in the Finger Lakes? Yes, I know it's more expensive to make than many wines. Yes, I know that it requires a serious investment t...
Times Union New York Wine Club: March 2011 Selections
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I'm always proud of the wines that I pick for the Times Union New York Wine Club because, well, if I weren't, I wouldn't pick them. That said, I'm extra excited about our March...
A Feather in Their Caps: Experimenting with closures at Paumanok
By Tom Mansell, Science Editor In our annual wines of the year tasting, the NYCR staff tasted many, many delicious wines. One of the big winners of the day was Paumanok Vineyards, whose wines swept the three Long Is...
Bloomer Creek: The Most Interesting (and Maybe the Best) Riesling You’re Not Drinking
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor "As an industry, we're in love with certainty. But if you're going to make exciting wine, you're going to be on the edge of having flaws." Those are some of the first wo...
