Wines of the Year
Empire State Cellars Wine Club: March 2012 Selections
The March shipment of the Empire State Cellars Wine Club will ship this week, so it’s time to tell you about the picks. Admittedly, I had a little help with the wines this time around… thanks to our annual Wines of...
The Most Important Store in the State: Buzz Growing for Empire State Cellars
It is unusual for a single wine store to become such a focus for an entire state. More unusual still when the store is not located in New York City. Since returning home from the Wines of the Year weekend on Long Island, no few...
Not Your Average Riesling: The Story Behind the 2011 NYCR Finger Lakes Riesling of the Year
To understand why the Hermann J. Wiemer 2010 Dry Riesling Reserve is such a special wine, it’s important to understand that not all rieslings are created equally. Nor are all wines created easily. Winemaking at Wiemer is ...
The “Beers of the Year Finalists” That Didn’t Win… That We Loved
By Julia Burke, Beer Editor The best and worst aspect of our “Beers of the Year” program is the difficulty of choosing a favorite; while we agreed on Krysztoff, and Mark Tichenor has plenty more to tell you about th...
What We Drank (February 15, 2012)
Here is a sampling of what our editors and contributors have been drinking…. Evan Dawson: Standing Stone Vineyards 1995 Riesling and 1994 Pinnacle The first question when encountering wines of this age is simple: Are they...
The 2011 New York Cork Report Wines of the Year
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I think I can speak for my fellow editors and contributors when I say that our 2011 Wines of the Year tasting was a fun, challenging and inspiring day of 16 wine tasting flights. I always come...
2011 Beer of the Year: Custom Brewcrafters Krysztoff Baltic Porter
On behalf of the New York Cork Report I’m proud to announce our 2011 Beer of the Year: Custom Brewcrafters Signature Series Krysztoff Baltic Porter. We’ll have more commentary on this amazing beer, and on other beers that i...
NYCR Wines of the Year Weekend Kicks Off This Afternoon.. With Beer
Last year’s (much smaller) WoTy tasting. By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor The planning is complete, all of the wines and beers have been gathered, and later this morning the non-Long Island members of the New York Cork ...
The Finger Lakes 2011 Red Wines of the Year Finalists: Explaining the Diverse Selections
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Photos from our WoTY 2009 Tasting by Morgan Dawson I’m happy to see that the NYCR selections for Finger Lakes red wines of the year have generated a fair amount of feedback and debate. ...
The New York Cork Report 2011 Wines of the Year Finalists
The winners from our 2010 Wines of the Year tasting (Photo by Morgan Dawson Photography) By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor This is the third year of our New York Cork Report “Wines of the Year” program and over t...
