Posts Tagged ‘cabernet’
Beyond New York: Exploring Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
"Man, these California wines suck!" Last fall at the 2008 Wine Bloggers Conference, that quote could be attributed to me regularly. It was something I said out loud, in an exaggerated manner — mostly to make my ...
Standing Stone Vineyards 2005 Pinnacle
2005 Finger Lakes reds continue to show well in my weekly tastings. Of course, no one expects the region's reds to push the aromatic whites into the background, but it is clear that, in hot years anyway, elegant, balanced r...
I Guess Alice Feiring Doesn’t Like Long Island Wine…Or Hasn’t Tasted Much of It
Alice Feiring (you might know her as the writer behind Veritas in Vino) has written an opinion piece about the World’s Most Overrated Wines for Men.Style.com. So I’m clicking through the piece, expecting to see Beau...
WTN: Waters Crest Winery 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon (North Fork of Long Island)
Waters Crest Winery isn’t new to me or to you guys. I’ve written about Jim Waters and his wines many times in the three-plus years I’ve had this blog. But, for those of you that are new to LENNDEVOURS, Waters ...
WTN: Comtesse Therese 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Cabernet Franc (North Fork)
Some of the wines that display Long Island’s true nature-terroir if you will-are actually red blends, not the varietal merlots that are often lauded as the region’s best. I know, shocking. I should be st...
WTN: Lenz Winery 2001 “Old Vines” Cabernet Sauvignon (North Fork of Long Island)
The Lenz Winery has been making a lot of noise lately about its wines and how they rate against top-flight Bordeaux in professional blind tastings. It’s an interesting marketing hook to be sure. The recently released Lenz...
