Posts Tagged ‘north fork’
WTN: Lieb Family Cellars 2004 Cabernet Franc Reserve
Every time I taste a wine like this one, I wonder if Long Island wineries aren’t crazy to push merlot as the be-all-end-all red in the region. Crazy might be overstating it a bit, but I wonder if cabernet franc would get ...
Post Pumpkin-Picking Therapy
On Sunday, Nena and I took Jackson pumpkin picking for the first time. Yes, I know. The same guy who complains about the road-clogging, pumpkin-picking families every year joined the fray with his own kid. So sue me. You do cra...
Wines Worth Dodging the Pumpkin Pickers For
I heard a joke last weekend that goes something like this: "Don’t wear orange on the North Fork this time of year. You might be taken home by someone." It’s probably not the funniest joke you’ve hear...
WTN: Ackerly Pond Vineyards 2004 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
Over the past decade-plus, there has been an interesting phenomenon in Long Island wine, though it’s probably mere coincidence. It seems that even-numbered years tend to be cooler than the riper odd-number years, which in...
WTNs: Vineyard 48 Current Red Releases (North Fork of Long Island)
Vineyard 48 (formerly Bidwell Vineyards) might be a winery on the rise. In general, I’ve found their white wines to be their best, particularly the sauvignon blanc and riesling, which are actually better than some local b...
Sannino’s Bella Vita Vineyard Joins the North Fork Wine Scene
Remember when Harold Watts of Ternhaven Cellars sold his vineyard in Cutchogue? I said at the time that I had heard the new owners were going to keep the property under vine. Well they have and it’s called Sannino’s...
Tasting Rooms Gone Wild? I’m Not So Sure.
You may have seen these stories in the New York Times and Syracuse Post-Standard, about tasting room behavior in Long Island and other New York tasting rooms. I don’t have any first-hand experience in Finger Lakes tasting...
WTN: Osprey’s Dominion Vineyards 2002 Merlot (North Fork)
Sometimes I get completely and utterly sick of tasting merlot. It’s the most-planted grape on Long Island and every winery makes at least one varietal bottling-and often more than that. Hell, Wolffer Estate makes fo...
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 ...
Beer Podcast: Legends in New Suffolk
On today’s show I tell you about my trip to Mr Beery’s in Bethpage to try Moo Thunder! I hopped on a train and made it to Mr Beery’s just in time. The beer club at Mr Beery’s had almost drain...
