Lucas Vineyards 2009 Semi-Dry Riesling
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor When you're the winemaker at Lucas Vineyards, making nearly 30,000 cases of wine every year -- with nearly 30 different bottlings -- it's not easy to give each lot the attention it deserves, as Jeff...
Hunt Country Vineyards 2009 Valvin Muscat
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Valvin Muscat is a hybrid -- known genetically as 62-122.01 -- developed in the early 1960s at the Cornell Experimental Station in Geneva and was released commercially in 2006. It is a cross of muscat...
Long Island Wineries to Launch "Wine Libraries" That Offer Enhanced Tasting Experiences
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor The Long Island wine community often overflows with more of the same -- vineyard walks, mediocre music acts, tenuous food/chocolate pairing events, and the like. These activities clearly attract customers -- wineries wouldn't spend the...
Vineyard Visuals: Chardonnay Bud Break at Macari Vineyards
Photo by Gianna Volpe
Peconic Bay Winery 2009 "Lot 2"
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Over the past few years, the portfolio at Peconic Bay Winery has undergone quite a transformation. From the addition of the second-label Nautique line to the creation of the winery's first flagship blend, Lowerre Family...
What We Drank (May 4, 2011)
This is a (small) sampling of what our editors were drinking last week... Lenn Thompson: Bedell Cellars 2002 Merlot This mature local merlot -- from a surprisingly under-hyped vintage -- showed very well at my birthday dinner last Friday at...
Vineyard Visuals: Bud Break in Riesling at Paumanok Vineyards
Photo courtesy of Paumanok Vineyards
Osprey’s Dominion Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Franc
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I've enjoyed winemaker Osprey's Dominion Vineyards winemaker Adam Suprenant's cabernet franc for as long as I've been drinking Long Island wines. Even in the so-called lesser years, it's one of my favorites. At $20, it's...
Lakewood Vineyards 2008 Cabernet Franc
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor With wines from "great red wine years" like 2005 and 2007 available across New York (with 2010s still at least a year away), it would be easy to focus on wines from those vintages and...
Vineyard Visuals: Bud Break in Chardonnay at Bedell Cellars
Photo courtesy of Bedell Cellars It's that time of year again in New York wine country -- bud break season. This is a photo of Dijon-clone chardonnay in the Bedell vineyard. If you're seeing bud break in your vineyard, send...
