Lamoreaux Landing 2010 Yellow Dog Vineyard Riesling
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor There are other single-vineyard riesling programs in the Finger Lakes, but Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars was among the first wineries to enact one. It's a part of their portfolio that I always find fun and...
Rooster Hill Vineyards 2009 Estate Cabernet Franc
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Honestly, I drink them all year, but with the weather we've been experiencing, we are decidedly in the midst of cabernet franc season at my house. A combination of the weather cooling and the changing...
The New York Cork Report Tasting Table — October 28, 2011
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor These are tasting notes for some wines that have been tasted at the NYCR tasting table but won't be reviewed in standalone posts. Starting next week, we'll be back with daily standalone reviews. Eleven Lakes...
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 in Brescia, Italy...
Most Demanding Vintage Ever? Sounds Like Hyperbole, but in the Finger Lakes, 2011 Just Might Be
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Photos courtesy Lakewood Vineyards. Above: Vineyard Manager Dave Stamp rides the harvester on a gloomy harvest day. Below: Early October riesling grapes at Lakewood showed clean fruit with occasional affected berries Up and down...
Video: Riesling Bubble from Atwater Estate Vineyards
Video courtesy of Atwater Estate Vineyards
Bloomer Creek Vineyards 2009 Auten Vineyard First Harvest Riesling
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor When my colleague Evan Dawson first introduced us to Bloomer Creek, I only knew Bloomer Creek Vineyard as the winery that shared a parking lot with one of my favorite places to eat in the...
The New York Cork Report Tasting Table — October 6, 2011
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor These are tasting notes for some wines that have been tasted at the NYCR tasting table but won't be reviewed in standalone posts. As always, these notes come almost directly from my notebook. Bashakill Vineayrds...
Heron Hill Winery 2008 Ingle Vineyard Cabernet Franc
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor The image of Finger Lakes red wines as typically underwhelming -- especially compared to the regions often outstanding white wines -- has begun to evolve in recent years -- mostly thanks to two warm vintages...
Harvest Update: Sorting Pinot for the New Forge Cellars
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Get used to this image: sorting lines, rare in the Finger Lakes, will be making regular appearances as wineries deal with fruit that varies wildly in quality. At the new Forge Cellars (a small...
Harvest Update: Most Finger Lakes Pinot is in, as Seen at Keuka Lake Vineyards
By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Photo courtesy Tricia Barry Pinot noir is always one of the first off the vine, as it ripens early in the season. Many Finger Lakes wineries picked their pinot during a long stretch of...
