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Confidently Crowing at Rooster Hill

Date: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes and Managing Editor Photo: Owner Amy Hoffman, left, works the tasting room on a busy summer day There are not many 90-point gewurztraminers that have come out of the Finger Lakes, and there has never...

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Why is City Winery Serving California Wines at their "100-Mile" "Farm-to-Table" Dinner?

Date: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Yesterday, I received a press release about an upcoming "Farm to Table" dinner at City Winery, one of a handful of New York City-based urban wineries. It goes without saying that I'm an advocate of...

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What We Drank (July, 28 2010)

Date: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 Wine Tasting

This is what our editors and contributors have been drinking. Only one local this time, but that's part of the fun of WWD -- the diversity: Lenn Thompson: The Alchemist Pub and Brewery "Holy Cow" IPA I spent this past...

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Travel Log: Ithaca, NY and Cayuga Lake

Date: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 Wine Tasting

We started our three-day Cayuga jaunt with a stop at Long Point Winery, home to a surprising number of California reds but some tasty local whites too. By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor The Finger Lakes region is one the most...

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The New York Cork Report Tasting Table -- July 26, 2010

Date: Mon, Jul 26, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Here are seven wines that have crossed the NYCR tasting table in recent weeks but will not be reviewed as part of a stand-alone post. As always, these are notes almost verbatim from my tasting...

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Beauty Among the Vineyards

Date: Mon, Jul 26, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Photo by Morgan Dawson Photography When's the last time you found yourself in a Finger Lakes vineyard? My wife and I spent a glorious summer's day searching for potential book cover art, and we...

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A Different Side of the Finger Lakes Wine Festival: The VIP Experience

Date: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Tom Mansell, Science Editor Photos courtesy of Brian Reider Last year, I went to my first Finger Lakes Wine Festival with high expectations. It was going to be an opportunity for me to taste wines from Finger Lakes wineries...

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Severe Thunderstorms Bring Tornados and Hail to Long Island Wine Country

Date: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor Most of eastern Long Island was under a severe thunderstorm warning yesterday evening. The storms, which came in waves, brought high winds, heavy rains, hail and even tornados apparently. I know that we were under...

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The Finger Lakes Wine Festival Deserves Our Attention

Date: Wed, Jul 21, 2010 Wine Tasting

Wine tasting at the Schulze Vineyards & Winery table. By Bryan Calandrelli, Niagara Region Editor The annual Finger Lakes Wine Festival draws tens of thousands of visitors to the region, pumping money into the local economy while helping to promote...

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Sheldrake Point Vineyard 2008 Gewurztraminer

Date: Wed, Jul 21, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor A lot of people, including my wife, don't really care for most gewurztraminer, finding it too floral or perfume-like. I can understand their trepidation -- to a point. Some gewurztraminer does indeed smell and taste...

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September 12: NYCR Wine Tasting @ Roanoke Vineyards to Benefit Angelman Syndrome Research

Date: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I had never heard of Angelman Syndrome until my wife Nena came home one day and told me that our friend's son had just been diagnosed with the neuro-genetic disorder. It's often misdiagnosed as cerebral...

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What We Drank (July 20, 2010)

Date: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 Wine Tasting

We only have three contirbutions this week, but -- as always -- some interesting libations have filled the glasses of the New York Cork Report editors and contributors. Evan Dawson: Multi-year semi-dry riesling flight at Red Newt Bistro Red Newt...

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Two Cheeses From Sprout Creek Farms

Date: Tue, Jul 20, 2010 Wine Tasting

By Aaron Estes, Cheese Editor As I mentioned in my last post about a positive addition to the Rhinebeck beer and cheese scene, I used the opportunity to try a couple of New York cheeses that I was unfamiliar with....

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I'm Just Here for the Beer: Escaping Wine at the Finger Lakes Wine Festival

Date: Mon, Jul 19, 2010 Wine Tasting

Rooster Fish Brewing's tent at the 2010 Finger Lakes Wine Festival By Julia Burke, Beer Editor Amidst the sea of wine drinkers that accosted me and my fellow vendors (I was pouring for Freedom Run Winery) at the Finger Lakes...

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