When people think of Las Vegas, they think of gambling and poker tournaments. At present, tens of thousands of players from around the world are currently playing at the World Series of Poker. You can bet that very few of...
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By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor I keep trying to retire the "Tasting Table" series, but my recently chaotic day job along with the all-consuming reality of an infant and a 5-year old have once again reminded me that no matter...
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor The May shipment of the Empire State Cellars Wine Club won't ship for a few weeks, but from now on, we're going to announce the selecitons at least a few weeks beforehand. That way, if...
Photo courtesy of Shinn Estate Vineyards
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor The organizers of TasteCamp are gearing up for an exciting weekend of wine discovery that will bring some 40 bloggers and writers from all over the United States and Canada to Loudoun County and Northern...
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor With so many communication channels at our finger tips these days (Facebook, Twitter, email, etc.) it feels like I'm discussing local wines with people almost constantly. It's fun, but I've noticed something recently -- great...
By Tom Kane, Lake Erie Correspondent The importance of a first impression; as a new contributor, I understand it all too well… Will I be interesting, will I be informative, amusing, witty and knowledgeable…will I run out of adjectives? The...
Winemaker Matt Spacarelli sends this picture of baco noir bud break in Benmarl Winery's 50-year old estate baco vineyard.
By Mark Tichenor, Rochester Beer Correspondent Craft breweries make their bones by marketing big, unique beers to big, unique individuals. High alcohol levels, forceful flavors and innovative ingredients put many great brews on the map, but remain the characteristics of...
By Lenn Thompson Over the last two weeks, Shinn Estate Vineyards has done something that no one else has on Long Island -- harvest their first 100% organically grown grapes -- their first year working towards organic certification. Pictured at...
By Lenn Thompson, Executive Editor When Paumanok Vineyards' Charles Massoud planted his vineyard in 1982 with his wife Ursula, there were only a handful of vineyards on Long Island. Over the subsequent 20-plus years, Charles, Ursula and now their sons...
By Lenn Thompson Back in July when I wrote about a 10-year riesling vertical tasting I attended at Peconic Bay Winery, I described riesling on Long Island as "a bit player, a character actor that will never take center stage...
By Lenn Thompson Every wine has a story behind it. All too often, those narratives are joyless and dispiriting ones filled with nefarious characters, corner-cutting, over-manipulation and mass-production. Then there are the tales of incredibly meticulous artisans, their dedication and...
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