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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Wine on Tap: Its for Me and will be for you too
Last night, I was at an event at the East Wind in Wading River, for charity, run by the Rocky Point Lions Club. It was called “A Lion’s Taste of Long Island” I am in the early stages of planning … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Food, Long Island, Martha Clara, Raphael, Roanoke Vineyards, Tasting
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Going Off To Camp
In one week, my wife, Melissa, and I will be packing my bags and going to camp. TasteCamp 2010. What is TasteCamp you say. Here is a brief description from the TasteCamp Website: The concept for TasteCamp is a simple one: … Continue reading
Posted in Finger Lake Region, TasteCamp
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Saints of the Vines: St. Morand of Cluny
Ok, I might be getting a little religious here, but I was born and raised catholic, so my catholic side is going to start showing on these posts. I am going to be talking about some wine history here in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History
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Roanoke Vineyards 2006 Blend One
One of Roanoke Vineyards many blends is perfectly called Blend One. This could almost be Cabernet Sauvignon, but it has 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, It would have needed at least 85% to be bottled and labeled as Cabernet Sauvignon. What is that … Continue reading
Wine Blogging Wednesday #68: Got Gamay? Pindar Vineyards 2008 Gamay Noir
To answer the question right off the top, yes. Long Island has Gamay. Pindar Vineyards in Peconic, NY has a Gamay Noir. In fact they are the only producers on Long Island, that I could find. The theme and object … Continue reading
Posted in Pindar, Wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday
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Did You Hear About H.R. 5034?
Maybe not? Well watch the video: Then read the bill below: Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010 (Introduced in House) HR 5034 IH 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5034 To support State … Continue reading
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A SMACKDOWN Recap
The other night at Roanoke Vineyards, Melissa and I were 2 of 40 lucky people to join in on a very interesting and fun event. A winemaker’s smackdown. The object was to taste wines from around the world and … Continue reading
Posted in Blind Tasting, Long Island, Roanoke Vineyards, Tasting, Wine Education
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The Voice of a Grape: Just Swell
I am peeking through, showing you a little color. Thanks to the warm weather, I have poked through on the vine branch. This is still an early process, but things are starting to happen more quickly now. You may even … Continue reading
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Long Island; Love it or Leave It?
First off, I am not moving. Got it. But the question that keeps entering this brain of mine is this; Is it wrong of me to only taste and drink Long Island wine? From that question spawns other more interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Long Island, Thoughts, Wine
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Palmer Vineyards 2007 Cabernet Franc Proprietors Reserve
For years, as a young wine enthusiast, I always associated the start of Long Island Wine Country with Palmer Vineyards. Now you may consider Baiting Hollow Vineyards as the starting point. I remember visiting Palmer Vineyards almost every time I … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, Cabernet Franc, Long Island, Palmer Vineyards
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Finger Lake’s Taste Live: Gewürztraminer
This snuck up on me, since I tasted Finger Lakes Pinot Noir only a week ago. But now, the it’s Finger Lakes Wine Country is at it again, promoting their wonderful wine. This time this happens to be my favorite white … Continue reading
The Voice of a Grape: I’m Bleeding…but in a good way.
It has been warm lately and this has heated up the soil around my roots. Things are starting to happen(or may have happend). After I have been pruned in the winter, or after harvest, I have a few cuts on … Continue reading
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Who’s Ready for a Smackdown!
This Saturday, April 10th at 6PM Roanoke Vineyards will be clearing out the tasting room and putting up a steel cage. Well, not really. But they are going to be hosting an interesting SOLD OUT event. The first ever, at … Continue reading
Posted in Long Island
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