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Author Archives: Michael Gorton, Jr.
Wine Blogging Wednesday #74: Palmer Vineyards NV Special Reserve Brut
For those of you not in the know, Wine Blogging Wednesday was started a while back by Lenn Thompson at the New York Cork Report. It is hosted by a blogger who picks a theme that other bloggers around the … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Long Island, Sparkling Wine, Wine Blogging Wednesday
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Pindar Vineyards 2010 Viognier
Pindar Vineyards in Peconic, is one of a handful of vineyards on the east end the grow and bottle Viognier. Bedell Cellars and Martha Clara Vineyards are the other two who release their own Viognier. Macari Vineyards uses some in their … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Long Island, Pindar, Viognier
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Anthony Nappa Wines 2010 “Spezia” — Wine Blogging Wednesday #73 “Spark”
You need a spark to start an engine. You need a spark to light a fire. You need a spark to keep a relationship going. You need a spark to get things in motion and keep them moving. I had … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Anthony Nappa Wines, Gewürztraminer, Long Island
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Roanoke Vineyards 2009 Rhyme and Meter
Roanoke Vineyards in Riverhead has produced Chardonnay for years now. Mainly from vines planted by long time Long Island wine grower Steve Mudd and Roanoke Vineyards co-owner Rich Pisacano. Roman Roth, Roanoke Vineyards winemaker, has always made wonderful steel fermented … Continue reading
Posted in Long Island
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Raphael Vineyards 2010 Riesling
This is the sophomore vintage for Raphael Vineyards Riesling and the first under their winemaker Les Howard. These are young vines that still need time to develop and as they do I am sure the wine will as well Raphael … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Raphael, Riesling
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What I Did On My Blogger Hiatus
So you might be wondering what I was up to while I was away from regular blogging. The long and short answer is I started to get into craft beer. Sure, I was tasting and drinking wine on occasion, but I found … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Craft Beer, New York
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Martha Clara Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Franc
2008 was a tough and challenging vintage. 2009 was the same but it was longer, therefore most vineyards were able to hang their fruit and let it ripen longer in hopes that they could extract the most out of their … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Cabernet Franc, Long Island, Martha Clara
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Shinn Estate Vineyards 2010 Chardonnay
You have all heard me mention how great the 2010 vintage was, no need to bring it up again. It has also been mentioned that the 2010 vintage may have been a bit too hot for the Sauvignon Blanc grape. … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Chardonnay, Long Island, Shinn Estate Vieyard
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WTF Is Going On With This Blog?!?!
That’s what I am asking myself today. I am sure some of you who have read this and continue to read this blog are asking as well. And rightfully so. It has been over a month since I posted and … Continue reading
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Influence Wines 2010 Riesling
Erik Bilka has made wine for some time for many people on Long Island. As a production wine maker at Premium Wine group, he probably had his hands on some of your favorite wines. But you did not know it. … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Finger Lake Region, Influence Wines, Long Island, Riesling
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Bedell Cellars 2009 Cabernet Franc
Most of the 2007 red wines are gone from the tasting rooms, but some have still some they are holding on to. Some wineries are rolling out the 2008 reds at this point and some are even rolling out 2009′s. … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Bedell, Cabernet Franc, Long Island
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Clovis Point 2005 Merlot
Clovis Point Vineyards in Jamesport on Route 25 was always a vineyard that we would either hit or miss. It has nothing to do with their wines, for some reason we would drive right past it. We have had great … Continue reading
Posted in 2005, Clovis Point, Long Island, Merlot
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It’s Drink Regional Wine Week!
Just in case you did not know, On Sunday October 9th kicked off the 4th annual Drink Regional Wine. It runs through OCtober 15th. What’s”Drink Regional Wine Week” you ask? Well this sums it up best. It was started 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Long Island, Thoughts, Wine
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Martha Clara Vineyards 2007 Clusters
Martha Clara Vineyards introduced us to a new dessert, port style wine. Ciel has been around for years, but with the ripe highly regarded 2007 vintage, winemaker Juan E. Micieli-Martinez wanted to make a port style wine with some of … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, Desert Wine, Long Island, Martha Clara
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Shinn Estate Vineyards 2008 Wild Boar Doe
Year in and year out this is one, if not my favorite offering’s from Shinn Estate Vineyards in Mattituck. A play on words, it pays homage to the Bordeaux varieties. In this offering it brings 40% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, … Continue reading
Posted in Blended Wine, Long Island, Red Wine, Shinn Estate Vieyard
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Raphael Vineyards 2010 “First Label’ Sauvignon Blanc
A few weeks back I talked about Raphael Vineyards 2010 estate Sauvignon Blanc. This time I want to talk about their other Sauvignon blanc. The one made from older vines that were planted when Raphael began in 1998 from the … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Raphael, Sauvignon Blanc
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