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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Roanoke Vineyards 2008 Blend One
2008 marks the last vintage of Roanoke Vineyards Blend One and Blend 2 series. Starting with the 2009 vintage and moving forward you will find one main blend or prime blend now know as Prime Number. Blend 2 is known as the … Continue reading
Posted in 2008, Blended Wine, Long Island, Red Wine, Roanoke Vineyards
Tagged Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cassis, Long Island, Merlot, Roanoke Vineyards, Wine
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Finger Lakes Riesling Hour: 2011 Riesling Launch Recap
On Saturday, at Empire State Cellars, in Riverhead, nearly 30 people came down to taste Riesling from the Finger Lakes Region of New York. The event was put on by the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance and Finger Lakes Wine … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Event, Finger Lake Region, Riesling, Tasting
Tagged Drupe, Finger Lake, Lenn Thompson, Long Island, Riesling, Wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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Riesling Hour: Saturday, Septermber 22, 2012 — The Offical Launch and Release of Riesling from the 2011 Vintage in the Finger Lakes
Tomorrow starting at 6PM the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance is sponsoring the official release of Finger Lakes Riesling from the 2011 vintage. There will be tastings held across the state and you will have an excellent opportunity to taste right here on Long Island. Empire State Cellars will be hosting a Virtual … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Event, Finger Lake Region, New York, New York State, Riesling
Tagged Facebook, Finger Lakes, Lenn Thompson, Long Island, New York, Riesling
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What Drove My Palate Back To Wine
You all know that I took a break from wine — I talked about it last week. But the real thing that drove me back to wine; the one thing that made me dust off the old tasting notebook. A … Continue reading
Martha Clara Vineyards 2009 Merlot
The 2009 vintage on Long Island had one of the longest growing seasons on record. Thanks in part to an extend spectacular fall that allowed vineyards to hang fruit a bit longer. Most of the white wines I tasted from … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Long Island, Martha Clara, Merlot
Tagged Long Island, Martha Clara, Martha Clara Vineyards, Merlot, Riverhead, Wine
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While I Was On The Disabled List
A while back when I was not blogging, I mentioned what I did while I was not blogging. It was mainly exploring the world of beer. Well I was at it again. This time, I got a little more into … Continue reading
Channing Daughters Winery 2010 Scuttlehole Chardonnay
Channing Daughters Winery in Bridgehampton has one of the largest portfolios on Long Island. Their white wine offerings are incredible and some of my favorite on the east end. I noticed the very first sentence on the back of this chardonnay bottle … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Channing Daughters, Chardonnay, Long Island
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Dusting Off The Tasting Notebook
June 19th was a long time ago. That was the last time I penned a blog post. Who’s to blame? What’s to blame? What were you doing? How Come? Some important questions that may come from once thing and many … Continue reading
Posted in Long Island
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