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Category Archives: Long Island
Shinn Estate Vineyards 2007 “Rebellion” Estate Merlot
Rebellion, according to Wikipedia, “is a refusal of obedience or order”. Rebellion according to this bottle is, grapes that wildly fermented with indigenous yeast. This is a natural type of wine. Nothing added (except sulphur at the crush pad organic nutrients during … Continue reading
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Scarola Vineyards 2004 Merlot “Masseria”
Scarola Vineyards does not have a tasting room. Scarola Vineyards does not have a vineyard, per se. Scarola Vineyards dose have some of the best Merlot I have ever had! Frank Scarola is a small producer of wines here on Long Island. … Continue reading
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Schneider Vineyards “Le Breton” 2007 Cabernet Franc
Last week I reviewed Schneider Vineyards 2005 Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot. It was for Wine Blogging Wednesday and I kept it as close to the project as possible. I did not go into a little of the background of Schneider … Continue reading
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Find your Muse – Wine Blogging Wednesday #63
This is only my 3rd Wine Blogging Wednesday and to say that I found this edition a breeze; that would be a lie. To say that this edition was a challenging; well that would also be a lie. The wine … Continue reading
Pindar 2007 Cabernet Franc
When you think of Pindar, you may think of some sweet wines, a White Zinfandel type. Or you may think of their Winter White, since it their number one selling wine. And you know what, that’s fine. As long as … Continue reading
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A Vist to Pindar Part 2
This is part 2 of a 2 part post on my visit to Pindar Vineyards. You can see the first part here. Melissa, Pindar, Les and myself walked in and the tasting room was busy…lots of business and people…very nice … Continue reading
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Funeral Directors invade Long IslandWine Country
On Sunday, the Nassau-Suffolk Funeral Directors Association kicked off their first annual “Long Island Wine Country Tour”. There was a total of 11 funeral directors, their family and friends. We Visited Krupski’s Pumpkin Patch to pick some pumpkins and roll … Continue reading
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Raphael 2005 Malbec
This 2005 Malbec I tasted with Rich Olsen-Harbich, winemaker at Raphael Vineyards. I was fortunate to take this home, taste it further, enjoy with my wife, and take notes. Malbec is a dark purple grape that is used mainly as … Continue reading
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Raphael 2006 Cabernet Franc Short Sip
This wine is Raphael Vineyards 2006 Cabernet Franc. This, however, was not one of the wine’s I tasted with Richard Olsen-Harbich, and to be honest, I can see why. I picked up this bottle at my local wine shop when … Continue reading
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Pellegrini Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Franc Short Sip
I found this bottle at a wine shop on my way home from work one day and was eager to try it considering I had recently tried a few other Cabernet Franc’s from other vineyards from the 2004 vintage. Pellegrini … Continue reading
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Raphael Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Franc Short Sip
This wine was given to me by Richard Olsen-Harbich, Raphael’s winemaker. I tasted this with Rich in the tasting room, but he was gracious enough to allow me to take this home and enjoy it some more with my wife … Continue reading
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Borghese 2004 Cabernet Franc Short Sip
From Castello di Borghese, comes this 2004 Cabernet Franc. In all the years that I have live on Long Island since 1998, I have never visited this vineyard. I can tell you that these vines are some of the oldest … Continue reading
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Winery Visit at Raphael Winery
A few weeks back I was invited to spend some time at Raphael Vineyard. I had been in contact with Melissa Martin at Raphael after doing a review of their rose. She had asked that I pay a visit the … Continue reading
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Raphael 2007 Cabernet Franc
I was finally getting to an appointment that I was suppose to visit in August, but as we all know too well, the summer sometimes get the best of us. I was finally able to set a date with Melissa … Continue reading
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Shinn Estate Vineyards 2006 Cabernet Franc
The first tasting in this “Franc’ly I Give a Damn” week is from Shinn Estate Vineyards. This is their 2006 Cabernet Franc. This year was not the greatest on Long Island for red wine. It was rather cool and damp, … Continue reading
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Cabernet Franc Week Preview
This week on undertakingwine.com, I have decided to profile one of, if not my favorite grapes. Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Franc is one of the major varietals in the world. It is used when blending the Bordeaux style wine along with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. … Continue reading
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