Monthly Archives: December 2008
Money makers
Made a quick visit to Roanoke Vineyards Monday, and for sale in the tasting room were wreaths made from the discarded canes from different varieties. You could get a cab franc/merlot blend wreath for $5, or go for the straight … Continue reading
Filed under The Local Cellars
More budget woes
Gov. David Paterson’s budget for the 2009 fiscal year not only calls for selling wine in grocery stores, it is also proposes to cut all state funding — $2.8 million worth — for the New York Wine and Grape Foundation, … Continue reading
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Wölffer expanding south, and …
According to a post on winespectator.com (subscription site) on James Molesworth’s blog, “A Stirring of the Lees,” Christian Wölffer is expanding his holdings to include vineyard land in Argentina. The goal is to make more money. Molesworth writes: Wölffer, whose … Continue reading
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Pruning under way
A vineyard is a year round occupation. Most vineyards here on the North Fork have already started pruning their vines. At right is my Billie sniffing her way through some of the discarded canes. This vineyard uses double Guyot pruning, … Continue reading
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Wine in supermarkets
Dr. Vino has already brought this up on his blog: Gov. David Paterson has included in his budget, which will then have to be approved by lawmakers, the revenue-enhancing idea allowing wine to be sold in supermarkets. In fact, this … Continue reading
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IWC website
The International Wine Center has been posting profiles of its recent diploma grads for two weeks on their website. And now it’s my turn. The lovely Stephanie McDade, communications specialist for IWC, sent me an e-mail to direct me to … Continue reading
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Same wine, same week
A nice coincidence happened last week when Michele Flournoy from the wine importer Domenico Valentino walked into the restaurant. The company is related to Vino wine shop on 27th Street and the restaurant across the street, Il Trulli. What was … Continue reading
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Disappointed!
Nothing like hype to get you hyped up. It started with a bottle of 2001 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. In defiance of all the columns on affordable wines that mention Montepulciano as the go-to grape, (yes, it’s a grape but … Continue reading
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Wait to buy Burgundy
Salesmen have been talking about this, but a report in telegraph.co.uk, talks of a release from the Burgundy wine board saying exports to English dove 23 percent in September. Read and weep for the days gone by: “For three years … Continue reading
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NY Wine Grape Task Force Report
The North Fork’s own Kareem Massoud of Paumanok Vineyards was the chair of the November 2007-created task force charged with assesing and offering suggestions of how to improve the growing and sales climate ofthe New York State wine grape industry. … Continue reading
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