New York Magazine on Long Island Wines

[Artichoke]

An emerging wine region

Dreams of Napa by the Sound

Where the vinyards are

Cruising the wine country

A review of the wines

Reviews by Lawrence Osborne

[mikeyrad]

Hmmm, interesting that they didn't mention Schneider Vineyards, which makes an award winning Cab Franc.

[=Mark]

The Bedell Cellers '88 Reserve Merlot was ledgendary!

[tryska]

whatever happened to Pindar? I have fond memories of visitng their winery and i see no mention of them in these articles.

[suzilightning]

whatever happened to Pindar? I have fond memories of visitng their winery and i see no mention of them in these articles.

in the print version pindar was mentioned with duck walk and martha clara as being the anthesis of paumanok and lenz - mass-production, industrial wines.

what i want to know is where is osprey domain and pugilese?

[BrentKulman]

I visit the Long Island vineyards once a year when I am in the area.

My three favorites, in order:

Bedell

Pellegrini

Lenz

Best wine: Bedell Cupola

Edited August 12, 2004 by Brent Kulman (log)

[tryska]

so pindar is considered a mass production wine now? hmm. good for them i guess.

[cupcake250]

Please join us for the 2nd Annual Long Island Wine Classic, designed as a kick-off event for the 2004 Hampton Classic. Sponsored by the Wine Spectator, the event will celebrate Long Island’s wine, produce, seafood and poultry in a beautiful setting under the VIP tents at the Hampton Classic.

GRAND TASTING: $175

The Grand Tasting will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The late afternoon ticketed event will offer guests the opportunity to taste world-class wines from all of the Long Island Wine Council’s 30 wineries. Taste by varietal or barrel samples and other specialty wines from the individual wineries. Enjoy exceptional gourmet dishes from high-end Long Island and New York City restaurants, which support local wines and use local agricultural products. Tasting will be limited to 900 guests. More than 30 items will be offered in a Silent Auction that will include a dazzling selection of goods and services (travel, fashion, jewelry, kitchen appliances and other groupings).

PARTICIPATING WINERIES:

Bedell Cellars, Broadfields Wine Cellars, Castello di Borghese Vineyard & Winery, Channing Daughters Winery, Corey Creek Vineyards, Comtesse Therese, Galluccio Family Wineries,

Jamesport Vineyards, Laurel Lake Vineyards, The Lenz Winery, Lieb Family Cellars, Loughlin Vineyards, Macari Vineyards & Winery, Manor Hill Vineyards, Martha Clara Vineyards, The Old Field Vineyards, Osprey’s Dominion Vineyards, Palmer Vineyards, Paumanok Vineyards, Peconic Bay Winery, Pellegrini Vineyards, Pindar Vineyards, Pugliese Vineyards, Raphael, Schneider Vineyards, Sherwood House Vineyards, Shinn Estate Vineyards, Ternhaven Cellars, Waters Crest Winery, Wölffer Estate.

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS (partial list):

Long Island: Alison, Almond, Cool Fish, Della Femina, East By Northeast, The Frisky Oyster, H2O Seafood Grill, Jeff & Eddy’s, La Cuvee, Mirabelle, Polo Restaurant, Stone Creek Inn, Tellers Chophouse, Tierra Mar; New York City: Amuse, Artisanal, Craft, Home, Joseph’s Citarella, Noche, Park Avenue Cafe; Special Delicacies: Sang Lee Farms, Tom Cat Bakery, The Village Cheese Shop

Proceeds will benefit the three Eastern Long Island Hospitals: Eastern Long Island Hospital Central Suffolk Hospital, and Southampton Hospital.

The Hampton Classic’s Boutique Garden will be open beginning at 4:00 p.m. to permit Wine Tasting guests to visit and shop at the Classic’s 35+ boutique stores, prior to the Grand Tasting.

[Suzanne F]

Cupcake250: Date? Location?

I saw that article this morning at my dentist's. Interesting. Our favorites include Schneider, yes, their Cab Franc, and Paumanok Chardonnay (Barrel Select and the lesser but excellent Festival) and Chenin Blanc. The Macari Brut is as good as they say, too.

The article mentioned Vintage New York -- what a great store! You can taste everything in the store, and while the tastings cost, they apply it against your purchase. They've got Long Island, Hudson Valley, Finger Lakes -- and a kosher wine from "the Western end of Long Island" (aka Brooklyn) that was actually drinkable. BTW: one of the owners of Vintage New York is the former wife of the guy from Quilted Giraffe: her name is Susan Wine. No kidding.

[tanabutler]

Outstanding in the Field Farm Dinners & Tours will have Christopher Tracy of Channing Daughters Winery as the guest winemaker at a farm dinner and tour at Quail Hill Community Farm in Amagansett on Sunday, September 26. The guest chef is Seth Caswell, of Nick and Toni's, as recommended by chef Dan Barber of Blue Hill.

Channing Daughters provided some of the wine at the OitF dinner at which Dan Barber was guest chef last October at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Sleepy Hollow.

Time/cost details are at the OitF site, linked above.