In case those of you outside the area were wondering, here are the results for the 3 election races that had candidates endorsed by this blog: Hillary Clinton won a resounding victory for U.S. Senator from NY. 67% of the vote! Eric Massa conceded to Republican Randy Kuhl one week after the election. It was [...]
Archive for the 'New York Wine' Category
Last month, I paid a visit to the quaint yet elegant tasting room of Ravines Wine Cellars. Ravines is a boutique Finger Lakes winery run by husband and wife team Morton and Lisa Hallgren. Morton trained as a winemaker in France and was head winemaker at Dr. Frank’s for several years. Lisa is a gourmet [...]
Bad Service Alert
Published by November 15th, 2006 in General, New York Wine and Wine & Food. 0 CommentsI like to believe that although I think about wine most of the day each day, I’m not a wine snob. But certain, shall we say, wine faux pas, really irk me from time to time. A business colleague and I had lunch a few weeks ago at Edgar’s Restaurant in the Belhurst Castle in [...]
PS Brock Endorses Clinton, Massa, Martini in ’06 Election
Published by November 6th, 2006 in General and New York Wine. 0 CommentsAnyone running for office in New York shouldn’t shy away from photo ops with New York wine. Earlier in the year, the staff of the NYWCC had a long, back-and-forth discussion about an impending visit by Governor George Pataki. Should his speech be in the beautiful, well-appointed tasting room, or in the more staid demonstration [...]
Politics and Wine
Published by November 6th, 2006 in General, New York Wine and Other Wine. 0 CommentsIn the NYWCC tasting room, we featured Hermann J. Wiemer dry Riesling 2005, Finger Lakes, during the month of October as part of our Gold Medal Month. The wine won the coveted Governor’s Cup, best overall NY wine in the New York Wine & Food Classic Competition. One of our tasting room visitors asked me [...]
International Riesling Champion
Published by October 25th, 2006 in General and New York Wine. 0 CommentsOn Saturday, I found out that Atwater Estate Vineyards Reserve Riesling 2005 had won “Best North American Riesling” at the Hyatt National Riesling Challenge. This prestigious competition is held in Australia, and a Finger Lakes Riesling won this award for the second year in a row! (Last year it was Sheldrake Point’s uncomparable Riesling Ice [...]
Chardonnay and Popcorn
Published by October 25th, 2006 in General, New York Wine and Wine & Food. 0 CommentsSometimes the most simple wine and food pairings are the most divine. I was introduced to the brilliant pairing of Chardonnay and popcorn by Andrea Immer in her book, Great Tastes Made Simple. I’ve tried it several times, and its always great. Maybe because Chardonnay often tastes like apples, and apples and corn are both [...]
In Pursuit of the Wine Spectator Restaurant Award
Published by October 16th, 2006 in General, New York Wine and Wine & Food. 0 CommentsI am not a sommelier. I have never been a server in a fine dining restaurant (Bruno’s, California Pizza Kitchen, and Uno’s may have great pizza, but they don’t count). I had no experience (prior to March) in food and beverage managment. But when you are part of a new venture, you find yourself thrust [...]
The Start of Something New
Published by September 20th, 2006 in General and New York Wine. 0 CommentsAt least once per day I get told, “wow, you’re job sounds like so much fun!” When I have a few seconds to stop, breathe, and reflect on that statement, I can’t argue. Since March of this year, I have been the Wine Tasting Room Coordinator for the New York Wine & Culinary Center. The [...]
So, I’ve been working in the Fox Run Vineyards tasting room since August. At first I was there full time, and now I’m there part time. After observing human behavior within the winery for the past five months, I’ve determined that it would be an excellent setting for TV show. The show could either be [...]
