Highlights: Red Tail Ridge ‘Frost Smoke’ Blau Franc Blend 2021 Finger Lakes
I’m in Syracuse at a wine conference (Bev NY 2023) and I had a free night, so I went into
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Highlights: Bedell Wines Albariño 2019 North Fork of Long Island, New York State
Website: Bedell Cellars Bedell have been making wine on the North Fork of Long Island since 1980, and their winemaker
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The wines of New York State: a snapshot tasting of interesting bottles
Dan Belmont had been filming for the New York Wine and Grape Foundation, and in the process had opened some
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Finger Lakes Riesling: a brief study on these wines from this celebrated New York State wine region
I decided to open a few Rieslings from some of the best producers in the Finger Lakes, all of which
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Red Newt: tasting some of the Finger Lakes’ best wines with winemaker Kelby Russell
Kelby Russell was in town, so I caught up with him at his importers, The Wine Treasury, to taste through
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Mini-study: Finger Lakes Riesling – Osmote, Fox Run, Hosmer
The Finger Lakes in New York State has emerged as one of the wine world’s hotspots for Riesling. The combination
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Piquette, the natural wine craze taking off in the UK, but banned in the EU
Lower in alcohol, lower in price, and compatible with the low/no waste culture, what’s not to like about piquette? Especially
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Interview: Kelby Russell of Red Newt Cellars, a leading producer from the Finger Lakes, New York State
Jamie Goode interviews Kelby Russell, winemaker at Red Newt Cellars in New York’s Finger Lakes wine region, and tastes some
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A Finger Lakes study: Osmote, Nathan Kendall, Trestle 31
The Finger Lakes wine region of New York is becoming very interesting. Last night I connected with three of the
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Highlights: Element Cabernet Franc 2014 Finger Lakes, New York State
This is one of the best Finger Lakes wines I’ve had. It’s from the Element winery. Here, Christopher Bates MW
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