…Valley region, Goldschein said, "Not yet. I think it's still too new. The Finger Lakes region in New York, for example, has really made a name for itself with Rieslings. The Hudson Valley also makes some wonderful Rieslings. But if I could think of one thing that sets this region's wines apart, it's the amount of expert winemakers. They know how to make great wine, and understand what grapes will work in this cooler region."
Because he has visited so many of …
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Edible Communities magazines continue to partner with wineries throughout the country. The best examples I have seen are from Edible Finger Lakes and the Edible East End, Edible Manhattan magazines.
Great writers and great articles. for so many people, they think of the farmer as the folks who grow vegetables or fruits. They don't think of their local wine maker. Michael Welch, editor of Edible Finger Lakes and his staff get it. Great job once again!
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Uncouth Vermouth Serrano Chile Lavender - made of Finger Lakes Riesling (which was made by Abe Schoener ). Both were excellent but this one really moved me. First of all, it's spicy, and not blunted so that all can enjoy it. It's legitimately spicy. Especially after swallowing. There is subtle lavender on the nose but more prominently, a smell that it took me a while to figure out, but it's the smell that I get from high quality silver tequila. Green, succulent like …
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…Semillon, and vermentino just to name a few whites. And Riesling! If you descend on the Finger Lakes area upstate, do try the local Rieslings.
Wine in America is also a heartwarming story, not just from the production side. We're also drinking so much of the stuff-a steady annual increase since even before you were here last-that we're now the largest wine-consuming country in the world. Break out the #1 foam fingers! (Do you guys do that? It would probably get in the way of rubbing …
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…impressed.
It seems to be a common reaction with the best Finger Lakes wines, as Thomas Pastuszak from NoMad shares in the piece.
Which are your favorite Finger Lakes wines? Do you think the region is overrated or underrated?
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…were driving to visit family in New York City. They'd stopped on the way in the Finger Lakes region. Jim said that he "saw a sign for the Cayuga Wine Trail" and they spontaneously decided to winery hop for awhile. In one of the winery gift shops, Jim spied a "Winemaking for Beginners" book. "It was only a buck!" exclaimed Jim.
The winemaking bug bit hard. Jim (the " Li'l Olde Winemaker," according to his nametag) had been making …
Of the thirteen, ten were from Virginia, one was from the Finger Lakes, another was from New Mexico, and a final outside entry hailed from Spain.
The judging was done blind. What were the results? How did Virginia's sparkling fare? When all was tasted, here is how they ranked:
1. Thibaut-Janisson 2008 Cuvee D'etat: This was also my own personal favorite with nice yeasty notes and elements of apple and pear.
2. Thibaut-Janisson NV Blanc de Chardonnay: This …
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…serves me correctly, however, my first experience with Vignoles was when I visited the Finger Lakes, NY, several years ago. Jean Francois Ravat created this variety in 1930 by crossing Seibel 6905 and Pinot de Corton. His intent of making a ‘ Burgundian- style' white wine may not have panned out. But, the grape does produce a fairly bright wine with a generous amount of tropical fruit components whose high acidity tends to benefit from a kiss of residual sugar. This lightly …
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…quality wines. One appellation of note, not reviewed in this post, is New York's Finger Lakes region. This region has come into its own with the noble Riesling grape variety, with just about every producer growing and crafting good quality, everyday drinking wines as well as complex and age-worthy (unctuous) gems. Variety, so they say, is the spice of life, so keep an open mind and an open palate and enjoy the experience. Drink well, my friends!
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