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Five Long Island wines that over-deliver at different price points
There are value Long Island wines in many different price ranges. (Credit: Randee Daddona) It’s no wonder that from time to time you can see a chip on the collective shoulder of Long Island winery...
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Wölffer Estate Vineyard 2012 Christian’s Cuvee is our ‘Wine of the Week’
Credit: Wölffer Estate Vineyard In a wine world where current release First Growth Bordeaux sells for well over $1,000 per bottle, $100 is a ridiculously low price to pay for a great bottle of wine....
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Roanoke Vineyards’ NoFi Rosé is our ‘Wine of the Week’
Roanoke Vineyards’ Nofi rosé. (Credit: Lenn Thompson) Each and every year I’m pleasantly astonished at the diversity I find in Long Island’s never-ending array of pink wines. The majority of writers...
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The story behind Gabby’s Cab Franc
A bottle of Gabby’s cab franc inside Roanoke Vineyards’ Riverhead tasting room. (Credit: Chris Lisinski) There is a lot of good, even great, wine made on Long Island. Very few wines, however, reach the...
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Making the case for a beautiful grape: Uncork the Forks
A bottle of 2012 Merliance, the cooperative blend created by members of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. (Credit: Chinese) Long Island merlot has and always will have a place in my cellar and in my...
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Lieb Cellars 2013 Reserve Sparkling Rose is our ‘Wine of the Week’
A bottle of Lieb Reserve Sparkling Rosé. (Credit: Lenn Thompson) Long Island sparkling wine has long been an under-appreciated category. I tend to think that it’s one of the better ways to utilize all...
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Shinn Estate Vineyards Mojo cabernet franc is our ‘Wine of the Week’
Credit: Lenn Thompson As great as Long Island cabernet franc is and can be – it’s a category that is hard to pin down, though it’s getting a bit easier. There was a time when too many local wineries...
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Lieb Cellars and its brand makeover: Uncork the Forks
The team at Lieb Cellars: (back row from left) controller Dayna Corlito, tasting room associate Julia King, tasting room manager Alicia Ekeler-Valle, CFO Dave Sanatore and marketing and wine club...
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Macari Vineyards 2015 Early Wine is our ‘Wine of the Week’
A bottle of Macari Vineyard’s 2015 Early Wine. (Credit: Lenn Thompson) Over the time that I’ve written about Long Island wines, I’ve gained a reputation as someone who doesn’t like chardonnay....
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The Last Thanksgiving Wine Story You’ll Ever Need to Read
Gibson Campbell, Caleb Barber, Regan Meador and author Lenn Thompson enjoy a pre-Thanksgiving dinner with plenty of wine. (Credit: David Benthal) When considering your Thanksgiving wine choices, here’s...
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Let the Meadors farm: Uncork the Forks
Carey and Regan Meador outside with their children, Coralai and Sawyer, shortly after they temporarily closed their tasting room in July. (Credit: Vera Chinese, file photo). On Thursday, Dec. 3 at 2:30...
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Lieb Cellars 2014 Reserve Pinot Blanc is our ‘Wine of the Week’
Lieb Cellars 2014 Pinot Blanc. (Credit: Lenn Thompson) Pinot blanc, a genetic mutation of pinot noir and pinot gris—a grape you may know by its Italian moniker pinot grigio—is one of the world’s most...
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A holiday gift guide for the wine lover: Uncork the Forks
A growler of beer also makes a good gift for many wine lovers. (Credit: Vera Chinese) The following are some of the wine-related gifts I’d love to receive this year, but this list isn’t going to do me...
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Macari Vineyards 2014 ‘Lifeforce’ Sauvignon Blanc is our ‘Wine of the Week’
Macari Vineyards ‘Lifeforce’ sauvignon blanc. (Credit: Nicole Smith) Sauvignon blanc is an important grape for Long Island. It seems to take well to our climate and soil and there is a lot of very good...
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Lieb Cellars’ 2010 Blanc de Blancs is our ‘Wine of the Week’
Lieb Cellars 2010 Blanc de Blancs. (Credit: Monique Singh-Roy) The concept of “saving” that bottle of sparkling wine for a special occasion has long struck me as silly. We should all be drinking more...
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Pellegrini Vineyards 2014 Sauvignon Blanc is our ‘Wine of the Week’
Pellegrini Vineyards 2014 Sauvignon Blanc is our ‘Wine of the Week.’ (Credit: Lenn Thompson) A lot of observers and writers like to focus on Long Island wine country’s rich past. There is little doubt...
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5 resolutions for a local wine drinker: Uncork the Forks
Credit: Randee Daddona for northforker I’ll be the first to admit that I think New Year’s resolutions are a bit silly, which is why I rarely proclaim them privately — let alone publicly, in print....
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Southold Farm + Cellar’s 2014 Counting Stars is our ‘Wine of the Week’
A bottle of Southold Farm + Cellar’s Counting Stars. (Credit: Lenn Thompson) It’s not surprising that Regan Meador, co-owner of Southold Farm + Cellar, makes sparkling red wine. He came to this wine...
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Uncork the Forks: What is #LICharacter?
How do you definite the character of Long Island wine? (Credit: Randee Daddona for northforker) When the Long Island Wine Council hired Ali Tuthill last spring as its first marketing director, many in...
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Harbes Vineyard 2013 Chardonnay Ice Wine is our ‘Wine of the Week’
Harbes Vineyard 2013 chardonnay ice wine. (Credit: Lenn Thompson) Thanks to some high ratings from the Wine Advocate, Long Island dessert wines have earned a bit more attention in recent months. And...
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