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Connoisseur’s Delight: Tasting Room Ideas

Whether it is a weekend party with friends, a more formal party involving your colleagues, or even a family reunion that brings with it fun and festivities, a bottle of wine is a constant. For some this love affair goes beyond just that odd bottle or five, and a gorgeous wine cellar is often the ideal way to showcase and savoir this passion for a lifetime. Be it a small nook under the staircase that has been turned into a smart wine storage space or a full-fledged cellar in the basement that rivals the best across the planet, no wine cellar is complete without a smart tasting room.

For many of us, the wine cellar and tasting room are rolled into one, as a small tasting table, a couple of chairs and lovely lighting are all we need. Others might prefer an exclusive tasting room that feels like an extension of the wine cellar even while having a charm of its own. Either way, today we take a look at how you can complete your personal wine storehouse with a tasting area or you can go with Cornell winery & testing room.

Classy, Custom Designs

A tasting room next to the wine cellar is a great option if you can afford to spare the space and are willing to spend some extra dough. One design that is a perennial favourite is a tasting room inspired by the style, ambience and aura of the classic Gentlemen’s Club. This is a timeless and dashing look that never fails and combines formal elegance with a hint of casualness and loads of panache. Another style that will not let you down is the rustic coupled with Tuscan influences. Since most of us envision wine tasting rooms in such dreamy settings surrounded by vineyards, these tasting rooms allow you to escape your more contemporary surroundings with ease.

Find Some Space!

Is space not a luxury you can afford? Many of us might struggle to sneak in a smart wine cellar, let alone a tasting room next to it! Why not combine the two and create a beautiful wine cellar with a lovely little tasting area at its heart? This is pretty easy to achieve, and most often it is just a cool tasting table and a few chairs or bar stools that you will need. Wine barrel tasting tables are pretty popular, and they also allow you to recycle and up cycle one of those old barrels with ease. A more traditional table with space for holding a few glasses and a couple of wine bottles is the next best bet.

A Dab of Colour

We know what you are thinking here – a wine tasting area and colour seems like a strange marriage? That’s because all the commercial tasting rooms that you see have programmed you into believing that there is only one style (mostly rustic) and one hue (wooden surfaces and the warmth of yellow) that you can use to create a gorgeous wine tasting area. But break away from this path and give your basement wine cellar / tasting room a splash of vivacious colour. This could come in the form of a colourful tasting table or chairs that usher in ample brightness. The inspirations below will surely surprise you with their flamboyance!

Dreamy Mediterranean Elegance

Much like those with rustic style, Mediterranean-style tasting rooms are incredibly popular and a hip choice. With aged stone walls, sweeping arches and a wooden ceiling, the Mediterranean tasting room is a timeless setting that draws you in instantly. In a world that is filled with simple, straight lines and clean, contemporary design, this little escape offers both visual and textural contrast that will revitalise your senses in more ways than one.

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Day 131 – Wine tasting

J woke up early this morning to carb up and line her stomach before today’s wine tasting. We met Mansur at around 9am and headed off to our first winery, Waterford Estate, in Stellenbosch. This was a beautiful property with a lovely courtyard with plenty of tables and chairs. We sat in the sun and tasted 8 different wines. Two of the reds and the dessert wine were paired with chocolates. Bizarrely, J also got a salt tasting of three different types of salt. Mud salt, pearl salt and Hawaiian volcano salt. Her favourite was the mud salt, which tastes amazing on popcorn. The two stars of the wine tasting were the old vine Chenin Blanc and the Chardonnay dessert wine. J also loved the rose and geranium chocolate, which had a floral taste. We also got a cellar tour. The cellar is for the most part housed in a former cathedral. We also saw the bottling area and the winemaker, who was tasting some of the barrel wines. Interestingly, this winery had steel tanks, French oak barrels ranging from 200 to 3,000 litres, concrete tanks and four ceramic tanks. They use different storage vessels to age different types of wine. As the winery owner’s son had recently gotten married on the property, one of the concrete tanks had been decorated with a lovely design. This was our favourite winery of the day.

The next stop was Babylonstoren in Franschhoek. J was looking forward to this winery the most. Pre-COVID it was impossible to get in here. Even on a weekday post COVID Mansur struggled to find a parking spot. This place is known for its kitchen. They do farm-to-table cooking. Disappointingly, the winery was very corporate and we didn’t love the ambience. They even charged us a 10 rand entrance fee per person. We did get to walk by some of the vines, however, and J tried a Viognier grape for the first time. We ended up buying a bottle of Viognier so J could try it, and a platter of food to keep us going. The food was the star here. The biltong and droëwors beef sausage were excellent. The beef sausage was spiced with some combination of mace and clove and tasted almost like a Moroccan merguez sausage. There was also a delicious duck liver paté. The visual highlight, however, was the fruits and vegetables. There were orange, yellow and purple carrots, golden beetroot, green oranges and a persimmon. We highly recommend this platter.

The next stop was Anthonij Rupert. Because we were not part of a large tour group, we bypassed the more corporate tasting room and went to the manor house where Graham Beck, a famous winemaker, used to live. The manor house was built in 1833. They have kept a lot of the original décor but have given it a few modern touches. It looks like it should be a guest house, but it is only used for tasting. The floors creak and J asked if the manor house was haunted. The staff said they think it is, by, you guessed it, a lady in a white dress, much like all other alleged hauntings. We tasted three sparkling wines, one Pinotage and three heritage wines. J’s favourite was the blanc de blancs sparkling wine, which is made in a French style (‘Méthode Cap Classique’), but cannot be called champagne as it is not made in the Champagne region of France. There was only one other couple there. They were toasted and having a grand time. They were there before we got there and were still there when we left.

Our final stop was Delaire Graff Estate. According to Mansur, it is owned by the largest diamond trader in South Africa, a very wealthy guy who lives in London. There is even a diamond shop on premises. Mansur told us it costs at least $1,000 a night to stay at one of the villas at the winery. It too looked a little corporate, but had a nice outdoor terrace overlooking the mountains. J found the wine guy here the most impressive of all and she thought this winery had the best red wine, a blend called Botmaskop. The wine guy, James, trained as a sommelier but now wants to work on a yacht in the Mediterranean once COVID is over. We tried three different Chardonnays at different price points. S was very proud that the one he liked the most was the most expensive and is sourced from a single vineyard. J found it too sweet. We also tried some other whites and reds and J requested a meat and cheese platter to go. Bemused, the wine guy told us the chef had said this was fine, but it would not be as ‘aesthetically pleasing’. The platter arrived in little takeaway containers and true to the chef’s word, was not aesthetically pleasing.

We went back to the hotel. Mansur foolishly thought we were done for the evening, but S insisted on heading down to aperitivo hour(s) with our food. The hotel kindly plated it and made it look aesthetically pleasing. S was disappointed as the hotel didn’t have the usual chicken liver paté canapé platter ready for us as they didn’t think we’d make it to aperitivo hour(s). We ended up having to share one platter with Room 3, who surprisingly dropped by and sat next to us.

Room 3 is a funny couple. They are Gareth (no relation to the Zimbabwean Gareth who we hung out with over the weekend) and Kirsten. He is Welsh and she is South African. They live in London and escaped here in early December shortly after we left the UK. They only intended to stay for a month to visit Kirsten’s father, but ended up working and travelling in South Africa instead of going back to the UK. They, like us, are planning to head back in May/June. We traded notes on how to try to avoid quarantine in the UK. We also learned that he previously lived in Bethnal Green, so we spent a lot of time talking about the Krays (famous East London gangsters), their old haunts and the various movies about them (sadly S has watched all of them multiple times). Gareth informed us that the Blind Beggar, the pub where they shot Georgie Cornell, is now a tourist attraction and is worth a visit when we return to London.

J noticed that S and Gareth were twinning, in a business casual button-down shirt with rolled up sleeves, khaki shorts and brown shoes. However, S has a few decades on Gareth. Due to a glitch with our hotel room key, we lost track of them after aperitivo hour(s), but they were good fun.

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The Hidden Gems of Los Angeles

There’s no keeping secrets in a city fixated on discovering the next big thing. But Los Angeles always stretches past the horizon, so vast that the other side of the 405 feels like unfamiliar territory no matter where you are. So, from a chandelier tree to a flamboyant underground supper club, tonight we’re turning our attention to 8 hidden gems in the City of Angels that elude most guidebooks but are definitely worth checking out.

The Chandelier Tree

What started as one man’s gift to his neighborhood has become a must-see.  The century-old camphor hung with 34 vintage fixtures has  hosted engagements and weddings, as well as countless date nights and shoots for brides, fashion models and music videos, but it’s an easy attraction to miss if you don’t have an Angelino to bring it to your attention.

The Bronson “Bat” Caves

Channel your inner Batman at this old quarry which has been a filming location for dozens of films and television shows, including the original Batman series! The Bronsin Caves are the man-made results of gravel quarrying done by the Union Rock Company in Griffith Park at the the beginning of the 20th century, and although you won’t find them in most guidebooks, countless Angelinos visit them every day to let out their inner noire vigilante.

The caves rose more in popularity in 2013 thanks to an innovative photography project by L.A. based photographer Brice Bischoff.  The project is comprised of a series of long exposures in which brightly colored sheets of paper are moved in and out of the frame in a controlled manner, creating a colorful miasma emerging from the darkness of the caves. The results, as pictured above, are breathtaking.

The Wayfarers Chapel

The Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes feels like a coastal oasis! Designed by Lloyd Wright as a “tree chapel,” it is set among a stand of redwoods with elegant windows that blend the spaces to create the sensation of being both outside and inside. So if you’re the type to enjoy spending a few hours in quiet contemplation or meditation while surrounded by the beauty of nature, this is the place for you. Just make sure to come by very early or very late, as thsi peaceful chappel is usually swarming with tourists from high noon to nightfall.

The Old Place

The Old Place restaurant nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains near Agoura Hills is a memorable stop for hearty food like chicken dumpling soup, its steamed clams (which are a must and plentiful enough to share), and its famous sirloin steak.

Founded by actor Tom Runyon, the Old Place looks something like a frontier saloon with its weathered boards, porch where guests go to smoke or enjoy the quiet, 20-foot bar and five booths with high sides and built-in benches. There are a few small tables jammed together at the back, and the restaurant’s walls are decorated with vintage photos of the area and memorabilia, including write-ups of the restaurant in the old days.

However, The Old Place does come with a downside.

Due to its size, it only has 5 booths and three tables so reservations are usually for 4 or more only, and even with the 30’ long antique bar down the center of the restaurant serves as a giant dining table, the place can feel crammed when there’s too many people.   Fortunately, the Cornell Winery & Tasting room is next door, so you can enjoy a nice visit there while waiting to be seated.

Disco Dining Club

According to its website, ‘Disco Dining Club is a thematic food and drink event that revels in all the excess, debauchery, and hedonism of disco’.

An ode to food, art, excess and getting weird, the irreverent, theatrical supper club replicates the mystique and debauchery—and especially the wild costumes and forthright sexuality—of the surrealist’s own fetes. The multicourse meal is prepped by a rotating cast of L.A. chefs, and tickets disappear faster than will your amuse-bouche. 

Installments -each centered around a different historical era, artistic movement, or iconic piece of culture- include DJ sets, costumed actors, dance parties, open bars, live music, mimes, decadent bites, joint pairings and extravagant gift bags, all intended to recreate the colourful moments of the past through the lens of a theatrical dinner party.

In return, they ask but one thing of their guests: To Consume Everything.

Magic|Bar / Sushi Bar

Hidden in an Encino strip mall, you will find a place unlike anything else you will find in Los Angeles; a restaurant within a restaurant, where you can enjoy spectacural magic shows or incredible suchi depending on the day.

On Mondays and Tuesdays, head upstairs into gastropub Woodley Proper and enter the unmarked sliding wood door to find  Benjamin Schrader’s weekly  pop-up sleight-of-hand saloon.  There, the magic is intimate and happens just a few feet away, making each card trick all the more impressive. A dozen lucky patrons sip specially crafted cocktails and have their minds blown by a rotating roster of guest performers, all of whom, also are headlining magicians at the Magic Castle.  Decks are cut. Booze is imbibed. And poof! Just like that, at least for an hour or so, the outside world disappears. 

From Wednesday to Sunday, take the mall’s escalator to the second floor, look for a tiny brass plaque and ring the doorbell. You’ll be ushered into an intimate bar for a welcome cocktail, then led through the kitchen to the eight-seat sushi counter. There, you’ll find modern, decadent nigiri like truffle-topped chutoro, hamachi with sweet-corn pudding, and torched bone marrow. 

Part of a nesting-egg concept from Top Chef’s Phillip Frankland Lee, seats disappear fast at both concepts, so online reservations are a must.  

Restoration Hardware Rooftop

West Hollywood is well stocked with spectacular rooftop views—that is, if you can shell out for brunch, drinks or an overnight stay. But for seekers of alfresco views who’ve blown their entire budget on parking alone, try Restoration Hardware.

Yes, I know, but bear with me here.

If you’re tired after all that decor shopping, venture upstairs at its Melrose location and you’ll happen upon an open- air patio that’s a perfect spot for some R&R. Grab a comfy seat under a canopy of twinkle-light–wrapped olive trees and survey L.A.’s poshest hillsides.

To be clear, as a privately owned store, RH’s rooftop isn’t quite a public park, so don’t pack a picnic. But if you were to stroll up there with, say, a cup of coffee from Alfred and a magazine to flip through, well it just seems like an ideal place to...research your new patio-furnishing plans.

Lost Spirits Distillery

The Arts District is a maze of brick warehouses, but look for the one splashed with a mural of a woman in a top hat and you’ll find a bizarre booze experience that offers whimsy at every turn.

This reservation-only distillery tour feels more like a theme park, beginning with a chatty computer system, Tessa, who introduces the journey in the velvet-draped entry hall. Before you know it, you’re sampling high- octane rum and climbing aboard a raft, which floats you down a river that’s actually part of the distillery’s cooling system.

You’ll trek through jungles (rooms and halls lush with potted plants), hop on a time-travel merry-go-round (a dizzying floating platform) and visit the Island of Dr. Moreau (an H.G. Wells–inspired hideout), all while learning about—and tasting—the mad science of Lost Spirits’ process: a combination of heat, bright light and various wood chips that simulate (and expedite) the traditional barrel-aging process for rum, brandy and whiskey. 

The talking birds in the gift shop will try to sell you a few bottles, and, honestly, how can you say no to a talking bird?

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Random facts meme

@illwynd tagged me, like, 3 weeks ago. Oops. I found the notification e-mail again while I was going through my “Social” folder in Gmail.

The rules are as follows: List 6 random facts about yourself and then pass it on to 10 followers!

1. Cornel West once gave me a high five while saying “Sactown represent!” (we’re both from Sacramento).

2. I have gotten 3 “sports-related” injuries without engaging in the relevant sports. I got two different kinds of “runner’s knee” (patellofemoral pain syndrome in my left knee, now iliotibial band syndrome in my right) without running, just by walking fast up and down hills with scoliosis. I also gave myself “tennis elbow” by taking too many notes by hand, not playing tennis.

3. This is almost certainly TMI, but since we’ve all been watching Good Omens: I have a vestigial third nipple (it’s very small and just kind of looks like a little mole or a birthmark). Guess I must be a witch.

4. I used to play the oboe, from middle school through college, but I stopped because I never learned how to make my own reeds. My oboe teacher held reed-making workshops, and I went several times to try to learn, but I never got past the thread-wrapping stage because I couldn’t get the thread lined up evenly and wrapped tightly enough to hold the cane straight around the tube. I just bought reeds from my teacher but that wouldn’t work when I moved across the country. And no, you can’t really buy commercially produced oboe reeds; they’re not very good, and reed preferences (length, thickness, space between the blades) are very individual. Stop making dick jokes in your head.

5. In middle/high school, when I got really obsessed with Lord of the Rings, I learned to write using the Tengwar, the Elvish writing system invented by Fëanor (according to Tolkien’s mythology). I loved it because the consonants were designed and organized phonetically, with aspects of the letters determined by the place and manner of articulation of the sounds they represent (stroke shape = place of articulation, double stroke to add voicing, invert stem to change stop to fricative). This fucking blew my little 13-year-old mind because I always knew there was some relationship between t, d, and n and between p, b, and m but I could never articulate (haha) what it was. The appendices of LOTR are the reason I majored in linguistics.

6. I took a semester off from grad school in 2014 and spent a few months working at a winery in California (just in the tasting room; I wasn’t doing anything related to either viticulture or vinification). By a stroke of very good luck, the winery where I got a job was Ridge Monte Bello, the most respected winery in America. When my dad wore a Ridge baseball cap to a winery in the Mosel Valley in Germany, the winemaker recognized the logo. Monte Bello’s 1971 Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant Bordeaux-style blend beat out the most prestigious Left Bank Bordeaux chateaux (including Mouton-Rothschild and Haut-Brion) not in the original “Judgment of Paris” in 1976 (that was won by a different California Cab, Stag’s Leap), but in the re-tasting 30 years later to see how the original vintages had aged. Keep in mind that French wines are designed to age, while California wines supposedly are not. Because I worked there, I was able to get 2 cases of the 2011 Monte Bello at 50% of the futures price: $45 a bottle, while it retailed at $165. I sold a bunch at cost to some friends (mostly professors) who would truly appreciate it, but I also kept 6 bottles, to try at intervals over the next 30 years and see how it develops.

Tagging: @alstee, @alwida10, @angryowlet, @fuckyeahrichardiii, @iscariotsss, @loptmeer, @lucianalight, @writernotwaiting... @foundlingmother and @incredifishface, I know Jay tagged you, but if you already did the meme could you link me to the post? I couldn’t find anything on your blogs.

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5 Best Wineries And Vineyards In Malibu, California

Welcome to Malibu. This vibrant city is located in western Los Angeles County, California. Best known for its warm climate and its 21-mile (34 km) coastal strip, the fancy restaurants, glamorous beach houses, hotels, filming and other attractions have contributed to the growth of tourism in the area. People come from all over the world to enjoy the scenic coastline, and to dine and wine.

1. Malibu Solstice Vineyard

Celebrating Thanksgiving or having dinner with a loved one? ‘Wine’ not have a drink also to lighten up the mood at the Malibu Solstice Vineyard? The Malibu Solstice Vineyard is known for big, rich and flavourful grape wine. You can have your wine while you enjoy the beautiful California escarpment. You will absolutely love it here!

2. Admirable Wines

Enjoy the best variety of fruit-flavoured wine made from the finest and freshest Malibu Valley grapes. Handpicked from the highland slopes where optimal conditions for grape growing are provided, the results are magnificent wine varieties well crafted with decades of experience. With these fruit-forward wines from the international award-winning Admirable Wines, you will definitely be satisfied.

3. Cornell Winery & Tasting Room

Enjoy wine tasting in the Cornell Winery & Tasting Room. Cornell is located in Agoura Hills in the Santa Monica mountains. Although the Cornell Winery was established in 2007 it is a fine wine tasting room with vintage interior decors. It allows you to explore the different wines made in the mountains by various producers.

4. Colcanyon Estate Wines

Find time and visit this upcoming boutique vineyard. The Colcanyon Estate Wines creates bold-flavoured quality wine. The wines made here are from different grape varieties containing different blends and are fully Malibu estate grown. Colcanyon Estate Wines was established in 2001, in the Santa Monica mountains. 

5. Semler Malibu Estate Vineyards

Semler Malibu Estate Vineyards is located on the steep south-facing slopes of the Santa Monica mountains. This vineyard has a variety of wines to choose from as a result of the many varieties of grapes grown including the Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Mourvedre, Grenache, Viognier and Malbec grapes. 

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Cornell Winery & Tasting Room has really prided itself on being the place to discover the myriad of wines produced from grapes grown in the Santa Monica Mountains.

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Discovering places you’ve never gone before. Always exciting. Be sure to make a reservation or wait an hour an a half ... and a bottle of Rose later. The Old Place Cornell .. but first a healthy hike in Malibu Canyon. . . #agourahills #theoldplacecornell #roseallday @liftstrong #malibucanyon #winetasting #theoldplace #hike #discover #saturday #weekendvibes #reservationsrecommended #CornellWineAndTasting (at Cornell Winery & Tasting Room)

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Drink like a New Yorker

If you live in New York, work in New York or are doing business in New York – there is only one appropriate drink to order…New York State wines.

New York State of Wine

The New York grape, grape juice and wine industries generate more than $4.8 billion in economic benefits annually for New York State. There are 1,631 family vineyards, over 400 wineries, producing 175,000,000 bottles of wine, generating $408 million in state and local taxes (www.newyorkwines.org). New York’s wineries also contribute to New York State’s exports and in 2012, 19.8% of the wine produced in the state was exported.

Wineries and satellite operations attracted more than 5.9 million tourist visits in 2012, spending $401+ million. The tourism industry (including wineries, hotels, restaurants, retailing, transportation) contributes over 6400 jobs to the state, for a total of $213+ million in wages. The tourist is particularly important to the farm wineries, with sales direct to consumers representing approximately 60 percent of total wine sales volume.

The winery industry directly employs approximately 62,450 people and generates an additional 14,359 jobs in supplier and ancillary industries which supply goods and services to the industry and whose sales depend on the wine industry’s economic vitality.

In excess of 101,806 jobs can be linked to the wine industry and these positions average $51,100 in annual wages and benefits. The total wages generated by direct, indirect and induced economic activity driven by the wine industry – $5.2 billon.

New York State Wines and Wineries (Curated)

At a recent Rockefeller Center/ Rainbow Room wine event sponsored by the Wine & Grape Foundation, Sam Filler, the Executive Director of the organization stated, “New York is home to the first bonded winery in the United States, making our state one of the oldest wine regions in the country.” The objective of the NY Drinks NY Grand Tasting, “…is to showcase the diversity, artistry and accessibility of New York’s wine and food landscape.”

The 8th Annual NY Drinks NY Grand Tasting offered access to over 200 wines from approximately 50 wineries across the state.

Keuka Lake Vineyard. 2017. Turkey Run. Vignoles (Finger Lakes)

Located on the slopes above the southern end of Keuka Lake this winery showcases young vinifera and old hybrid plantings that range from 3-years (representing Cabernet Franc and Vignoles), to vines over 50-years of age (representing Leon Millot and Delaware vines).

Thanks to the Finger Lakes, the vineyard produces excellent fruit. The heat of the summer is retained by the lakes and moderates the extreme cold temperatures of the vineyards in winter. As spring approaches, the frigid waters moderate the warming air temperatures and act as a delay for bud break and lower the risk of frost damage.

The terroir is a glacial mix of glacially laid rocks, sand, silt and clay that has been deposited on the lower slopes above Keuka Lake providing for water drainage that is essential for vine balance and health.

Staci Nugent

The owner is Mel Goldman and the winemaker is Staci Nugent. Nugent attended Cornell and did graduate work in California in genetics. Making a career switch, she enrolled in the wine program at the University of California at Davis, receiving a Master’s degree in Viticulture and Enology. Nugent has worked with highly regarded wineries that include Ornellaia, Italy; Hardy’s Tintara Winery, South Australia; and William Selyem, Sonoma, California. Before joining Keuka Lake Vineyards (2008), she was a winemaker at Lamoreux Landing Wine Cellars.

Sustainable farming practices brings the Vignoles to our attention. The grape is made by crossing Seible and Pinot de Corton, is associated with the Finger Lakes and grows well in the gravel soils (glacial till).

Notes: Keuka Lake Vineyards. 2017 Turkey Run Vignoles

Light bright blonde to the eye, the nose is rewarded with lemons, honey, green grapes and sweet oranges, (lemons and oranges) while the palate enjoys citrus and other fruits with the sweetness tempered by a light acidity. Pair with seafood curry, Buffalo chicken wings, pepper and Swiss cheese.

Red Newt Cellars. 2006. Legacy. Niagara Cream Sherry (Hector, New York)

Located on the east side of Seneca Lake (Hector, NY) in the Finger Lakes region, the winery started in 1998 by David and Debra Whiting and the 1998 vintage produced 1200 cases of Chardonnay, Riesling, Vida, Cayuga, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The first white wines were released in July 1999.

Whiting is considered to be one of the top winemakers in the Finger Lakes Region. Current production of Red Newt Cellars is apprximately 20,000 cases with a white wine focus on aromatic varities: Riesling, Gewurztraminer and Pinot Gris. CIRCLE Rielsing is the most popular and widely distributed wine, made in a classic Finger Lakes style, with hints on tangerine and honeysuckle, citrus and peach on the palate.

Kelby Russell

Kelby Russell is the head winemaker at Red Newt and considered an expert in the art of cold-climate white wines. Thanks to the variable climate of the East Coast, he recognizes that the search for the “perfect wine” is a “false idol, “ finding that the role of the winemaker is to, “…artfully direct what comes into the winery into the best thing and the most honest expression of the year that you possible can.”

At Harvard (Class of 2009) Russell majored in government and minored in economics, was a member of the Glee Club and thought his career would follow a path that would lead to orchestra management. During a study abroad experience in Tuscany he discovered the art and science of making wine.

After graduation, when a job with Jazz at Lincoln Center did not materialize, he visited Fox Run Vineyards and thought he had an interview. The staff was busy with the harvest so he was handed a shovel and offered the opportunity to help on the “crush pad.” This was the begnning of his unpaid internships and he got to spend winters in New Zealand and Australia and autumns in the Finger Lakes as an intern.

His first salaried position in 2012 was with Red Newt as an assistant winemaker. David Whiting, the co-founder and winemaker, promoted Russell to head winemaker and the rest is history. He currently directs the Red Newt house styles and reserves and develops his own Kelby James Russell label with a focus on small-batch wines, from dry rose to Australian-style dry Riesling.

Notes: Red Newt Cellars. 2006 Legacy. Niagara Cream Sherry (Niagara grapes)

The Niagara grape develops into a long-aged solera sherry, creating a complex palate experience.

Bright golden yellow to the eye (think daffodils) with the nose picking up hints of honey, raisins, oranges, apricots, yellow apples, and spices. The finish to absolutely delicious, delivering honey, lemons and spices. Perfect as a dessert course or pair with Blue cheese and pate.

Damiani Wine Cellars (DWC)

DWC was started by Lou Damiani, a Cornell engineer specializing in energy conservation, and Phil Davis. Damiani had an interest in winemaking and his education started in the field of food science before switching to engineering. In the 1990s he returned to study winemaking and mentored under Phil Hazlitt.

In 1996 Damiani wanted to plant Cabernet Franc and Merlot and visited an old friend and college friend, Phil Davis, who was also a viticulturist. They started the project and in 1997 Hazlitt pulled out a hybrid vineyard and planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Merlot. When their vineyards started producing in 2003 the next step was to make world class red wines.

Damiani was the head winemaker from 2003 – 2011 and he trained Phil Arras to continue and improve the DWC tradition. In 2007 Glenn Allen joined as a Business Consultant and later became a partner in the enterprise. Today DWC has four main vineyard sites with approximately 40 acres of land under vine and a new tasting room that hosts events and is the retail outlet.

Phil Arras, originally from Philadelphia, moved to the Finger Lakes in 2003 to attend Cornell University and majored in philosophy and political science. Inspired by a class on wine appreciation, Arrras changed his career focus to winemaking. He was hired by Damiani Wine Cellars in 2009 as the assistant winemaker and began “on the job” training. In 2012, Arras became head winemaker.

Notes: Damiani Wine Cellars. NV Marechal Foch “Vino Rosso” Finger Lakes. (Varietal may be a cross between Goldriesling and a Vitis riparia/Vitis rupestris or a cross between Gamay Noir and Vitis riparia – Oberlin 595).

Deep ruby color to the eye, an undertone of tomatoes runs alongside notes of plums and apricots and the tannins are so soft as to be obscure. Pairings might include pasta, barbeque and smoked gouda cheese.

Thirsty Owl Wine Company. 2017. Traminette

Ted Cupp purchased 150 acres of frontage on Cayuga Lake from Robert and Mary Plan, trailblazers who started the Cayuga Wine Trail in 2001. During 2001 and 2002 he began construction on the winemaking facility and tasting room for the Thirsty Owl. In 2002, in cooperation with Shawn Kime, he planted Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Noir and Malbec. When the doors to the winery opened in 2002, Thirsty Owl had produced 1200 cases.

Jon Cupp, President

Today, the Thirsty Owl is synonymous with award winning wines, including the Governor’s Cup and the John Rose award for Rieslings. The Pinot Noir had the highest rated North American Pinot at the Taster’s Guild International Competition. Thirsty Owl produces Malbec and Syrah as well as blends, reds, whites and ice wine.

Shawn Kime

The winemaker and vineyard master, Shawn Kime, is originally from Romulus, New York and attended Morrisville College and Cornell University. Kime started to work in agriculture at the age of 14 and started winemaking after spending 2 years working with one of the earliest Finger Lake Vinifera growers.

The goal of the Thirsty Owl is to “…make changes in the vineyard and winemaking based on the year to produce wines that not only reflect our region but the growing season…. As a Finger Lakes native, I am proud of the fact that we are producing cool climate varietals that are on par with any region in the world.”

Notes: Thirsty Owl Wine Company. 2017 Traminette (cross between Gewurztraminer and Joannes Seyve 23.416).

To the eye, highlights of golden yellow. The nose finds apricots, peaches, pears, honey and fresh lemons as well as florals (especially roses and tulips) and a bit of spice. The palate is entertained with citrus and lemons, oranges and a bit of earth. The finish brings light acidity making it an interesting dessert wine.

Pair with spicy/sweet and sour sauces on chicken, pork and veal and Cheddar, Fontina and Gruyere cheese.

Benmarl Winery. 2015 Baco Noir. Hudson River Valley

Benmarl (slate hill) Winery is located in Marlboro, NY and covers 37-acres and is considered to be the oldest vineyard in America (it holds New York Farm Winery license no.1). It was owned by magazine illustrator turned vintner Mark Miller from 1957 -2003. In 2006 Victor Spaccarelli purchased the vineyard and Matthew Spaccarelli is currently the winemaker

In the 17th century, wine was being made by the French Huguenots in New Paltz, New York. Andrew Jackson Caywood started his vineyard in the early 1800s. The community was incorporated as the Village of Marlborough, a cluster of grapes carved in its seal commemorated its major crop (1788).

Caywood became an important viticulturist and leading authority in the development of new grape varieties. The Miller family bought the Caywood property in 1957 and renamed it Benmarl. It was purchased in 2006 by the Spaccarelli family. They replanted many abandoned vineyards, refurbished the estate and carry on the tradition of experimentation, planting new hybrid varieties like Traminette as well as Old World vinifera.

Notes: Benmarl Winery. 2015 Baco Noir. Hudson River Valley

The Baco Noir, made from estate-grown fruit, brings dark plum hues to the eye, and delivers the aromas of dark plums, cedar and sage to the nose. On the palate are flavors of blackberry with hints of spice. Tannins give it a structure that is delicious and the finish delivers spice and black berry fruits. Benmarl has been producing Baco Noir for 50 years. Pair with pork roast, pasta with meat sauce, beef burgers with blue cheese.

The NY Drinks NY Event

The elegant Rainbow Room @ Rockefeller Center was the venue for the New York Drinks New York event. As an important wine trade events, many hundreds of wine buyers, sellers, sommeliers, wine educators, and writers convened to experience a wine-range of quality wines produced in New York State.

Wines of Distinction included:

Brotherhood Winery

Brotherhood Winery is the oldest continuously operating winery in America, producing wine for 180 years in Hudson Valley. It features one of the most modern bottling facilties for wine on the East coast, with a capacity of 1.5 million cases er year. A wine current featured focuses on low calories (approximately 90 calories per glass).

Glenora Wine Cellars

Glenora Wine Cellars produces award-winning Finger Lakes wines for over 40 years with a focus on sparkling wine and Riesling, sourcing grapes from 13 growers across four of the Finger Lakes. Glenora opened the first winery on Seneca Lake (1977).

Saltbird Cellars

Robin McCarthy is the owner and winemaker at Saltbird Cellars that started in 2014 and, based on the unique maritime terroir, developed Stainless Steel Sauvignon Blanc, Migratus Barrel Fermented Sauvignon Blanc and Stainless-Steel Chardonnay.

Hosmer Winery

Hosmer Winery is located on Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes. Grapevine plantings date back to the 1970s and early experiments with plantings of classic Vinifera started in 1985. The 70-acre estate includes Rieslings, Chardonnays, Cabernet Francs as well as French-American hybrid varieties.

For additional information: @NYWineGrapeFdn and NYWineGrapeFdn

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The view from the tasting room over the Silver Thread vineyard

As a wine estate, Silver Thread is now 27 years old. The previous owner, Richard Figiel, bought the property on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake in 1977 and replanted with vinifera beginning in 1982.

Figiel was an organic enthusiast and for a while held organic certification, which is quite challenging in this climate.

Paul Brock

Current owners Paul and Shannon Brock bought Silver Thread Vineyard in 2011. Paul got a graduate degree in winemaking from Cornell in 2007, and Shannon has been a wine educator since 2005. They have expanded the vineyard to 8 acres. In addition, they buy some grapes from two Riesling vineyards.

Neither Paul or Shannon have come from money, and Paul teaches as well as making wine. ‘We’re working hard to raise 2 kids and make a living off the vineyard,’ says Paul. They have a sustainable approach to winegrowing but aren’t organic. ‘We’re not interested in spraying that amount of copper and sulfur,’ says Paul. ‘We are trying to get back there [organics] without using copper.’ He’s been trialling new materials, including various extracts and live organisms. They stopped using herbicides in 2014, and started planting started planting Fescues which don’t grow up into the canopy. ‘But we are sustainable and generate 100% of solar power,’ he says. He describes his viticulture as ‘biointensive’. In the winery he uses cultured yeast strains and pays attention to nutrition, and uses DIAM cork.

Assistant winemaker Andi Hawk with Paul Brock

Silver Thread Chardonnay STV Estate Vineyard 2015 Finger Lakes, New York All neutral oak, 100% barrel fermented and aged on the lees. Pithy, detailed pear, apple and citrus fruit with a nice texture. Understated with nice depth to the fruit. Has a slight savoury quality. 91/100

Silver Thread Dry Riesling 2016 Finger Lakes, New York Has about 12 components in it. Lively and bright with nice purity: there’s a lovely lemony core to this wine with a hint of sweetness. Nicely weighted with a fine herbal hint and some subtle peachy, melony richness. Long lemony finish. Nice weight. 91/100

Silver Thread Gewurztraminer STV Estate 2017 Finger Lakes, New York Highly aromatic rose petal and lychee nose. Nice texture on the palate with a soft grapey core and some stony, spicy notes. 90/100

Silver Thread Riesling STV Estate 2016 Finger Lakes, New York Very mineral and taut with nice dense citrussy fruit. Lively with good concentration and some hints of apricot and spice. There’s a lovely lemony intensity here. 92/100

Silver Thread Semi-Dry Riesling 2013 Finger Lakes, New York There’s a pithy, herbal twist to the pear and citrus fruit. Some notes of wax, too, with attractive texture and weight. Some sweetness. 89/100

Silver Thread Semi-Dry Riesling 2016 Finger Lakes, New York 25 g/l rs, 8 g/l acid. Very attractive with nice density. Lively lemon, melon and pear fruit with a nice grainy structure. Great concentration with a floral limey edge to the fruit. There’s some sweetness, but it’s well supported by the acidity. 92/100

Silver Thread Dry Rosé of Pinot Noir STV Estate Vineyard 2017 Finger Lakes, New York Dry, taut and quite mineral with lovely sappy red cherry and cranberry fruit. Nice delicate style that’s quite dry. Stylish stuff. 90/100

Silver Thread Pinot Noir STV Estate Vineyard 2015 Finger Lakes, New York Open top fermenters, punched down three times a day. Never used stems. Juicy and lively with a sappy, savoury edge to the red cherry and plum fruit. Nice grip here with a lovely juicy, grainy character. Lovely balance in a light, elegant savory style. 92/100

Silver Thread Pinot Noir STV Estate Vineyard 2016 Finger Lakes, New York Very sappy, bright and light with easy, fragrant cranberry and red cherry fruit. Light, focused and balanced with a slight sappy edge to the fruit. Fragrant and delicate with nice grip and acidity. 91/100

Silver Thread Blackbird STV Estate 2015 Finger Lakes, New York 76% Cabernet Franc, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon. Supple and expressive with some blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, with some cherry freshness. Supple and grainy on the palate with nice focus. Has some generosity, but also some good structure. 91/100

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