Tag Archives: east coast wines
Meet the People and Places of New England Wine
Subscribers may remember that a few months ago I started working at New England Uncorked, a specialty wine importer and distributor. Our portfolio focuses heavily on wines from the New England states, eastern Canada, and New York state. We just … Continue reading
47 Words About Travessia Winery
Marco Montez grew up in a small Portugese village where stomping grapes was the way of life. Here in New Bedford he owns Massachusetts’ only urban winery. Travessia wines are made from 100% Massachusetts grown grapes. Vidal blanc, off-dry, no oak. … Continue reading
47 Words About Truro Vineyards Cabernet Franc
Easternmost member of the Coastal Wine Trail Truro Vineyards Cabernet Franc is a brilliant ruby color with a rich perfumed nose of violets, herbs, and raspberries. Fermented in the Loire style in open vats, aged 18 mths in American oak, it … Continue reading
47 Words About Westport Rivers
Fourth generation farmers celebrating 25 years of outstanding winemaking in Massachusetts. Favorite Westport Rivers wine experience? Drinking the 1990 Cuvee Maximilian on my fifth aniversary. Only 491 bottles made. 100% estate grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Fourteen years en tirage! … Continue reading
Regional Wine Week and the 47 Words
Sunday October 9th is the begining of Regional Wine Week, a virtual event that celebrates U.S. wines from any state other than California, Oregon, and Washington. This event is the brainchild of Dave McIntyre (wine columnist for the Washington Post and … Continue reading
Long Island Wine Tour – Day Four
DAY FOUR Our last day. Throughout the prior days we had travelled east and west, primarily from Mattituck to Greenport and back, more than a few times. Up and down routes 25 and 48. It’s a very linear and flat place, … Continue reading
Long Island Wine Tour – Day Three
DAY THREE It was a drier, sunny summer day. We started at Lenz in Peconic. Founded in 1978, this is one of the wineries I used to visit when I lived in Queens back in the 80’s. I had not … Continue reading
Long Island Wine Tour – Day Two
DAY TWO The weather at the start of Day Two was beautiful, with less heat but more humidity. Rain was expected later in the day so we got an early start. We pulled up to Corey Creek Vineyard in Southold … Continue reading
Long Island Wine Tour – Day One
This was the summer I decided to become more knowledgeable about the wines from the region where I live – the east coast, more specifically, the northeast. I like to think I have a global view of the world and … Continue reading
NH Winery Association – Live Free and Wine Festival 2011
Ask any of the organizers of the2nd Annual Live Free and Wine Festival put on by the NH Winery Association and they’ll tell you the event was a resounding success. The tickets sales and attendance were more than double the … Continue reading