Pascaline Lepeltier (who recently left Rouge Tomate) teamed up with Nathan Kendall to create a natural pet’nat that was truly New York State. Possibly inspired by La Garagista’s wisdom of... read more →
Recommend a Long Island wine? Well if it weren’t for Benford Lepley and Erik Longabardi’s effort, I'm not sure it would happen. They blended merlot and chardonnay to make Long... read more →
Nika Carlson is based in Brooklyn and grows apples and makes cider in Hudson, New York. I was impressed by many of her ciders but this one was truly attention-getting.... read more →
From the hands and heads of Nathan Kendall and Pascaline Lepeltier, a still rosé. The juice is macerated for two weeks and vinified in old barrel. At first it stis... read more →
The winemaker Yossi Zakon has been in the winemaking business since 1981, very rare for a rabbi who lives in the Lubavitcher community of Crown Heights. He always wanted to... read more →
Travis Kauffman is creating a little slice of magic over there in his Carroll Gardens microbrewery. He’s doing a lot that I like, including growing a good deal of his... read more →
This is the latest from Pascaline Lepeltier and Nathan Kendall. The organic grapes come from the banks of the smallish Keuka Lake. Because of the difficulty of the vintage, Nathan... read more →
The future of Hudson Valley winemaking is being shepherded by Todd Cavallo and his Wild Arc Farm. While waiting for his baby vines to mature he had this idea to... read more →
As Brooklyn girl raised in Baldwin, I get bashing rights. But Erik is determined to show the world Long Island's beauty and I can only applaud him. His passion is... read more →
The wines of Kim Engle (along with his artist wife Debra Bermingham) have improved with each year. This four-year-old cabernet franc speaks to place bigly. Hello mellow Indian Summer by... read more →