Category Archives: Keuka Lake, New York

VIGNOLES.VS.VIGNOLES

Posted on September 7, 2011 by waywardwine

So I made this white wine last year. It turned out flawed, hazy, and unexpectedly fizzy. The last third of each bottle is a yeasty murk and somewhat undrinkable. Corks shot from bottles until I caged them. Luckily, I like … Continue reading →

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Chateau Frank, Blanc de Blancs, Finger Lakes, NY 2006

Posted on February 3, 2011 by waywardwine

New York sparkling wine might sound oximoronic. But some of the best places for bubbly are cold and miserable. Take the region of Champagne, for example. It sits around latitude 49. The average temperature is 50. The Finger Lakes are … Continue reading →

Posted in Keuka Lake, New York, Sparkling, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Champagne, chardonnay, chateau frank, Dr. Konstantine Frank, Finger Lake, Food, Keuka Lake, New York, pinot blanc, pinot noir, Sparkling wine, vitis vinifera, wine, Wine tasting descriptors | 5 Comments

FINGER.LAKE.FOUND

Posted on November 26, 2010 by waywardwine

I cannot sleep. Wine equipment awaits me in the car. Untold microbes cover everything, bent on ruining my future wine. Yesterday, I wine-tasted on Keuka Lake’s western shore. Today, on Halloween, I pick up my vignoles juice. I stumble through … Continue reading →

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