Tag Archives: riesling

Dry Riesling, Ravines, Finger Lakes, New York 2010

Posted on February 29, 2012 by waywardwine

Every day, customers come to me: “where are your sweet reds? Whites? Pinks?”, or “I’m a sweet person”, or worse, “I’m a dry person.” Really? Well, I have a lotion for that. Asking for only sweet or dry wine shortcuts … Continue reading →

Posted in Riesling, White | Tagged dry riesling, Finger Lakes, Germany, Keuka Lake, Lisa Hallgren, Morten Hallgren, New York, ravines, Ravines Wine Cellars, riesling, Sam Argetsinger, Sweetness of wine, Wine tasting descriptors | 8 Comments

VIGNOLES.REVISITED

Posted on May 30, 2011 by waywardwine

“Although hastily done, guiding my vignoles from the Finger Lakes to finish required the daily attentions of an obsessed parent…Now dad goes on vacation, trusting he has done enough and that his kid won’t wreck the carpet again.” So hopeful. … Continue reading →

Posted in OENOLOGICAL ODYSSEY, VIGNOLES VENTURING | Tagged alcohol, bottle, Finger Lakes, Keuka Lake, New York, racking, residual sugar, riesling, Sparkling wine, Sweetness of wine, vignoles, wine, Wine tasting descriptors, yeast | 4 Comments

CLIFF.HANGER

Posted on May 3, 2010 by waywardwine

From Benmarl Winery we drive thirty minutes to Whitecliff Vineyards. Hoping. The road curls over hills, twisting East and away from the tempering humidity of the Hudson. The sandstone and shale crescent of Shawangunk Ridge (from where the wine-region gets … Continue reading →

Posted in WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged barrels, benmarl winery, cork, french oak, grapes, Hudson valley wine, malbec, merlot, pinot noir, riesling, shawangunk, vines, vineyard, wine, wine tasting, winemaking, yellow tail | Leave a comment

MID.LIFE.CRISIS

Posted on April 23, 2010 by waywardwine

Free. We journey south, purging our palates of Stoutridge with water, on route to Benmarl Winery. A sign guides us past suburbia and onto a gravel road. Knotted, older vines twist along a slope to the left. Unassuming barn buildings … Continue reading →