*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery. We’re heading towards the end of chilly weather and I’m in that in between stage of hankering for reds and yearning for light summer whites. However, I’m still sticking with the reds for the time-being. Tonight we headed to New York via the wine, [...]
Filed under: Merlot, New York, Red, Wine | 1 Comment »
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Macari Vineyards. I drink a lot of California wine. It’s just a simple fact. I really cut my wine teeth on California wine and as such, I tend to drink more of it than anything else. However, this past week you wouldn’t be able to tell….we [...]
Filed under: Cabernet Franc, Merlot, New York, Red, Wine | 1 Comment »
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Macari Vineyards. I imagine this wine will pretty much sell out in the blink of an eye. As well it should, it’s a fantastic little summer Rosé. The 2008 Macari Rosé is a blend of 45% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Pinot Noir, [...]
Filed under: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, New York, Pinot Noir, Rose, Wine | 3 Comments »
We headed up to NYC this weekend to visit with my inlaws (thankfully we took the BoltBus were I could catch up on email and such uninterrupted for 4 hours!!). While there, we stayed with some family friends who left us a bottle of Finger Lakes Ice Wine on the counter! I don’t get many [...]
Filed under: Dessert Wine, Ice Wine, New York, Vidal Blanc, White, Wine | 4 Comments »
*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Macari Vineyards. It’s not terribly often I get a chance to taste wines from New York. Though I frequently read about them over at Lenn’s place. So when the Macari family contacted me to see if I would like to sample one of their wines, I [...]
Filed under: Chardonnay, Lenndevours, New York, Wine | 5 Comments »
That’s about all you need of Ice Wine! While we were visiting the folks in CT, my dad wanted to try ice wine, which he had seen me drink at a restaurant a while back. So we went to MV Wine and Spirit one night and bought a bottle. Now, this is an actual ice [...]
Filed under: Ice Wine, New York, White | 4 Comments »
