10.25.2011 News Wine library at Roanoke offers quiet place to learn about wines James Ehrlein and Yesenia Vasquez spoke softly in the wine library of Roanoke Vineyards on a recent rainy afternoon as they sipped aged wine and nibbled on goat cheese...
10.21.2011 News Wine Press: A glossary of tasting room terms We at the Wine Press believe wine tasting experiences are as individualized as the tasters themselves. Local tasting room managers often tell their customers that tastes and smells are...
10.19.2011 News New signs lead the way through Wine Country Fifty new Long Island Wine Country signs were recently posted throughout the North and South forks, Long Island Wine Council president Ron Goerler said. He said the green signs...
10.18.2011 Business Wine Press: Profile of Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard Sam Rubin knew he wanted to work on a farm when he planted his first garden in the mid-1940s during World War II. He was 16 at the time,...
10.13.2011 Business L.I. Wine Press: Profile on Sherwood House Vineyards When Barbara and Charles Smithen sold their apartment in Manhattan in 1996 and began renting, Mr. Smith asked his wife what she’d like to do with their profit. “I...
10.13.2011 News Renowned wine educator, author to speak on the North Fork Renowned wine educator and author Kevin Zraly, the 2011 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award winner, will give a free lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Bedell...
10.11.2011 Business A ‘difficult year’ for North Fork grape growers Grape growers on the North Fork have been hit hard by the wet weather of the past few weeks, which damaged thin-skinned white grapes just before they were due...
10.07.2011 Business Calverton farmer boasts Long Island’s first crop of certified organic grapes A crop of certified organic grapes is ready for harvesting for the first time in Long Island history, according to one Calverton farmer who claims to have successfully pulled...
08.18.2011 Community 9 A.M. POLL: What wine country activities are your favorite? What are your favorite wine country activites?
06.30.2011 News Bishop’s efforts on wine label dilemma bear fruit The great wine label crisis of the 2010 vintage year has been resolved. Congressman Tim Bishop announced Thursday that he has successfully intervened on the behalf of three North...