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After working for Cayuga wineries for many years, I am still in love with what this region has to offer. I find myself missing everything about creating these wines - planting, tending, harvesting, tasting... - but mostly...

Ciao Cigarman, This means that the law/wine legislation does not require that ... know about the specifics of production but I would imagine that you can use a blend of vintages as long as it can be proved that the wine...

WineGeek I would expect ripe fruit from Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc every third or fourth year, and then only if they don't overcrop. Heron Hill is a good producer, as are a few others. Among reds, only Cab Franc and...

"why New Yorkers seem to be so enamored with famed French wines and classics from Napa, yet rarely enjoy our own state's products. Its a good point. Why don't we find more New York State wine on New York State wine lists...

We took our honeymoon (bike trip) through the Finger Lakes, and have had a number of trips to the wineries in the past. The best wines made in the Finger Lakes are Riesling and Gewurzrtraminer. The latter are generally...

Some more figures on California wine exports: " California is the nation’s ... billion in agricultural production and $10.9 billion in exports. On average, California farmers export an estimated 28 percent of the...

I know it's not a high end wine, but I used to love Widmer Cream Sherry. It had a great taste and quite a nice kick! No other cream sherry I've tried is very similar in either respect. However, I haven't been able to...

dmcker I was responding to the comment that domestic Malbec are not as good as in Argentina. Certainly, other CA reds, such as Merlot and Cabernet are substitutes for Malbec, so the Argentines have to worry about their...

If there is 15% inflation in Argentina and 3% in the US, and if one believes in puchasing power parity, the Argentine peso should deprecaite relative to the dollar. In this case, one should not worry about expensive...

This is an intersting game to play. While I don't really have strong likes or dislikes regarding most established wine-grape varieties and clones therefrom, like most of you, I have fairly obvious preferences. Those...