My ADD-infected mind has gotten away from doing Monday morning wrap-ups of New York wine news that happened the previous week, but there are several things going on here on Long Island that are worth of mention.
Maybe this will get me back to doing this every Monday? Who knows, but for now:
First, I'm happy to tell you about the release of Jane Starwood's book, Long Island Wine Country: Award-Winning Vineyards of the North Fork and the Hamptons. Jane is the editor of the Long Island Wine Press (a magazine put out by the Long Island Wine Council) and has been writing about Long Island wine for many years. Jane and I have only met once or twice in person, but we've emailed several times beyond that and she is a thoughtful proponent of Long Island wine. I haven't read the book cover to covet yet, but I've flipped through it at several tasting rooms. The photography, by Bruce Curtis, is one of the highlights.
- Next up are some congratulations to Jim Waters, winemaker and co-owner of Waters Crest Winery for winning a platinum medal for his Waters Crest Winery 2006 Private Reserve Cabernet Franc. He also won a gold medal for his Waters Crest Winery 2007 Night Watch dessert wine.
- Howard Goldberg, who covers Long Island for the New York Times, wrote about some current releases from The Lenz Winery this week, focusing on the newly released Lenz 2002 Estate Merlot. If it's anything like the 2001, it is a tremendous value.
This second item begs the question of whether or not you (my readers) want to hear about awards, medals, etc. that New York wineries win. Sometimes it seems that most everyone wins something somewhere at some point, so I tend to not focus on them, BUT, if you tell me you want to know, I'll be happy to post results more often.
Leave a comment with a yay or nay.
The NYWGF already does a great job getting news of medals out in their weekly newsletters. As you suggest, news of awards could take up a LOT of space.
Posted by: Peter Bell / Fox Run | June 11, 2009 at 09:32 AM
Peter: A fair point, but I don't know how many of my readers actually receive or read that newsletter, which is why I'm asking.
I know that most of the industry types, such as yourself, probably won't find much value in me including them, but others may.
Posted by: Lenn Thompson | June 11, 2009 at 09:33 AM
Hi, Lenn,
Thanks so much for your kind words about my book. It was a tremendous amount of work and it's very gratifying to have it so well received. Maybe we'll meet again at one of my upcoming book signings (see janestarwood.com for the schedule). If you have time, tune in on my interview with Bonnie Grice on WLIU this coming Monday at 9:40 a.m., right after Louisa's Wine 101. (My first live interview -- hope I don't choke!) You may already know that John Ross is introducing his new book, "The Story of North Fork Wine," at Osprey's Dominion this coming Monday, 6-9 p.m.
Cheers!
Jane
Posted by: Jane Starwood | June 12, 2009 at 02:31 PM