New York Cork Report

Baldwin Vineyards 2004 Raspberry Wine

Baldwin Vineyards, located in Pine Bush, NY, in the beautiful Hudson Valley region, is a small producer that makes wines from vinifera, hybrid and native grape varieties.

But, it's the fruit wines that owners and winemakers Pat and Jack Baldwin are most proud of.

Osprey's Dominion Vineyards Named NY's Top Winery at New York Wine and Food Classic

Osprey's Dominion Winery was voted "New York Winery of the Year" at this year's New York Food and Wine Classic, held in the Finger Lakes August 9 & 10.

Howard Goldberg of the New York Times offered more results in his column yesterday and it's worth a read.

Brotherhood Winery 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon

Less than an hour from Manhattan, the Brotherhood Winery, in Washingtonville, NY , is "America's oldest winery" having been founded by John Jaques, with a first commercial vintage 1839.

In 1987, new owners purchased the winery and Cesar Baeza, an internationally prominent winemaker and viticulturist, took over as winemaker. His wines were first produced in the fall of 1987.

Nena and I visited a year or so ago and tasted through their offerings. Overall, we found the wines to be inconsistent, but always drinkable and sometimes quite impressive.

I'll be reviewing more of their wines in the near future, but we opened his 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon ($12) last night to drink with dinner.