Brooklyn Uncorked is the annual showcase of Long Island wine and food that you should make a point of attending if you live in or near New York City. would guess that they are, which is disappointing to me in that there is obvious potential out there to make delicious "real" wine that expresses Long Island terroir. cents. MORE >>

Could be our small sample, but this reiterated for me that France continues to make some of the finest under $15 wine in the world. And no Long Island wine either. preferred the wine that took second place, the 2005 Lucien Crochet Sancerre La Croix du Roi (about $23, available everywhere). Another time. Not mine though. MORE >>

The other parent of this strain was found off the Dalmatian coast on an Island called Solta. In 2001 the answer came from a vine sample taken from one of a group of towns in the Dalmatian-Split County called Kastela where seven towns make up the population with each town name starting with the word Kastel. in most wine). Charles M. MORE >>

At a recent visit to the Lenz Winery in Peconic on the North fork of Long Island, winemaker Eric Fry first had us sample the 2005 Gewerztraminer to contrast with this Cuvee. He said the Cuvee would be the only wine with the ability to wash away the long finish of the Gewerztraminer , and he was right. MORE >>