In the Finger Lakes region it is very scarce, only two wineries grow Dornfelder and Fulkerson Winery is the only varietal wine producer. Add one more new discovery for 2009 and a reason to be very optimistic for 2010. Tags: New York Seneca Wine Trail red wine Finger Lakes Dornfelder MORE >>

Can't seem to find a Finger Lakes Riesling I don't like. Thanks to my son, this past weekend I opened a dry Riesling from Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars located in Lodi, NY, on the east side of Seneca Lake and my first stop on the annual " Deck the Halls " event on Dec. have to say his timing was impeccable. MORE >>

took my list of New York medal winners to another local wine shop. Unfortunately, I found only one, besides another Anthony Road Vinyards 2008 semi-dry Riesling which I already have in the cooler. Oh yeah, for those who don't know, that wine was judged the most outstanding New York wine for 2009. and often. MORE >>

When I wrote my Year In Review , I named the Atwater Estates Riesling 2008 as my best white wine for 2010. That choice was not easy when you consider all the fantastic Finger Lakes Riesling tasted during the past year. One of these is the 2009 Dry Riesling from the Swedish Hill Winery on the Cayuga Lake wine trail. MORE >>

In my last post I gave high praises to Hosmer Winery's Rieslings that I tasted at the winery last Sunday. But, I was so impressed with both the sweeter Riesling and the dry Riesling at Hosmer I could not wait to uncork one of them when I got home. The Hosmer Dry Riesling 2009 is amazing. Nice, nice mouthfeel. MORE >>