Merlot is another one of many wines that I can 'take it' or 'leave it.' This past year, I have tried a few from Long Island, where Merlot seems to be king, but was not impressed. also have not, until now, found a Finger Lakes Merlot that pleased the palate. New York Keuka Wine Trail merlot Finger Lakes

BUT, the best this year is from Long Island. delightful blend of Merlot and Cab Franc. Aroma's were plentiful with honeysuckle, pineapple, apple blossom, some peach and citrus, a fruit filled taste and a very long finish. I guess saying that 2011 was not as eventful as 2010 would be understating it a little.

About Macari Vineyards Macari Vineyards, located on the North Fork of Eastern Long Island in Mattituck, is owned and operated by the Macari Family. is recognized as a pioneer in the movement towards organic and sustainable farming on Long Island, employing principles of biodynamic farming since the vineyard’s first plantings.

Okay enough reminiscing, back to the present: medium body, spicy and vegetal, with a good medium to long (and soft) finish (my adult heart feels carefree and happy) A good Merlot @ $21 SRP. Macari Wines are on Long Island's North Fork Music has the magical ability to transport you to a particular time and place.

And the Macari Rose 2010 from Long Island's North Fork is a case in point. And ending happily with a smooth and long finish. merlot, 14.5% To me, sometimes fruit is a better thirst quencher than a simple glass of water. The wonderful wet aromas of a freshly cut watermelon. luscious ripe strawberries picked this morning.

A few weeks ago I read a very nice review on the New York Cork Report about a Long Island dry Rose` made with 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. This Long Island wine sounded very interesting. Rose' New York Long IslandSaturday was that day. The color was a darker than ususal in the glass.

One vacation plan that we were not able to do was a wine tour to the North Fork of Long Island. found wine from Uruguay, Macedonia, India, a few Long Island Merlot and a Long Island Rosé I recently became interested in. Just home from New York City and happy to be back on the PC to do my updating.

This medley of five grapes is a cross blend of Bordeaux and Rhone varieties that includes 82% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Shiraz and aged for six months in oak. All round this is a very good value at $19.95 retail per bottle

Next, the bright, crisp flavors of strawberries mingled with a floral undertone and long, fresh fruit finish. Flavor: broad and fresh; the characteristic fruity aromas of the bouquet come through with complexity and end with a clean finish. The crisp palate shows a tart freshness that sings with the essence of rose water and cherries.

From The North Fork of Long Island, Macari produces this delicious blend of 42% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Petit Verdot. alcohol, retails for $42/bottle. Disclaimer: This sample was provided by Macari Vineyards

On a recent visit to New York City, my wife was able to find some wines from Long Island and I was anticipating more than what I got. don't post articles on wines I don't favor so I will just say that I will get back to Long Island in the spring. That was accomplished, but not without some disappointment.

King Ferry owns 27 acres of vines near the winery, and purchases another 10 acres' worth of fruit from the North Fork of Long Island. Winemakers notes: A classic Bordeaux style blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon. 61% Cabernet Franc, 28% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon.

A Blend of 60% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, and 20% Syrah, with colors of ruby red, the Syrah contributing to the spicy character, the Merlot expressing the dark round fruits, while the Sangiovese displays undergrowth on a forest floor uncovering herbal notes. Found this at Beach Liquors in East Atlantic Beach, Long Island.

Nice dry and fruity with a long finish of slate and citrus. Now looking forward to 4 day trip to New York City and some Long Island Merlots and some more Hudson Valley wines. To continue Riesling month here in New York, I wanted to find something other than my favorites from the Finger Lakes region. Enough history.

When Steve Bate drove to the North Fork of Long Island for the first time, he was surprised at the working farms and vineyards in operation there. Since 2004 Steve has been Long Island Wine Council’s Executive Director, playing a large part in bringing the number of visitors to 1.3 million per year. Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.5%

soaked in a perfume of damp earth, green peppers currant, blackberry, vanilla and ripe plum enmeshed with an herbaceous and lush mouth-feel surrounded by caramel candy and lively tannins redolent of leather and a long toasty finish. Tags: north fork sustainable Organic merlot long island wines Macari Joseph Macari, Jr.

One of Peconic Bay Winerys’ sister brands, Nautique is a hearty blend of 95% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc produced in Cutchogue, Long Island. First thing that stands out is the bottom-heavy and tapered shape of the bottle, kind of like… well, a lighthouse. In the $15 range, 13.6%

From the Macari Vineyards in Mattituck, Long Island's North Fork, comes this blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 4% Malbec. About Macari Vineyards Macari Vineyards, located on the North Fork of Eastern Long Island in Mattituck, is owned and operated by the Macari Family.

This past week the Long Island Wine Council sponsored a seminar and blind tasting of its wines to compare them with others from international regions. The day started with a series of speeches about some of the history of Long Island wines, how the wines were picked for the blind tasting, followed by Q&A. So, here we go.

Louisa Thomas Hargrave, one of the first to plant vineyards on Long Island, is now the first individual wine professional to be awarded honorary membership by the L.I.M.A. Louisa has done so much for the Long Island wine region and for the merlot varietal in the United States.

On the North Fork of Long Island's wine country comes this delectable 100% Merlot. Ruby red colors in front of layers of eucalyptus, fresh mint and chocolate, combine with flavors reminiscent of licorice, white pepper and a jammy undercurrent. Retails for $18.99.

From Macari Vineyards on the the North Fork of Long Island comes this Sette Frati (seven brothers) blend of 50% Cabernet Franc and 50% Merlot. Long on the finish and expressing mild oak, with chocolate undertones and Christmas spices. Retails for $16.99. Note: This sample bottle was given to me by Macari Vineyards

Summer arrived in New York with a splash -- cold and wet -- but the trains are still packed out to Montauk, the Jamaica-stop on the Long Island Railroad has traingoers negotiating the politics of seating arrangements with sweaty seniors and the disabled, and the New Jersey Turnpike is packed from north Jersey to Exit 8. Never again.”

blend of Touriga Nacional, Merlot and Tinta Roriz (tempranillo) Winemaker's Notes: "The reserve is a very deep black ruby in colour. The initial entry palate is soft, but the flavours and intensity of the wine builds across the mid-palate ending with a long finish. Rich in tannins it gives a very long finish. Great Buy!

My favorite North Fork of Long Island producer and this is my favorite Shinn wine. Made mostly of Merlot, although I do not know the exact blend. Another wine from the north Fork of Long Island, another Merlot blend, but this one is not in the same class as the Shinn wine. Really a lovely wine.

Made from a blend of 45% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Pinot Noir, and 4% Malbec, this rose from the North Fork of Long Island is perfect for the beginning of summer. Showing colors of pale pink copper with fresh aromas of grapefruit, watermelon and some floral notes of hibiscus. Retails for $14.99, 12.8%

Eric said that he added some "Old Vines" Merlot to this Cab to inject some black fruit into the flavor profile for more complexity. Back at the Lenz Winery tasting room Eric Fry proudly speaks of the specialness of our climate and how the grapes are always visible with nice straight open canopies. not heavy, rich and sweet.

Here on the North Fork of Long Island, New York at the Lenz Winery it is a dark, damp and mysterious place packed with French oak barrels. There are lots of fruits, raspberry, cherry and blueberry and Eric says "they were picked late, November 15, and on the vine so long they were begging for picking. its cellar.

merlot 3.5% gewurztraminer But it's immediately pleasing, in the way you can't put a finger anywhere near what this wine is you know immediately it's a Long Island white. One hundred forty six cases of pure, hmm.what this is pure of I don't know. guess that's why they call it clones: 68% chardonnay (tend clones) 19.2%

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.

They don't actually make the wine here either - they do that at a contract wine making facility in Mattituck, Long Island. Owners Greg Sandor and Paul Wegimont have been in the Long Island wine world for some time now, and they've selected their favorites from the various New York wine regions to feature at the bar.

At a recent wine tasting dinner at the Claremont Hotel in Roslyn Long Island I got the chance to try a cross section of French wines that were very cleverly paired with delicious French dishes. Asparagus is a food long thought of as difficult to pair with wine, but they managed a beautiful companion in choosing a Sauvignon Blanc.

Imagine this: a gorgeous late September Sunday afternoon in the bucolic North Fork of Long Island, verdant fields of fresh sod, roadside patches teeming with young families picking bright orange pumpkins, the weary afternoon sun's rays coming in at an oblique angle casting a warm golden glow on everything. Okay, now about those wines.

I'm already a believer in Long Island wine. Multiple mini-tastings at Vintage NY , a bottle here and there at home, and a visit to the North Fork last summer convinced me of the high quality of many Long Island wines, and of the potential of the region in general. don't like everything about Long Island wines, though.

You live in or near NYC and you haven't really tasted Long Island wines? There is amazing stuff happening out there - beautiful (and old world-ish) expressions of Merlot, Cab Franc, and Bordeaux blends.lovely Sauvignon Blancs and Chardonnays, excellent dessert wines, and plenty of other interesting stuff. Aimez-vous Pinot Noir?

blend of 47% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 19% Cabernet Franc. blend of about 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot. Third place - 2000 Jason's Vineyard Meritage , North Fork, Long Island, $13 : one 1st place vote, one second place vote = 8 points. This wine comes from south west Oregon.

Or slightly less scientific because of the inclusion of several vintages, Washington State Merlots: 25 Merlots, all Washington State. Not scientific, by any means - there might be 5 or 6 vintages, wines made mostly from Merlot and others made mostly from Cabernet Franc, and others that are blends.

They thoughtfully put them into practice at their restaurant and their winery, Shinn Estate Vineyards in Long Island's North Fork. You probably know by now that Lenn Thompson is a great resource for learning about Long Island wines. Their Merlot wine is well known as one of the North Fork's best wines. Delicious!

In August my wife and I took a short trip to the North Fork of Long Island to explore and to taste some wine. The 2000 Estate Selection Merlot is an excellent Bordeaux-styled wine, with plummy and earthy aromas, a light texture, and lots of dark fruit on the palate. Their unoaked 2005 Estate Sauvignon Blanc was fresh and lively.