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- An all-New York Wine Outlet: Empire State Cellars
- A Conversation with Louisa Thomas Hargrave
- Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: The Old Field Vineyards
- Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: Bedell Cellars
- Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: Paumanok Vineyards
- Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: The Lenz Winery
- Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: Peconic Bay Winery
- Viticultural practices in LI–Part II: background.
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A Conversation with Louisa Thomas Hargrave
Louisa Thomas Hargrave is the doyenne of the Long Island wine business, having established the very first wine vineyard, Hargrave Vineyard, in 1973 with her (then) husband, Alex Hargrave. They were true pioneers, determined to plant vinifera grapes where they … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Hargrave, Alice Wise, Bedell Cellars, Biodynamic Viticulture, Channing Daughters Winery, Chardonette, Compost Tea, Cornell University Agricultural Extension, DEC, Department of Environmental Conservation, East End of Long Island, Hargrave Vineyard, Horses in Viticulture, Kareem Massoud, Lenz Winery, Long Island Vineyards, Louisa Hargrave, Louisa Thomas Hargrave, McCall Vineyard, Organic Viticulture, Paumanok Vineyards, Peconic Bay Winery, Pellegrini Vineyard, Sam McCullough, Suffolk County Land Trust, Sustainable Viticulture, The Old Field Vineyards, The Vineyard: The Pleasures and Perils of Creating an American Family Winery, VineBalance, Vineyard terroir, Vinglorious, Viticulture, Winewise LLC
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Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: The Old Field Vineyards
Based on an interview with Perry Weiss, and Rosamond and Christian Baiz, 12 May 2011 Upon arriving at the vineyard, which is just off the main road going through Southold, the old barns and house give little clue as to … Continue reading
Posted in Viticulture, Wineries
Tagged Acidic Soil, Alex Hargrave, Christian Baiz, Cornell University Agricultural Extension, East End of Long Island, Eric Fry, Hargrave Vineyard, Lenz Winery, Long Island AVA, Long Island Vineyards, Long Island Wineries, Louisa Hargrave, North Fork AVA, North Fork Wineries, Old Field Vineyards, Organic Viticulture, Perry Weiss, Rosamund Baiz, Ryan Weiss, Southold, Sustainable Viticulture, Terroir, The Old Field, VineBalance, Vineyard terroir
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Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: Paumanok Vineyards
Based on an interview with Kareem and Nabeel Massoud on 3 May 2011 with additions from “Sustainable Viticulture at Paumanok Vineyards,” an essay by Kareem “At Paumanok we practice viticulture that allows us to achieve our goal of growing the ripest, … Continue reading
Posted in Viticulture, Wineries
Tagged Acidic Soil, aquebogue, Biodynamic Agriculture, Biodynamic Viticulture, Charles Massoud, Cornell University Agricultural Extension, East End of Long Island, Kareem Massoud, Long Island AVA, Long Island Vineyards, Long Island Wineries, Merlot Alliance, Nabeel Massoud, North Fork AVA, North Fork Wineries, Organic Viticulture, Paumanok Vineyards, Salim Massoud, Sustainable Viticulture, Terroir, Ursula Massoud, VineBalance, Vineyard terroir
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Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: The Lenz Winery
Based on an interview with Sam McCullough & Eric Fry at the Lenz Winery on 20 and 27 April 2011 A statement on the Lenz Winery Web site by Sam McCullough, its vineyard manager for 20 years, says that: At … Continue reading
Viticultural Practices in LI–Part III: Peconic Bay Winery
Based on an interview with Jim Silver and Charlie Hargrave, 20 April 2011, with some additions from the Peconic Bay Website. Peconic Bay Winery, which derives its name from the eponymous body of water by which it is located, was … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidic Soil, Charlie Hargrave, Cornell University Agricultural Extension, Cutchogue, Greg Gove, Jim Silver, Long Island AVA, Long Island Vineyards, North Fork AVA, North Fork Wineries, Organic Viticulture, Peconic Bay Winery, Sustainable Viticulture, VineBalance, Vineyard terroir
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Viticultural practices in LI–Part II: background.
In order to avoid repeating myself with each report on viticultural practices at a vineyard, I want to point out some factors that I believe appertain to most of the vineyards that I’ll be writing about—which is to say, all of the ones in LI Continue reading
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Tagged Acidic Soil, American Viticultural Area, AVA, Bedell Cellars, Biodynamic Viticulture, Channing Daughters Winery, Cornell University Agricultural Extension, Demeter USA, Glacial moraine, Hamptons AVA, Hamptons Wineries, Harbor Hill Moraine, Larry Perrine, Lenn Thompson, Lenz Winery, Long Island AVA, Long Island Vineyards, Long Island Wine Council, Long Island Wine Country, New York Cork Report, North Fork AVA, North Fork Wineries, Old Field Vineyards, Organic Grapes, Organic Viticulture, Organic Wines, Palmer Estate, Paumanok Vineyards, Peconic Bay Winery, Regalia, Ronkonkoma Moraine, Sam McCullough, Serenade, Shinn Estate, Stuart Smith, Sustainable Viticulture, Tom Mansell, Uncork New York!, Vertical Shoot Positioning, VineBalance, Vineyard terroir, Wolffer Estate
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