My philosophy is that any yahoo with a credit card can buy a great bottle of wine when money's no object, so the excitement for me comes from finding a great value, and sharing it with you. After all, a terrific wine is made better when shared with friends. (Same with cocktails!)

Friday, February 23, 2007

Long Island Wine Tour

There are a number of good wineries on Lond Island's North Fork, and some make an ice style wine. Unlike the Okanagan, temperatures don't get low enough for them to pick the grapes frozen on the vine, so they're picked late in the season, and then frozen after harvest. I took home a bottle of Pellegrini Vineyards' Finale which has caramelized pineapple flavours, and would work with a tropical dessert, or grown up version of a banana split. http://pellegrinivineyards.com/site/site/

Also worth a look:
www.wolffer.com
www.macariwines.com


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