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. 6th. I have to say his timing was impeccable.The food we were enjoying was a hodge-podge of different selections off the bar menu. A Mediterranean rotizza (cheese, roasted pepper and kalamata olives), a tangy crab-artichoke di... Read Full Story

Tonight I added another favorite place to eat in Syracuse, Joey's Italian Restaurant. Shirley and I have been dining here for the last 10 years and it seems that the food just keeps getting better and better. Best of all is the fabulous and always changing wine list. The best wines always remain, while others are always changed out in order to keep the list fresh. The only downside is the lack of New York wines on the list and no NY reds. So, to satisfy our thirst for a nice red wine to ... Read Full Story

This is a re-post from a 5 article series in October 2008.Ulcer problems are keeping me away from drinking wine at present.Any one know of a good wine that will cure the problem, please let me know.INTRODUCTION Whether you buy 10 bottles or a thousand bottles of wine, if you don’t drink the wine within 6 months, you should be aware of the proper method for storing the bottles correctly. Storing wine incorrectly can lead to spoilage or premature aging of the wine. Correct method to store wi... Read Full Story

The route for the 2010 Tour de France was announced on October 14th.All info can be found on the official Tour web site. www.letour.fr Tour de France 2010 Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometres. These stages have the following profiles: 1 prologue,9 flat stages,6 mountain stages and 3 summit finishes,4 medium mountain stage,1 individual time-trial stage ... Read Full Story

Sometime near the end of the year, I would like to post all that I have learned and the wines that I have come to enjoy over the past two years. From a European reds only wine drinker who could not tolerate most white wines or any wines over 0% RS, to be even drinking the many wines I am now, I think I have come a long way. Much of this change or palate expansion, if there is such a term, is directly related to the wines from the Finger Lakes region on New York. Not only the white wines ... Read Full Story

Lance Armstrong’s new Team Readioshack has been given permission to race in many of cycling’s top events for the next four years. The International Cycling Union said on Friday that it has granted Team RadioShack a license to compete in ProTour races for the 2010-13 seasons. The team still needs an invitation to race in next year’s Tour de France and Giro d’Italia. The season-long ProTour series includes one-day classics such as the Amstel Gold Race in the Netherlands ... Read Full Story

Well, Regional Wine Week ended on Saturday for most all those participating, except me.It was my goal, living near the Finger Lakes region, to have a different Finger Lakes wine every night for seven days. I also wanted only wines that I have not had before. For the latter reason, I had to add a day.I recently wrote about my son's lounge and the fact that he has finally added New York wines, in particular, Finger Lakes wine, to his wine list. However, on Friday when I made my weekly appear... Read Full Story

Day 5 (Thurs) of Regional Wine Week.Today I turned 62 years of age. On a recent wine tour, a very good friend of mine, purchased a $50 bottle of wine and gave it to me as a early birthday present. I promised that I would open on that day. The wine was a Fox Run Pinot Noir Reserve 2007. After an evening with some friends and a few Crown Royal Manhattans I came home early enough to fulfill that promise.The Manhattans are keeping me from finishing this wine in one night and that is my mista... Read Full Story

As promised, day 3 (Tues) of Regional Wine Week I chose a dry Riesling from Billsboro Winery.I just recently reviewed a Billsboro Sauvignon Blanc and remembered from a recent visit to the winery that the dry Riesling was one of the best I tasted that day.Lots of tropical aromas with some tangerine on the nose. Very velvety with a hint of lime in the mouth. The finish is very smooth, but also very short.Enjoyed with a baked chicken breast stuffed with baby artichoke hearts then covered with ... Read Full Story

Regional Wine Week was organized by DrinkLocalWine.com. It runs from Sunday Oct. 11 thru Saturday Oct. 17.For me, that means seven days of Finger Lakes wine. With plenty enough in the wine fridge, it won't be to difficult to do, but what choices do I make may pose a problem. Shirley's meal plans have to consider that I work till 10 pm. When I get home it's usually a light meal and a glass or two or three of something I can enjoy while on the PC catching up reading my favorite blogs.Sunday... Read Full Story