“If there’s a running theme to this year’s harvest in the Finger Lakes, for most growers it is probably higher yields,” notes Hans Walter-Peterson Researcher from Cornell in a recent Veraison to Harvest...
Three times on Wine Spectator’s top 100 listing, Ravines have a proven mastery of dry Rieslings. But how do you consistently create high quality Riesling? The Finger Lakes area is New York State’s largest...
By Randy Agness – Times Wine Columnist You can call, email or visit the two largest producers of Vinifera Riesling grapevines in the Finger Lakes, but the response will be exactly the same: “We are completely...
By Randy Agness Riesling buds beginning to swell. After two consecutive years of record setting cold temperatures and severe frost conditions during bloom, Finger Lakes vineyard managers were hoping for...
By Randy Agness The King of Beers, Budweiser, grows its worldwide beverage empire. SABMiller finally accepted a takeover by InBev after the fifth attempt by Anheuser-Busch, the world’s largest brewer....
By Randy Agness The reliable Finger Lakes Riesling vines remain in abundance for harvest As Issue 2 of the weekly Veraison to Harvest e-newsletter published by the Cornell Enology Extension program indicates,...
By Randy Agness “I’ve thought about this for a few years,” said Michael Warren Thomas, host of “The Grapevine – Radio for Wine Lovers on FM 92.1, “The Finger Lakes really needs celebrity winemakers to...
