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Coyote Moon Vineyards in the Thousand Islands is now offering two of its most popular wines in...cans! Fire Boat Red and Fire Boat White are packaged in convenient cans, like many beers, making it simpler for consumers to enjoy the wines practically anywhere. There are lots of advantages: the cans are small, light, and easily transportable; no corkscrew is needed; the aluminum protects the quality of the wine, and is easily recycled. They come in four-packs of 250ml cans, meaning each can is equal to a third of a normal bottle of wine, which is 750ml.
Located in Clayton near the St. Lawrence Seaway, Coyote Moon is owned and operated by Phil Randazzo and his family. They specialize in growing cold-hardy northern climate "Minnesota" grapes, and have won numerous awards in major competitions in the few years they have been open. www.coyotemoonvineyards.com.
Honoring the Hands is the name and theme of a fundraising event at Martha Clara Vineyards on Thursday, July 16 sponsored by Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing, an organization involving several leading wineries on the East End.
The funds raised by this event will provide free health care days on Long Island vineyards for field workers and uninsured tasting room staff beginning in September. The program gives every staff member a 30-mnute private health evaluation with a bilingual doctor, followed by a free head-to-toe exam scheduled at the most convenient clinic.
Richard Olsen-Harbich, winemaker at Bedell Cellars on Long Island and an industry leader for decades, was the subject of a major article by Lettie Teague in the Wall St. Journal on-line. She essentially shadowed him during a day at the winery, resulting in "A Day in the Hectic, Happy Life of a Winemaker".
Rich is one of the best people in our industry--recipient of our Unity Award, one of the key movers in Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing, and a quiet leader in many other ways--so it's great to see him get this kind of attention.
Tierce is a very special wine in terms of how it's made and where it's been served, and the 2013 Tierce Riesling will be released at a July 11 Celebration at Anthony Road Wine Company.
Tierce, which essentially means three, began years ago as a collaboration among three great winemakers who were also close friends: Peter Bell (Fox Run), Johannes Reinhardt (Anthony Road), and Dave Whiting (Red Newt). They each made their own Dry Rieslings, then gathered to taste dozens of different blends until they agreed on the best one--which became that year's Tierce. The 2013 Tierce was created by Peter Bell, but now with Peter Becraft (Anthony Road) and Kelby Russell (Red Newt), both of whom had been assistant winemakers during previous Tierce creations.
Oh, and by the way, the 2010 Tierce was the ONLY white wine served at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Luncheon.
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