North Fork Archives | Palate Press

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Freshly cut pears and Meyer lemon waft up from the glass. Citrus takes the lead on the palate, white grapefruit and lemon, with pear and hints of toasted hazelnut in the background. White grapefruit lingers on the finish. This is a tart, palate-cleansing wine, something to drink between bites of Read More

What We’re Drinking – Lieb Cellars Reserve Cabernet Franc

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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The nose shows the clear Cuban cigar benchmark for North Fork Cabernet Franc. Raspberry is the predominant flavor, with tobacco and vanilla on the mid-palate. This is an interesting food wine, one that will enhance, rather than compete against, most meats. Drink with lamb chops. Recommended. 88 points. DBH WHO: Read More

Tasting Méthode Champenoise Sparkling Wine from Long Island and the Finger Lakes

Maggie Hoffman

Features Wine Spotlight

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In some ways, New York’s wine regions are ideal for making sparkling wine. The generally cool weather—combined with lake effect in the Finger Lakes and ocean breezes in Long Island—allows grapes to ripen slowly with gorgeous aromatics and natural acidity.-read more- Read More

2005 Bedell Cellars B3: Bedell Blanc de Blanc – North Fork

Maggie Hoffman

Wine Reviews

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Though it’s a bit more expensive than most of the others, this wine is richer and beefier, with fragrant notes of almond croissants, toasted wheat bread with lemon marmalade, orange blossoms, hazelnut, and honeydew. It’s complex, slightly earthy, and well-read more- Read More

2004 Lenz Cuvée – North Fork

Maggie Hoffman

Wine Reviews

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This svelte sparkler from the North Fork is 100% Pinot Noir, with a bready nose, hints of baking peaches, and golden delicious apples. It has very delicate bubbles and lots of minerality—seashells all over the palate. This is a zippy-read more- Read More

What We’re Drinking – Lieb Cellars Reserve Pinot blanc

What We’re Drinking – Lieb Cellars Reserve Cabernet Franc

Tasting Méthode Champenoise Sparkling Wine from Long Island and the Finger Lakes

2005 Bedell Cellars B3: Bedell Blanc de Blanc – North Fork

2004 Lenz Cuvée – North Fork

2018 Ghost of a Chance Wines “Gangster of Love” Red, Sierra Foothills

2020 One Flock Sauvignon Blanc

2020 One Flock Red Wine, California

Bellenda San Fermo, Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Superiore, Brut

2021 David Frost Sauvignon Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa