The news shaking the wine world is the recent revelation of leaked information on the 2018 Master Sommelier exam. The culprit was identified, but 23 candidates for the prestigious designation will have to retake the blind tasting portion of the exam. With the rising profile of Sommeliers, this episode is seen as a major setback […]
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Today, we trashed the 2017 calendar and hung the 2018 calendar in its rightful place on the kitchen wall, a ritual cleansing of sorts. Flipping through the crisp new pages with their attractive and seasonal photos, I felt inspired to do something I’ve shunned before – create a list of New Year’s resolutions. Uh, oh.
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“Look out there,” says Scott Osborn, gesturing toward his vineyards. “I bought a wind machine this year. We’re in the tasting room at Fox Run Vineyards on Seneca Lake’s west shore this late April afternoon. The temperature has topped 80 degrees – too early to switch on the air conditioning. I’m wearing a light cotton
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Turning down a gravel road toward one of the newest Finger Lakes wineries, I feast my eyes first on long and slender Seneca Lake about a mile ahead. Then I notice the stark-white building at the end of the road, close to the lake’s eastern shoreline. Here’s where I find Bruce Murray, a former newspaperman
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I recently cooked my last brisket. Not that there was anything wrong with it. I’ve simply committed to a more vegetarian diet than I’ve eaten in the past – and that means no red meat. I hope my arteries will thank me some day. I chose the brisket because I happened to have two bottles
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