Applewood Winery Blog

 Here are the recipes from the New York Riesling Experience courtesy of our Chef Suzanne Donovan.  The event was a great success and people really enjoyed her pairings with the different Rieslings.  One of the big hits of the event was a dry sparkling Riesling which we made just for the event.  It was so popular that we intend to bottle some for a Wino Club selection in the future.

 

About a month ago we invited everyone to help us write a Riesling Manifesto by answering three questions.  We didn't want anyone to go through the hard work of putting words to paper without the potential for some big prizes.  The best in each question got a free bottle of Riesling and the best overall entry won a free case of Applewood Wine.

 

We were overwhelmed with the amount of response.  Here are some of the entries and the winners

What is the best city to enjoy Riesling in?

Applewood Winery makes wine samples available to those who are passionate about wine, and who enjoy telling others about that passion.

“Riesling is the grape of the 21^st century” declares winemaker Jonathan Hull.

Sommeliers have always loved Riesling for it’s piercing acidity.  Winemakers love it for the wide variety of styles that it lends itself to.  It can range from a dry wine with crisp apple and pear flavors to Sweet dessert wines with honeyed notes.

Applewood Winery is expanding our vineyard in Warwick beyond it's humble beginnings and I am convinced that the vineyard should be converted to Organic or Biodynamic practices.

The separation of food and wine sales is artificial. Wine and food go naturally together and it would increase overall wine sales in NY to pickup your wine with your groceries.

I've always enjoyed when I traveled out of state and could pick up some wine with my vittles for dinner. It makes for much more of an impulse buy and will expose millions more to the mystical, fascinating world of wines.

Yes, Those shelves will undoubtedly be filled with homogenized, blended, French Oaked,"New World" wine.  But for many it will be their first exposure to wine and food together.

I am a winery owner in NY's Hudson Valley and I truly believe that the more wine people drink the better it is for every winery owner out there everywhere. I don't mind the competition it raises the bar on everyone.  Will anyone even recognize a NY wine of unique character and individuality?  I'll save that for another post.

The sale of wine in grocery stores will unfortunately put some Mom & Pop Liquor stores out of business.

The stores that will survive will be the ones that know their stuff. As a winemaker my motto is taste , taste, taste.  I patronize my local wine store all the time because the guy is incredibly knowledgeable and tastes hundreds of wine a month. No clerk at Stop & Shop will ever replace him.