Winterfest 2010: Jazz on the Vine
It’s that time of year again here on Long Island. Long Island warms up the winter with it own focus on the east end. This is the third year that vineyards will be hosting live, FREE jazz concerts...
View ArticleWhen it says Long Island, it’s from Long Island
Earlier this month, Long Island became part of a very important group and a very select group. The Joint Declaration to Protect Wine Place Names and Origin was started in July of 2005 by seven...
View ArticleCider Tasting at Roanoke Vineyards
Curious about Cider? Got nothing going on Friday night? Want to take your special someone out for a tasting before dinner? Well then come and meet up with me, the Wine Undertaker and his wife and...
View ArticleVines to Wine at Martha Clara Vineyards
Have you ever wondered what goes into winemaking? Have you ever wondered how those grapes go from bud break to growing season to harvest to barrel to bottle and finally to table? Have you ever...
View ArticleBarrel Tasting at Pindar
For three Saturday’s in the month of April, Pindar Vineyards will be opening up the barrels for you to taste and see what is happening at Pindar Vineyards. The tours will be offered on April 3, April...
View ArticleWine Classes at Peconic Bay Winery
During the month of April, Peconic Bay Winery will be hosting Spring Wine Classes with Sommelier, Pascal Zugmeyer. The Classes kick of on Saturday April 10th at 10AM and continue through till May 1st....
View Article100 Blog Post’s Later
So, I hit the century mark. 100 post to my blog. I kind of can’t believe it and it kind of snuck up on me. Looking back at the first 100 posts, I have noticed something about them; Some silly, some...
View ArticleDid You Hear About H.R. 5034?
Maybe not? Well watch the video: Then read the bill below: Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010 (Introduced in House) HR 5034 IH 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R....
View ArticleA Little Siesta — Back From My Mexican Vacation
For the better part of May, Undertaking Wine was six feet under, pun intended. The early part of May was spent at TasteCamp in Northern Virginia. After that, I was home for less than a week, then off...
View ArticleUndertaking A New Blogging Adventure
In case you missed it a couple of weeks ago, I have joined the great team over at the New York Cork Report as a correspondent. This has been a bit of a dream come true for a locavore, NYS wine lover...
View ArticleA Change On The North Fork
I sat in my car staring at my Blackberry in shock. I refreshed my Blackberry just to be sure my eyes were not playing tricks on me. The tweet from Howard Goldberg of the New York Times looked like...
View ArticlePindar Vineyards — Looking Ahead To The Future
Pindar Vineyards, Long Island’s largest and highest volume producer is without a winemaker. Les Howard, who grew up working in Pindar Vineyards right out of Mattituck High School is leaving to take...
View ArticleWaiting For My Fruit To Ripen
Well, for those of you who know me, you know what has been going in these last 9 months. For those of you who don’t, my wife, Melissa is having our first child. The due date was July 21st. That has...
View ArticleGetting ready for…“Summer in a Glass — The Coming of Age of Winemaking in the...
I really don’t sell anything on this blog. Just not my style. I will talk you into buying local wine and maybe some vineyard events. However, it ends there. Except for today. I am not a sales...
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