02.25.2017 Columns Guest Column: The positive impact of the North Fork’s wine industry The first day in 1973 that my then-husband, Alex, and I arrived on the farm we’d bought in Cutchogue, on Long Island’s North Fork, to plant the region’s first...
02.10.2014 Business First weekend of L.I. Winterfest draws crowds, despite snow Slushy remnants from recent snowfalls didn’t stop hundreds of people from packing East End wineries and performing arts centers for Long Island Winterfest’s Live on the Vine kickoff weekend...
05.23.2013 Business Times/Review Newsgroup unveils Northforker.com Times/Review Newsgroup unveiled today its northforker brand, focusing entirely on tourism, lifestyle and leisure content from the North Fork. Northforker.com will be updated multiple times each day with information...
02.17.2013 Food and Drink Jazz on the Vine ‘exactly what the winter needs’ Snow flurries fell as wine lovers and jazz musicians kicked off Winterfest’s Jazz on the Vine series Saturday afternoon. Originally scheduled to start Feb. 8, the series was postponed by last...
07.03.2012 Business Jamesport Vineyards brings Wine Country to Shelter Island Jamesport Vineyards brought the North Fork wine industry to the next level this weekend with its newest tasting room, a joint venture between the vineyard and Shelter Island’s new...
03.20.2012 News VIDEO: Vineyards brace for early bud break after mild winter Kareem Massoud is a second-generation wine grower and Paumanok Vineyard’s winemaker for more than 10 years. The eldest son of owners Ursula and Charles Massoud, Kareem and Paumanok’s 2010...
10.09.2011 Uncategorized Wine column: Vintage challenges, here and abroad For Long Island’s vintners, the vintage of 2011 has been one of the most difficult in 30 years. Beginning with a fierce winter that made pruning vines in drifting...
08.31.2011 Uncategorized Wine Column: Challenges of the ‘heartbreak grape’ When wine grapes were first planted on Long Island in the 1970s and ’80s, most growers chose to plant the most important grape varieties of France, including chardonnay and...
