Long Island Wine Country: Award-Winning Vineyards of the North Fork and the Hamptons (精装)

基本信息出版社:THREE FORKS BOOKS (2009年5月1日)精装:192页ISBN:0762748397条形码:9780762748396产品尺寸及重量:24.9 x 22.4 x 2 cm ; 980 gASIN:0762748397

商品描述内容简介Well over 3,000 acres on Long Island's beautiful East End have been planted with European wine grape varieties over the last three decades, and the vineyards are widely credited with keeping this beautiful landscape--officially designated one of the "Last Great Places" by The Nature Conservancy--green and growing. Add to that the recent praise for wine producers like Bedell Cellars, The Lenz Winery, and Wolffer Estate Vineyards (among numerous others) from sources like the "New York Times," "Wine Spectator," and "Wine Advocate," and it's not difficult to see why the "New York Times," " "in an article on Long Island wines, captioned a photo with the words, "Who needs Bordeaux? A tasting of wines from the East End." Like a fine wine, the time is ripe for "Long Island Wine Country." Written by the editor of "Long Island Wine Press" magazine--with a foreword by Louisa Thomas Hargrave, cofounder of Long Island's first vineyard, and sumptuously illustrated by an award-winning photographer--this book takes readers to each of the area's more than forty producers, telling the colorful stories of the wines and the people who make them. Included are profiles of the owners and winemakers, notes on the wines, and essential details for visitors, such as contact information. Interspersed throughout are delicious recipes from the chefs who use the bounty of the region to prepare delicious dishes to pair with these wines, as well as lush color photographs of the natural beauty of the East End and its winemakers, wines, and wineries.媒体推荐An insider's tour of one of America's leading new wine regions--with profiles of more than forty wine producers, lush color photographs, and recipes by top local chefs From the Introduction"It's your first trip to eastern Long Island. . . . The tension in your shoulders starts to melt as you realize you've finally traveled beyond the land of megamalls, giant chain stores, and endless car lots.Soon you catch your first glimpse of a vineyard basking in the sun, its broad leaves silently turning sunlight into sugar, ripening Vitis vinifera, the European grapes that make the world's finest wines. For a moment you might imagine you've been mysteriously wafted to the French countryside, but no, this is the East End of Long Island, the most exciting new wine region in North America. You've reached your destination, but your journey of discovery has barely begun. . . ." Features wines from: The North ForkBaiting Hollow Farm VineyardRoanoke VineyardsPalmer VineyardsMartha Clara VineyardsComtesse TheresePaumanok VineyardsJamesport VineyardsDiliberto WineryClovis PointLaurel Lake VineyardsHarbes Family VineyardMacari Vineyards and WineryLieb Family CellarsShinn Estate VineyardsSherwood House VineyardsPellegrini VineyardsMacari 2Castello di Borghese Vineyard and WineryVineyard 48Peconic Bay WineryWaters Crest WineryPugliese VineyardsBedell CellarsPindar VineyardsThe Lenz WineryRaphaelAckerly Pond VineyardsBouke Bridge VineyardsChristiano Family VineyardsMedolla Vineyards Schneider Vineyards Sparkling PointeOsprey's DominionCorey Creek VineyardsDuck Walk NorthThe Old Field Vineyards Croteaux VineyardsJason's VineyardScarola VineyardsThe HamptonsDuck Walk VineyardsChanning Daughters WineryWolffer Estate VineyardThe Grapes of Roth