Michael Kontokosta is the co-owner and vineyard manager of Kontokosta Winery, and was a lot of fun to hang out with. His tasting room is beautiful and LEED-gold certified to boot. He describes their materials in the episode, and it is fascinating to see. You have that big wind turbine, which powers everything but the…
Kelsey Cheslock is the marketing director at Sparkling Pointe. She was fantastic both on and off camera as a huge help for this segment of the show. She’s also an actress and she was running up against time during our segment recording, as she had a rehearsal to get to. We are most appreciative for…
Rich Olseb-Harbich is the winemaker at Bedell Cellars but is also the founder of the Long Island Sustainable Winegrowing Initiative . It was really neat to talk with him and to see his passion for what he is promoting, which is clean water, among other things. He maintains, and rightly so, that farming can be…
Gilles Martin – Winemaker, Sparkling Pointe is a super nice guy. He was great on camera and has that classic French accent right out of Central Casting. He smiles a lot but is a serious, dialed in winemaker in all phases. If the opportunity ever presents itself, I will sit out on the beautiful patio…
I wasn’t so hot on this show as I was reflecting on it on my drive home. I initially had a tough time getting a rosé producer/winemaker to spend some time with us (we totally lucked out with Michael Kontokosta), and we were really busting a move recording the 3rd show simultaneously, which had a…
Through our travels in Episode 3, I was fortunate enough to meet Adam’s wife Laura. Laura is a master beekeeper who has over 100 hives (that’s over 8 million bees!) She is also the owner of the business Blossum Meadow, which sells beewax products and honey About Blossom Meadow Blossom Meadow honey is raw, unfiltered and…
In Episode 3 of Wine About the Weather, we introduce my good friend Adam Suprenant, who owns his own wine company, but also works for the legendary Osprey’s Dominion Vineyard. About Osprey’s Dominion Osprey’s Dominion Vineyards is located on Long Island’s North Fork. Ninety acres of vinifera grapes grow under the watchful eye of the soaring…
The famous lighthouse from which our friend and contributor Adam Suprenant derived his Winery’s name from, which is featured in Wine About the Weather Episode 3. The Orient Point Lighthouse was constructed in order to make safe passage between the deep and narrow gap between Orient Point and Plum Island. This gap is called Plum Gut,…
In Episode 3 of Wine About the Weather, I visit Adam Suprenant and his wife Laura , the owners of Coffee Pot Cellars. About Coffee Pot Cellars Coffee Pot Cellars is a small-production winery located on the North Fork of Long Island, one hundred miles east of New York City. Their portfolio of artisanal, ultra-premium wines…
About Bruce & Son Scott Bullman, who was a great guest and contributor to our Episode 3 wine tour runs an awesome restaurant in Greenwich with his father Bruce called Bruce & Son. Bruce & Son offers a medley of breakfast and lunch items, including delicious scones, pancakes, and specialty sandwiches Bruce & Son also…
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