... his post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . It's Christmas day, we've opened all of our gifts, we ... of 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas. We're rounding out this mixed case of Long Island wines ... it did last night on Christmas Eve. Made rom 71% cabernet franc, 17% merlot and 12% cabernet...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . When I woke up this morning, I realized that I only had a few more days to announce the final four selections for my 12 Long Island Wines of Christmas ... wine in this mixed case of Long Island wines is one that is tasting well now, but should be even...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . As we enter the home stretch of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas, it's time for another one of my favorite whites. In fact, it's the last white in the mixed case. Shinn Estate Vineyards 2006 First Fruit ($23) was so tasty this year that it sold...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . I can't have a mixed case of Long Island wine for Christmas without including some bubbly can I? I knew that I had to include some sparkle to the 12 Long Island Wines of Christmas, but I wasn't sure which to include. You rarely hear about Long...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . The first red wine of my 2007 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas is Raphael's 2005 Cabernet Franc ($18) . It won't come as a surprise to many of you that there's a cab franc on the list, of course. You know how much I dig the grape. In fact, it would...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . Roman Roth isn't a name that long-time readers ... tasted it yet. Look for that soon. In the meantime, I had to include this wine in the 12 Long Island Wines of Christmas. It was the best merlot I tasted this year. Unfiltered and unfined...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . The second Long Island Wine for Christmas is a wine that didn't last long in our cellar this spring. I had several bottles of Jamesport Vineyards' 2006 ... and results in fresh, lip-smacking wines that tend to be straight forward no matter how delicious...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . Two more wines to go I've chosen them for two different reasons. Today's wine, Bedell Cellars' 2005 Reserve Merlot ($40) was one of the first 2005 ... and tannins on the palate without showing much of what makes Long Island wines unique and delicious...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here . We're only four wines into my 12 Long Island Wines of Christmas, and we're already including a second cabernet franc? Yes. We are. And, it's one that comes from a smaller, lesser-known producer. One that you might not even know about. I've long been...

This post is a part of my 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas series that will run from now until Christmas 2007. See the entire series here. Welcome to my 2007 12 Long Island Wines for Christmas, where I share with you the 12 wines that I'm most excited about and consider the some of the best ... Christmas dinner, a fun ravioli that I made by roasting acorn squash, pureeing it with sauteed apple...