Quick Review: Glorie Farm Winery Lunar White 2011

US, NY, Hudson Valley, Glorie Farm Winery Lunar White 2011
+ // Fruity // Grapefruit // Red Grapefruit // Light

Made from a blend of Vidal and Cayuga grapes, this wine shows how Labrusca grapes can be used to add some sweet and fruity notes, without leading to a wine that tastes entirely of grape juice.

2012 Adventures - Readers' Favorites

2012 was a year of great adventures: From exploring new and exciting wine regions to discovering new favorite restaurants, there has been a lot to share with you readers. Your favorites for the year (based on pageviews) were:

5. Glorie Farm Winery
4. Summer in the Finger Lakes
3. Exploring Germany and Austria
2. An Afternoon at Brooklyn Winery
1. Happy Hour at Olea

Quick Review: Glorie Farm Winery Synergy

US, NY, Hudson Valley, Glorie Farm Winery, "Synergy," 2010

+ // Earthy, Smooth // Plum, Chocolate // Plum, Chocolate, Berries // Full

A Bordeaux style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, this was a smooth red with no real bite of tannins, perfect for sipping on a summer evening.

Quick Review: Glorie Farm Winery Peach Wine

US, NY, Hudson Valley, Glorie Farm Winery, Peach Wine 2011

+ // Sweet-Fruity // Bruised Peach // Peach, from the end of the season, Bitter Peach Skin // Medium

This wine shows how a fruit wine can be well crafted, with flavors above and beyond the simple, sweet fruit-juice wine one might expect.

Glorie Farm Winery

We've been talking about it recently, but it is nice to see the reality of the situation.

Doug Glorie represents the One Percent. Not the One Percent with the money, though he assures us that both his farm and winery have been profitable for the last five years (a rare feat for the farming industry, which relies on unpredictable Mother Nature). Instead, he is part of that hard working one percentage of the American population that brings us our food, and in his case, our drink as well.