As promised I have a handful of wine recommendations from my father. I was waiting on him to send me a photo that we took of a bottle of wine we shared in front of the Christmas tree, but guess he is occupied or just plain too tired from our visit. In any case, here are a couple of you-can't-go-wrong East Coast wines that he likes. You might note that he is part Scot so takes pride in not paying extraordinary prices for a very drinkable wine. Additionally, these are not necessarily his absolute favs, just those that he is highly familiar with and that were accessible as we were crawling through his wine cellar on Sunday.
1) Veritas Cabernet franc- a Monticello 2001 vintage that won the Virginia Governor's cup.
2) Lakewood Vineyards Long Stem White 2000- a Fingerlakes, NY vintage (very drinkable IMO)
3) Westbend 1998 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay (Hey lookie here! a NC foothills wine ) AWESOME! You
can't go wrong offering this one to guests. I personally have saved a case of this notable potable.
4) Sangiovese Reserve 2000- a Barboursville Vineyard yummy. I think my dad values this particular
vineyard and has high future expectations as well. Remember the name and know that you heard it
here first if you are not already familiar.
5) Lamoreaux Landing Estate Red-a non-vintage from the NY Fingerlakes region. A fine tablewine.
