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Beard Foundation ex-president indictedThe ex-president of the James Beard Foundation, a culinary center in New York, was arraigned on Monday on charges of stealing sizeable amounts of its funds for his use.
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Clinton backs AVA for Niagara Escarpment
New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is backing the creation of a new US winegrowing region – Niagara Escarpment.
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Wine thriller to be filmed in Finger Lakes vineyards
After last year’s Mondovino and Sideways, wine will again hit the big screen, this time in a low-budget independent shocker to be shot this summer.
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Michelin to publish New York guideMichelin will release its first ever restaurant guide outside Europe this year when the Michelin New York guide goes on sale in November.
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Allied wooed by Constellation, Diageo
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New Yorkers win Beard Foundation awards
Two New Yorkers won prestigious 2005 James Beard Foundation Awards on Monday.
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New York to allow direct shipping
New York State is set to allow wineries outside the state to bypass New York wholesalers and retailers and to ship wine directly to adult residents.
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New York, Connecticut allow shipments in
The governors of New York and Connecticut have signed revolutionary legislation that opens their states to shipments of wine from outside.
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Zagat A-lists six NY wine bars
The Zagat Survey’s 2005-06 guide to New York City Nightlife has put six wine bars on its A-list.
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Vidal ice wine is New York’s best
A $30 ice wine made from Vidal blanc grapes, a Northeastern speciality, was chosen New York’s best wine yesterday in the state’s 20th annual contest.
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Niagara Escarpment AVA approved
The Niagara Escarpment Viticultural Area is the latest AVA in New York State to be approved by the government.
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‘Largest cellar ever’ in Zachys sale
A bottle of 1811 Chateau Lafite worth as much as US$40,000 will be auctioned later this month by Zachys of New York.
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Acker sets 21st-century auction record
New York auctioneer Acker Merrall & Condit has just completed a US$10.6m auction - the third-biggest in wine auction history.
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New York vintner Willy Frank dies
Willy K Frank, a Finger Lakes vintner whose wines were often rated among New York State’s best, died on Tuesday at the age of 80.
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Pavie debate: Robinson speaks out
Jancis Robinson MW has responded to Robert Parker’s recent comments attacking British wine tasters with letters to the New York Times and International Herald Tribune.
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Auction records broken as sale makes nearly $8m
Eight auction records were broken and nearly US$8m was spent on Saturday as bidding went through the roof at Sotheby’s New York sale.
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New York’s “Copia” to open this week
New York State’s answer to Copia – the New York Wine and Culinary Center – opens this Friday.
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New York: new wine grapes released
New York State’s Cornell University has released three new wine grapes.
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Obituary: RW ‘Johnny’ Apple Jr
RW Apple Jr, the renowned New York Times correspondent whose talents included wine and food writing, has died aged 71.
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Star Trek wine goes for $6k
Two bottles of 23rd century Chateau Picard have sold for more than ten times their estimate at Christie’s New York.
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Sotheby’s claims $1m record
Fifty cases of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1982 have been sold for over $1m in New York, in what Sotheby’s claims is a new record for a single lot at auction.
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New York merchants can buy direct from wineries – almost
Licensed retailers and restaurants in New York State can now buy directly from out-of-state producers on the internet, a state lawyer says.
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Court asked to dismiss ‘Jefferson’ wine fraud case
German collector and dealer Hardy Rodenstock has asked a federal court in New York City to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of fraud.
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Mouton’s private cellar makes $2m
Baroness Philippine de Rothschild’s private cellar – dating back to the end of the 19th century – hit the jackpot last night at a New York auction.
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FBI investigates auction houses for wine fraud
The US government is probing sales of counterfeit wine and has sent subpoenas to Zachys in New York and Christie’s in London and collectors of rare wine.
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New York’s Montrachet to auction cellar
About half the cellar at Montrachet, one of New York’s most sophisticated wine-oriented restaurants, will be auctioned on 11 May.
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Caudalie opens in New York
Caudalie, the vinotherapy spa started at Château Smith Haut Lafitte in Bordeaux, is opening a new centre in the Plaza Hotel in New York.
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Leonard Pickell, disgraced former Beard president dies
Leonard F Pickell Jr, ex-president of the James Beard Foundation in New York City, has died aged 53.
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Rodenstock may default in Jefferson case
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Six new wine stores get Zagat top rating
Six newcomers have entered the top tier of 11 wine stores in the Zagat Survey’s 2008 guide to New York City Gourmet Shopping and Entertaining.
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New York State wine pioneer sells estate
Hermann J Wiemer, the producer who symbolised the rise to prominence of New York State Riesling, has sold his estate to his winemaker.
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Erotic wine evenings strike educational note
A New York company is enthusiastically exploiting the links between wine and sex – starting with a tasting at an adult toy store.
