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| Photo: Finger Lakes Wine Country |
Due to a bout of strep throat this week, which scorched my palate like a prairie brush fire, I've fallen far behind in my wine tastings. I even asked Twitter, "Which wine goes best with strep?," but no one had a good pairing. In the meantime, I'm like a baby making the switch from the bottle (oatmeal and smoothies, in my case) to solid foods (actual dinners, with wine to match). In short, I'm late in posting this week and have no freshly tasted wines to discuss.
But my eyes just landed on my "Drink Local Wine" poster (top right) from the Finger Lakes Wine Country in New York, so here's one for vino-loving Slashfoodies: Can your state's wine stand up to those made in such beloved states as California?
Wine is made in 50 states now, though Joel Stein panned most of them in his whirlwind tour for Time magazine. And this month, DrinkLocalWine.com held its first-ever conference dedicated to regional wines, which includes all U.S. wines not made in California or the Pacific Northwest. The idea, as wine writers and cofounders Jeff Siegel and Dave McIntyre like to point out, is that plenty of states are making great wine.
So here's a way for you wine lovers to get involved in the local food movement via the grape. Try a local wine this week, and hit the comments with your thoughts. Got any amazing vinos near you?















