2008-10-12 23:07:38 - WinesNY.com, an Internet destination for interest in high quality artisanal wines from New York State, has published a new featured article highlighting the best Merlot wines from Long Island. The article provides wine ratings and reviews to help wine lovers decide the Long Island Merlots that best match their tastes.

WinesNY.com, an Internet publisher of information on New York State wines, has released a comprehensive article on the best Long Island Merlot wines. The article identifies the current top winemakers and discusses the development of the finest Merlot varietal wine bottlings from the region. It is one of the most exhaustive surveys of currently available Merlot wines from the emerging

wine growing region of Long Island. There are wine reviews and tasting notes for labels from both the North Fork and Hamptons wine appellations. The article traces the development of the wine industry and ascendancy of Merlot as the signature red wine on the East End of Long Island.

Alvin Lewis, President of Point Prox Inc., owner of WinesNY.com, remarked that "Long Island is gaining recognition as one of the great Merlot producing region of the world. It has often been compared to the most famous Merlot producing region: Bordeaux. These similarities have been observed not just by Long Island winemakers but by many Bordelaise industry experts as well. Both are maritime climates with similar heat accumulations and growing seasons. The Long Island terroir , that is the region's climate, soils, terrain, and developing winemaking culture, is making of Merlot a different expression of the varietal than produced elsewhere. The Merlots from Long Island are leaner, bolder, and more focused. They show spectacular aromatic characteristics and complexity."

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