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It is always astounding to me that so many restaurants that focus on local foodstuffs ignore local wine. The problem seems to be twofold. First that local wine still carries the reputation of being 'sub-par' which is a huge issue in the middle of the country (although it seems ridiculous that should be an issue in New York State).
The other is economic. Small wineries don't have the ability to discount their wines and they don't have distribution channels to get into restaurants. For restaurants who are only paying lip service to "local" this is a considerable roadblock. For those who are dedicated? There is no excuse.
Commented Nov 19, 2009 on Dedicated to Local or Taking Advantage of Locavores? at New York Cork Report
Dedicated to Local or Taking Advantage of Locavores?
By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief Photo of Church & Main's dining room from Yelp.com A few weeks ago, I did something at a restaurant that I almost never do -- at least not at a fine dining restaurant. I drank beer before and during my meal. On the surface, that's not that big a deal. I dr...
I find it fascinating that restaurants that work hard to use local producers for their foodstuffs will totally ignore it when it comes to wine. Viva la Locapour!
Commented Oct 23, 2009 on Even the big shots want us to drink local at The Wine Curmudgeon
Even the big shots want us to drink local
A couple of very odd wine articles this week, in which two of the most important wine writers in the United States take restaurants to task for not serving local wine: · The New York Times' Eric Asimov writes that "Nobody goes out to dinner in the San Francisco Bay Area to eat food flown in from...
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