PAGES (52-54) June 15 2010
TERROIR Wölffer Estate Vineyard, Sagaponack, New York
Ralph DiGennaro
The former men’s style editor at The New York Times Magazine and fashion news editor at Gentlemen’s Quarterly, Ralph DiGennaro is one of the preeminent voices in luxury journalism. His writing and styling has also been published in Esquire, The New Yorker, Departures, Cigar Aficionado, and The Affluent Page. His wine and food articles have appeared in Private Air, Stratos, Nicklaus, and The Tasting Panel, among other publications. When he is not writing or listening to contemporary folk music, he spends his time picking and strumming his Martin guitar, a glass of Long Island Reserve Merlot or Oregon Pinot Noir never far from reach.
Bordeaux varietals thrive on the soil and microclimate in this exclusive corner of Long Island.
Of the 50 most expensive small towns in America, Sagaponack, N.Y., on the eastern end of Long Island’s South Shore, ranks No. 1, according to
Bloomberg Business Week
and the real-estate site Zillow.com. It’s all the more remarkable when you consider that as recently as 40 years ago, this tiny village was little more than a tract of potato fields bookended by the w...
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