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Behind the Bottle: The Rise of Wine on Long Island Hardcover – April 14, 2015

by Eileen M Duffy (Author), Mary Ewing-Mulligan (Foreword)
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Profiling owners, winemakers, and personalities from around the country and the world, Behind the Bottle is a fun and intriguing look at the people who have made Long Island into one of the hottest wine regions in the country.

Long Island has been a leader in winemaking since 1975. In the last forty years, Long Island's rise has been meteoric. Long a rural region famed for their duck and their potatoes, Long Island, now visited by 1.3 million people each year, has carved out a wine country second to none. With highly acclaimed wines garnering rave reviews from Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications, Long Island wines have been celebrated around the country and across the Atlantic ocean. Here, Edible East End editor Eileen M. Duffy profiles winemakers and wineries that have received this high acclaim, and shares their stories. Men and women from as far away as California, France, even New Zealand have come here to create a wine country whose wines, including Chardonnay, Sauvingon Blanc, Merlot, and Meritages among others, are second to none. BEHIND THE BOTTLE illustrates the fascinating story from the region's birth to its zenith.
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    April 14, 2015
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  6. ISBN-10
    1604335017
  7. ISBN-13
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“Behind the Bottle offers lively vignettes of Long Island’s contemporary wine scene. In addition to focusing on the diverse personalities and philosophies of individual winemakers, Eileen Duffy also manages to convey a sense of the momentum that continues to sweep this wine region toward a respected and cohesive maturity.” -- Marguerite Thomas, author of Touring East Coast Wine Country

“[Eileen Duffy] tells the tale magnificently, whether you know Long Island wine or not. How do you weave a patchwork of ideas that adds up to a real feel for a place? You structure your book around the great masters of the region, past and present, who idiosyncratically tell you in many different ways about their personal Long Islands. It's magic.” -- David Rosengarten, Editor-in-Chief, The Rosengarten Report

"To call the Long Island wine region ‘emergent’ is dated thinking. It has arrived and is producing wines deserving of every wine lover's attention. The region also deserves this book. Eileen knows the region, its wines and the folks behind them. That enables her to shine the spotlight on the right people in the right way -- mixing the region's history with its pioneering, inspiring and sometimes controversial personalities." -- Lenn Thompson, New York Cork Report

“American wine is no longer made just on the West Coast. Eileen Duffy introduces us to the winemakers and personalities who have transformed Long Island from a potato-farming resort for New York's rich and famous to a wine-growing resort for New York's rich and famous. Along the way we meet the pioneers who had a crazy idea that European grapes could grow here and the modern pathfinders determined to make Long Island wine sustainable -- not just as a producer of world-class wines, but as an environmentally friendly enterprise.” -- Dave McIntyre, wine columnist for The Washington Post and co-founder of Drink Local Wine

“The American wine industry continues to grow, and with that growth we have seen some emerging regions really shine. Long Island is one of those regions. Behind the Bottle tells the story of Long Island wine from the people who made the region what it is today.” -- Michael Kaiser, Director of Public Affairs, WineAmerica, National Association of American Wineries

"This book will be essential, educational and enjoyable for those who want to learn more about the people, the grapes and the growing conditions of Long Island and its fine wines." -- Richard Leahy, author of Beyond Jefferson's Vines

About the Author

Eileen M. Duffy, Edible East End’s deputy editor, holds a diploma in wine and spirits from the International Wine Center and has been writing about food and wine on the East End since 2003.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cider Mill Press; First Edition (April 14, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1604335017
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1604335019
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.03 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.35 x 0.9 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Food and wine writer Eileen M. Duffy has been on the beat on Long Island’s East End since 2003. After starting out as the editor of community weeklies The Traveler Watchman and The Suffolk Times, she is now the editor of Edible East End and Edible Long Island magazines as well as the editor of their websites: edibleeastend.com and ediblelongisland.com. In 2009, Eileen completed a wine credential, the Level 4 Diploma from the London-based Wine Spirit Education Trust, which requires two years of study, blind tastings, papers and tests. In April her book on Long Island wine, Behind the Bottle: The Rise of Wine on Long Island, was published by Cider Mill Press. For the book, she interviewed local winemakers and asked them to pick a bottle of wine they made they felt was a milestone for either them or the region. The result is a fascinating account, informed by Eileen’s decade of involvement with the region, of the personalities and the vintages that made Long Island Wine Country what it is today: a producer of world-class wine.

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bigred
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2016
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Great read; very thoughtfully written, engaging and informative. A must to enjoy a glass or two while reading.
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Maureen D. O'Donnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and informative story about LI wines A lot of ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2015
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Wonderful and informative story about LI wines
A lot of need to know about the LI wine history and growth
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blanche napoleon
5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-have" in your home!
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
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This book is beyond 2 thumbs up! It is fabulously entertaining as well as being extremely informative. Easy to read and a "must-have" for all the Hampton home owners or renters, who are always having dinner parties. You will not ever have to worry about what wine to serve... Eileen is your guide!
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Elizabeth Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book..... Two thumbs up!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2015
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This is a great read and necessary summer reading if you are planning to spend summer out on Long Island and visit the vineyards.
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E.L. Huberty
4.0 out of 5 stars Overdue heralding of Long Island's thriving wine country
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2015
As most people do not realize that Long Island even has a thriving wine country, this book was long overdue. Better is that it is written with intelligent, witty storytelling by an Edible magazine editor who understands foodie and wine culture, history, and business.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Praise for "Behind the Bottle"
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015
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In "Behind the Bottle," Eileen Duffy makes a persuasive case for Long Island's emergence as a premier wine producing area. One by one, she introduces producers who dare to compete with the established labels of Europe and California. This new book is an indispensable guide to those who wish to follow the waxing fortunes of America's new wine region.
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T.W. Barritt
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheers!
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2015
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Duffy knows the people of Long Island wine country intimately. Through individual, personal stories, she knits together a colorful and evocative profile of the region and the people who are working tirelessly to define the unique character of Long Island wine. Sit back, fill a glass and enjoy!
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Tara Duffy
5.0 out of 5 stars funny, interesting
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2015
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informational, immaculate prose, funny, interesting. Read this if you like wine and you like being happy
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Edward G
5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read!
Reviewed in Canada on July 2, 2015
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A very enjoyable read. I haven't been to the Long Island wine region yet and look forward to it after reading this book.
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