Free Tasting of Lieb Family Cellars at BIN 36

by Jan Henrichsen

Making great wine in Long Island via jpm44's photostream.

On Wednesday evening, we're hosting Gary Madden of Lieb Family Cellars from 6:30 to 8:30.

He's a Chicago native, helps make really wonderful wine in New York, and we're super glad to have him! Here's a bit about him:

In his role as general manager for Lieb Family Cellars, a small winery located on the North Fork of Long Island, Gary Madden has merged his passion for wine with his entrepreneurial business zeal. “Wine has been a persistent passion for me from my college days working in restaurants and serving/tasting wine, through my computer industry career where it was a weekend hobby as I trekked through Napa, studied wine at UC Davis, and made wine at home. It finally emerged as a fulltime job when I switched careers after the Internet bubble burst.” Gary’s marketing and business skills include corporate development and marketing at Apple Computer, product planning at Texas Instruments, and market research for the Gartner Group and Dun & Bradstreet.

Working with owner Mark Lieb, Gary has grown Lieb Cellars into one of the most highly respected producers in the North Fork of Long Island wine region, offering varietals including Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, sparkling wine, Merlot and Meritage. The Pinot Blanc vines are some of the oldest on Long Island, producing critically acclaimed award winning wines that are offered at many of the best restaurants in New York City. The winery added Cabernet Franc and a dry rose to the product line in 2005.

Gary grew up on Chicago’s South Side in the shadow of Midway airport and attended Loyola and DePaul before moving to California.

The cork from North Fork via lenndevours' photostream.

We'll be pouring four of the Lieb cellars wines by the glass (which is a special treat...usually these wines are only available by the bottle) and we've put together a special flight available exclusively at the restaurant for those who are curious about what Lieb does, and why it tastes so good.

We'll have their sparkling, the reserve Chardonnay, the white merlot (not like white zin at all!) and the reserve Cabernet Franc.

Stop in, taste some great wines, nibble some cheese and talk to Gary.