Lenn Thompson, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, moved to Long Island nearly a decade ago and promptly fell in love with the region's dynamic and emerging wine industry. An Internet marketing guru by profession, Thompson founded LENNDEVOURS.com, his wine blog, in early 2004 to share his passion for the wines of New York with his readers.

In recent years, Thompson has written extensively for Dan's Papers in the Hamptons, including his weekly "Over the Barrel" column and weekly column "Corks of the Forks" on Hamptons.com. Formerly the editor of Long Island Wine Gazette, he also contributes to Edible East End and Edible Brooklyn. An energetic wine scribe, Lenn is also planning the launch of his own New York-focused wine newsletter, the New York Cork Report in 2008.

Thompson lives in Sound Beach, New York with his wife Nena, an accomplished mezzo-soprano and music teacher, their infant son Jackson and their beagle, Ben Rothelisbeagle.

For AppellationAmerica, Lenn utilizes his expertise and passion for Long Island wines in his coverage of the island appellation and its two sub-AVAs, North Fork of Long Island and The Hamptons, Long Island.