by Debbie | Mar 27, 2014 | Napa Valley Wine Tasting
I found myself on an unexpected trip to San Francisco two weeks ago. It wasn’t a trip of pleasure as one of my best friends husband had succumbed to brain cancer. I stayed a week with her to help her what she needed and was not expecting to visit wine country....
by Debbie | Mar 25, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing
Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters had their acid test, and Scott Vaccaro and his Captain Lawrence boys have theirs too. Taking place at a number of better beer establishments in the region, The Captain Lawrence Acid Test offers up three pale ales of...
by Debbie | Mar 24, 2014 | Domaine Francois Cartier Cot, Italian Wedding Soup, Paul Gayler
We have this never ending winter and I can’t get enough soup to get me through it all. When I received this great cookbook “Great Homemade Soups, A Cook’s Collection” by Paul Gayler, I was excited! This cookbook is chock full of recipes...
by Debbie | Mar 20, 2014 | hudson valley wine, Signature grape, steven kolpan
Many wine regions have a signature grape. Especially in New York. The Finger Lakes focus on Riesling and have been quit successful in achieving world recognition. Long Island has a focus on Merlot. What does the Hudson Valley have? I’ve overheard some...
by Debbie | Mar 18, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing, St Patrick's Day
While St. Patrick’s Day has become, for better or worse, a celebration of beer, we sure do some funky things to our beloved brews in the name of the patron saint of Ireland. The purists may have scrunched their noses, but most everyone seemed to enjoy the...
