The Great French Wine Blight

The Great French Wine Blight

As you may or may not know phylloxera is a deadly insect that kills the grape vines.  It hit America then found it’s way to Europe.  This is where they realized that the Native American grapevines were resistant to phylloxera and they begn to graft the...
Tasting at Cape May Brew Co.

Tasting at Cape May Brew Co.

Splitting my time between Cape May, NJ and the Hudson Valley allows me to explore the beverage makings of Cape May while it is not tourist season.  On our way home from the boat show in Atlantic City we stopped at Cape May Brew Company to have brew and drool over the...
Take Advantage Of Masi Wines: 6 Things I Learned

Take Advantage Of Masi Wines: 6 Things I Learned

Last week I attended one of the Winter Dining Series at the Culinary Institute of America titled “Six Generations of Venetian Wine.” The dinner was all about the Boscaini family and Masi wines.  The speaker was Tony their US Director for their...