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...
by Debbie | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by Debbie | Mar 13, 2014 | cape may brewery
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...
