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18 Years, 56 Entries, and One Bittersweet Goodbye: The 2026 Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition Results
Nine Double Golds. Nine Golds. Seventeen Silvers. Fourteen Bronzes Those are the numbers from the 2026 Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition. But numbers don’t tell the whole story. For me, this year’s results represent 18 years of watching the Hudson Valley...
Wine of the Week: Kellerei Bozen Puntscheit Kerner 2024
Editor’s Note This will be the last Wine of the Week for September. I’m heading off on a two-week adventure through Switzerland and Austria, and I can’t wait to see and taste what I discover along the way! You can follow my travels on Instagram and Facebook, where...
Wine of the Week: Il Forte Gavi DOCG — Sometimes You Just Grab a Bottle and Go
Sometimes the best wine pairings are the ones you don’t think too hard about. As summer winds down, Paul and I headed over to The Dock in West Wildwood to support one of our former employees, Monica, who is working there for the season. It was great to see her—and we...
Grape of the Month: Garnacha — Summer Spunk Meets Fall
There’s that point toward the end of summer when you can feel the season beginning to shift. The days are still warm, but the evenings are cooler and mornings have a nip. You might still be sitting outside with dinner, but suddenly you’re reaching for a sweater. The...
Wine of the Week: Pierre Sparr 2022 Riesling — A Little Alsace in Your Glass
I’m a little late with Wine of the Week this week, but for good reason. I was traveling to visit a friend I grew up with, and then came home to babysit my three-year-old granddaughter. Sometimes life gets in the way of wine — although I’d argue wine fits rather nicely...
It Was Never Just About the Wine: Remembering Melanie Ofenloch
Last night, I logged onto Facebook to post a picture of my granddaughter and me after a shopping trip. Instead, I was hit by a ton of bricks. My wine friend, Melanie Ofenloch, (Dallas Wine Chick) had passed away. I stared at the screen in disbelief. I am still in...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
