Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of Wine
Wine of the Week: Domaine Cep d’Or 2023 Auxerrois Coteaux de Stadtbredimus
As I prepare for my upcoming trip to Luxembourg, I decided it was time to start exploring some of the country's wines. I opened a bottle of Domaine Cep d'Or 2023 Auxerrois Coteaux de Stadtbredimus, and all I can say is wow. This was my first experience with the...
Schioppettino: Friuli’s Peppery Secret and the Women Preserving It
Somewhere in the northeast corner of Italy — 500 meters from the Slovenian border, an hour and a half from Venice, tucked into a green valley of gentle hills and marine-origin soils, there’s a winery run entirely by women. It has been, in one form or another, for over...
Wine of the Week: Pajzos 2022 T-Furmint – A Dry Taste of Hungary
A Dry Hungarian White That Will Change How You Think About Tokaj When a friend brings wine to dinner, I'm always excited to see what appears on the table. This week's wine was especially exciting because it checked two boxes for me. First, my family owned vineyards in...
June’s Grape of the Month: Rkatsiteli — The 8,000-Year-Old Wine Built for Summer
If your summer wine rotation has gotten a little predictable—same Sauvignon Blanc, same rosé, same chilled Chardonnay on repeat—I want to introduce you to the grape that is officially my June Grape of the Month: Rkatsiteli. Yes, that’s a mouthful. Don’t worry, the...
Wine of the Week: Elena Walch 2024 Rosé
There’s something about that first truly warm spring day that immediately makes me reach for rosé. serious. That’s exactly what happened when I pulled a bottle of Elena Walch 2024 Rosé from the fridge. I was first introduced to Elena Walch through our Winephabet...
Memorial Day Feels Different This Year: What I Miss About the Restaurant Industry — And What I Don’t
If we hadn’t sold the restaurant, Memorial Day weekend would look very different for me right now. I’d be checking reservations.Reviewing staffing schedules.Making sure the wine fridge was stocked.Watching weather reports like they were life-or-death predictions.And...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
