Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineBlending Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery’s 2013 Sky Island
I've been working with Whitecliff for the past 5 years or so blending their Sky Island. When we first began we were there for about 3 hours, tasting, blending, analyzing. I must say, I would walk away with a slight buzz on. Not this year. In fact I was so amazed that...
Cookbook Review: Grill to Perfection
It is Spring and time to break out the grill. Actually I grill 12 months out of the year in all kinds of weather, but many of you are cleaning the grill and getting it set for the summer of BBQ's. To get you more in the prepared for barbecued food and to try some...
Hudson-Chatham Winery: 5 Baco Noirs and Growing
When I first met Carlo he hadn't even opened his winery. He was a year away from that. Since he's opened I usually make at least one if not more visits to see him and Dominique and what they are up to. What was once a small winery nestled in the town of Ghent, New...
Sharing #WorldMalbecDay With My Son
World Malbec Day was Thursday, April 17 and I was so glad my son could share in it with me. When Michael told me he was coming to visit last Thursday I was thrilled! I told him we had some nice wines to tastes and critique but that he had to tweet about it. At 22 he...
Book Review: Buy The Right Wine Every Time by Tom Stevenson
I received the Buy The Right Wine Every Time: The no-Fuss No-Vintage Wine Guide by Tom Stevenson for review recently from his PR Company. Just from flipping through the good at first glance, I thought this was the perfect book for my wine enthusiast 21 year old son....
For most everyone in the tasting room—and particularly on the patio on this don’t-forget-the-sunscreen kind of day—it is simply a perfect Sunday: A few locally brewed craft beer samples and lots of laughs with friends before the work week starts. For Brandon Wurtz...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
