Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineTasting 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...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room Sun Shines On Happy ‘Hour’
A few days before we turned our clocks forward, USA Today posited how the whole of America will “bemoan the hour we won't get back until October.” Which got me thinking. For starters, we get the hour back in November, not October. And either you’re a glass-half-empty...
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 portfolio.Here are...
Time To Purchase A Wine Cooler: Review NewAir AWR-520SB
So the time has come, the wine bottles are piling in strange corners of your home and you have to break down and purchase a wine cooler. I know your thinking, how big should I go? That depends on your collection habits. For the person just starting out, like my son...
Recuerdo 2011 Torrontes
A little ginger and jasmine are in order for this 2011 Recuerdo Torrontes. Those are the first aromas and flavors I got when I poured this in my glass. A little bit of summer for this never ending winter.The grapes for this wine come from the Famatina Valley wine...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: Wishing Away the Winter Woes
Rough winter, eh? Even if it doesn’t prove to be the statistically worst in Westchester history, it sure as hell feels that way. Nasty, unforgiving, relentless—pick your adjective. Or your simile: “It’s like a boxer with a good jab,” likens Rob Walpole of Hawthorne as...