Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of Wine
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room Shall We Meat For a St. Pat’s Beer?
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...
The Great French Wine Blight
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 roots...
Tasting 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...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
