Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineNotes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: The Best Fest In All of Westchester
It was among the greatest days ever for New York-based craft beer fans. There were two full blown brew festivals Saturday—the cleverly titled Hops and Props bash under the Spirit of St. Louis and other vintage aircraft at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island,...
Spirit of the Andes: Sparkling Torrontes
I am really getting into the bubbles lately. Why not? If we saved everything for a special occasion we would never drink it. My new motto for 2014 is not to save anything for that special time. Drink now and enjoy!Enjoy is just what I did with...
Super Bowl Smoked!
All the big hype for the Super Bowl on Sunday and what a let down. I love football and was bummed I didn't get to yell and scream for either team. (I didn't have a favorite) It wasn't a very exciting game unless you were a Seahawks fan. But then again, some could say...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room The Captain’s Log: Zero to 60 in 12 Months
It’s been just a year since the first bottles of Captain Lawrence India Pale Ale came rolling down the line, and the beer is already the No. 2 seller, ahead of mainstays such as Captain’s Kolsch and Liquid Gold. The brewery is rewarding the IPA’s rookie of the year...
Sauvion Muscadet: Melon de Bourgogne
Being adventurous during the holidays I bought a Muscadet for our Christmas Eve fish dinner. I wanted to introduce my friends and family to something different. I picked up a bottle of 2012 Sauvion Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine.Let's just decipher the name....
Help Me Research My Hungarian Wine Family Roots
Growing up my grandfather briefly mentioned at times about his life and family in Hungary. He never really talked about it and it was always in passing. He did say that his family owned vineyards in Tapolca, Hungary and spoke briefly about going up there growing up....
