Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineNotes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting: Room Bowl-Winning Brew Runs Like ‘Clockwork’
The big game was still a week away, but the contest was on at Captain Lawrence, with a dozen small-batch brews battling for the taproom title. The competition was set up more like a March Madness bracket, but the Hop Bowl was just the right thing for that dull Sunday...
A Toast to Taittinger
A few weeks back Paul and I attended a wine dinner at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park NY featuring Taittinger Champagnes. I was really looking forward to learning about the Champagne House and its history, but unfortunately the rep from Kobrand lectured...
A Touch of Alsace – 2012 Domaine Frey Gewurztraminer
Let's venture to the Alsace region of France. Ping ponged between Germany and France and finally ended up as a part of France. The region is sandwiched between the Vosges Mountains on the west and the Rhine River on the east. Alsace has a cool growing season and...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room Crossing the Border to Order Some Porter
It being a holiday weekend and all, Sunday was more like a Saturday in the Captain Lawrence tasting room. “Triple D” was in the house—it’s a “birthday weekend” for Dan Gannon of Stamford, and he’s sharing a few samples with pals Dane Nardi of New Fairfield (“New and...
Water Witch and Wine
You might be asking, what the heck is a "Water Witch" and what does that have to do with wine. Two words, Marc Mondavi. Marc Mondavi is the eldest son of Peter Mondavi so winemaking is in his blood, so to speak, but what about this water witch thing. Marc got...
Community Supported Winery – Glasshaus Wine Company
A couple months ago I read about Glasshaus Wine Company and did a short blog post (which you can find if you click here) That post only scratched the surface. I really liked the idea of a community supported winery (CSW) that is just like your local CSA that I asked...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
