Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineSauvion 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....
Notes 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...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
