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Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineHoliday Pairings with Mary Cressler
Holiday food and wine pairing decisions can be more stressful than holiday shopping. When you walk into that wine shop you can be completely overwhelmed with the choices you have in front of you. What wine to pair with your dinner, dessert and then after you make...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room ‘Tis the Season to be Freezin’
The weather outside wasn’t exactly frightful, but it would be pretty messy in a matter of hours. Snow was in the forecast, which some found irritating, but others felt enhanced the festive holiday mood in the tasting room. Jeff McDonald and his wife Judy Duhl of White...
Tiziano Pinot Grigio
I find myself opening up white wines on Sunday afternoon to watch football. A little wine a little cheese and possibility some screaming.A 2012 Tiziano Pinot Grigio was the pick for one of these afternoons. This Pinot Grigio comes from the Delle Venezie region...
Paintbrushes & Party: Finding the Artist In You
Full disclosure, when Deanna told me about her Paintbrushes & Party business I thought it was a great idea. However, I never thought I would participate in a class. See, I am artistically challenged. Yes, the only thing I can draw is stick figures and that is...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: Worth Their ‘Wait’ in Gold
It is the biggest traffic day of the year. While the rest of the world calls it Getaway Day or Thanksgiving Eve, it is, over at Captain Lawrence, Growler Wednesday—the day when half the county, and many others from beyond Westchester limits, decide it would be great...
A Touch of Piedmont
Now that we have all had our fill of Turkey, I thought I write about a wine that pairs well with seafood.The Cortese di Gavi or Gavi for short is an Italian white wine produced in the Provience of Alessandria in the Piedmont region of Italy. Cortese is the grape, Gavi...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
