Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineNotes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 52 Hot Rods & Cold Brews
Captain Lawrence has grown at breakneck pace, so it’s only fitting that the brewery’s logo appears on a race car careening around courses up and down the East Coast these days. While Captain Lawrence also sponsors lacrosse teams (see Notes From the Tasting Room, Vol....
The Cassis of the Hudson Valley
I've been collecting Cassis from the various producers in the Hudson Valley. I lined them all up and invite you to the tasting. To me Cassis is Cassis and should have certain aromas. Tastes do vary. Just as I finished up the video my husband Paul walks in. I asked...
Uncorked Reviews
For the past few weeks I've been offering wine education classes in the Hudson Valley. Topics range from Intro to Wine, to specific wines and wine regions. I recently gave a class on reviewing wines like a critic, and we tasted a variety of red wines from...
Stepping into Cornerstone
I can control a lot of things in the cellar, but I can't control Mother Nature ~ Jeff Keene, Winemaker, Cornerstone Cellars - Napa When I was in California back in January I set up a tasting for me and the "Chickies" at Cornerstone Cellars Napa.Cornerstone is owned...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 51 Putting the Sun in Sunday
You never really need a reason to pop into Captain Lawrence Brewing, other than the tasty craft beer flowing freely, but Sunday did offer a few bonus ones. For starters, the 50 degree temps were making that surprise snowstorm a distant memory. And it was the first day...
iwine Radio interviews Author, Joanne Lessner of Pandora’s Bottle
Last week Amazon had Pandora's Bottle on a free download. Unfortunately this interview with Joanne didn't air until afterwards. I have to disclose, Joanne is my cousin. Yes, we are pretty close. I helped her a bit with the book and am very...