Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineNotes From the Tasting Room Vol. 54 Marching Into April
The calendar has been insisting it’s spring, and finally there was another indicator of the season on the last weekend of March—people hanging out on the back patio at Captain Lawrence Brewing, sampling craft beer, tossing the bocce balls, and thinking about the warm...
Women Rule in Blending Whitecliff Winery’s 2012 Sky Island
The blending began with a little 2009 Whitecliff Sparkling to cleanse our palate. Great sparkling at that! The subjects at hand were 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Merlot. The mission, to come up with Whitecliff Vineyard...
Women Rule in Blending Whitecliff Winery’s 2012 Sky Island
The blending began with a little 2009 Whitecliff Sparkling to cleanse our palate. Great sparkling at that! The subjects at hand were 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Merlot. The mission, to come up with Whitecliff Vineyard &...
A Visit to Napa Valleys St Supery
When I was in Napa in January our last tasting of the day was at St. Supery, a winery I haven't been to since 2002. (picture above) Boy have we all changed both me, the winery, the wines and the photography.The winery has just gone through some renovations...
2010 Bonterra Merlot
I received this wine from the PR firm to take part in a twitter tasting. Unfortunately the wine arrived a few days after the event. No wine goes to waste in this house. Bonterra is certified Organic. What does that mean....they don't use synthetic...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 53 The Captain’s Log
The waiting, as Tom Petty once said, is the hardest part, while some other big thinker famously noted that patience a virtue. So you’ll need a bit of patience as you wait for the compelling collaboration between Captain Lawrence and the Still the One distillery in...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
