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Wine of the Week: Pajzos 2022 T-Furmint – A Dry Taste of Hungary
A Dry Hungarian White That Will Change How You Think About Tokaj When a friend brings wine to dinner, I'm always excited to see what appears on the table. This week's wine was especially exciting because it checked two boxes for me. First, my family owned vineyards in...
June’s Grape of the Month: Rkatsiteli — The 8,000-Year-Old Wine Built for Summer
If your summer wine rotation has gotten a little predictable—same Sauvignon Blanc, same rosé, same chilled Chardonnay on repeat—I want to introduce you to the grape that is officially my June Grape of the Month: Rkatsiteli. Yes, that’s a mouthful. Don’t worry, the...
Wine of the Week: Elena Walch 2024 Rosé
There’s something about that first truly warm spring day that immediately makes me reach for rosé. serious. That’s exactly what happened when I pulled a bottle of Elena Walch 2024 Rosé from the fridge. I was first introduced to Elena Walch through our Winephabet...
Memorial Day Feels Different This Year: What I Miss About the Restaurant Industry — And What I Don’t
If we hadn’t sold the restaurant, Memorial Day weekend would look very different for me right now. I’d be checking reservations.Reviewing staffing schedules.Making sure the wine fridge was stocked.Watching weather reports like they were life-or-death predictions.And...
Wine of the Week: Weis Vineyards 2021 Finger Lakes Cabernet Franc
Last May I was up in the Finger Lakes and had a wonderful tasting at Weis Vineyards and come home with about a case of wine. One of those bottles was the 2021 Weis Cabernet Franc. I opened it the other night to pair with a steak dinner, and boy was it a pairing! Let...
Wine of the Week: Benmarl Winery 2024 Estate Grown Seyval Blanc
There are certain wines that go great with food and also as summer sippers. Benmarl’s Seyval Blanc is one of them I pulled Benmarl Winery's 2024 Estate Grown Seyval Blanc to go with my Santa Fe Day Boat Scallops (yes, I got them from Scallop Shack Farms right off the...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
