Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineWine Word Wednesday: Viticulture
Hudson Valley Native Ashley Routson Publishes “The Beer Wench’s Guide to Craft Beer”
Ashley Routson grew up in Montgomery, NY and attended Valley Central schools. After high school she attended Ohio State. It was after she graduated, while she was studying for her Sommelier test that I met her. I have to say I am so VERY PROUD of her....
Restaurant Wine Service Do’s and Don’ts
I need to get this off my chest. It's been bothering me for a while and I think there needs to be some discussion about it. Restaurant wine service. That's a pretty broad subject but I'd like to talk about three points: Temperature of the wine Whom...
Wine Word Wednesday: Aeration
Happy Birthday with Cherryblock
My birthday was last week and to celebrate we dug into our cellar and opened a 1999 Sebastiani Cherryblock. We actually purchased this bottle at the winery when we were out there for a visit in 2002. I am surprised it's survived this long in our...
Sharing Memories with Mazzoni
My college roommate visited me this summer from Florida with her kids. Normally we would sit and chat and the kids would play quietly. Yes, that was the case the last time I saw her some 10 years ago. However, this year three of the kids were 21+ and...





