4 Rose Wines to Taste in Marlboro, New York

4 Rose Wines to Taste in Marlboro, New York

I recently attended a Rose Garden Party hosted by Nostrano Vineyards in Marlboro, New York. Marlboro is a small hamlet in Ulster County that is home to about 6 wineries and a distillery. It’s beautiful farm country when you drive around the area and you get the...
The Best Seyval Blanc I’ve Tasted

The Best Seyval Blanc I’ve Tasted

Seyval Blanc is a French-American white hybrid grape that grows very well in the Hudson Valley. I have to be honest here, I’ve always thought of it as producing an okay wine and I might be stretching at that. That is, until I tasted Benmarl’s 2017 Seyval Blanc and was...
Hudson Valley Soil and the Vines

Hudson Valley Soil and the Vines

Back in the Fall I strolled down the vineyards at Whitecliff with Michael Migliore and we chatted about dirt. Really, the type of soil found at his vineyard, what grows well in the soil and why.  It was very enlightening discussion.  Not only does the soil contribute...