About Dominique DeVito

Dominique DeVito is an owner of the Hudson-Chatham Winery in Ghent, NY. She was in magazine and book publishing in NYC, and has continued to write and edit. She had a regular column in the Register Star, and is delighted to be a regular contributor to Main Street Magazine. Dominique and her family are enchanted with Columbia County and all that the area has to offer, and her home and winery tasting room are full of books!

Time to Celebrate

It’s time to release 2021 and bring in 2022. Stay positive and be happy with the most celebrated of celebration wines, Champagne!!

An exceptional bottle is Pol Roger Brut. This family-owned company has been making luxury champagne since 1849.

At their site they have underground cellars where the wine is aged, and the low temperature of the […]

By |2021-12-31T12:42:21-05:00December 31st, 2021|Wine of the Week|

Make January a Jump-Start

The holidays are over. The lights will soon be coming down. The dreariness of January, February, March, and – yes – even April looms like a black hole of bah humbug. And yet, this seemingly dreary time of year in our beloved Northeast can be a great […]

By |2021-12-28T20:49:19-05:00December 28th, 2021|Featured Article|

Celebrate the Holidays Locally

Don’t burden Santa’s sleigh with bottles from halfway across the world. Load up on LOCAL!

There are so many excellent wineries in the Hudson Valley, including many in Dutchess and Columbia Counties, that it’s easy, fun, and good kharma to drink and share their wines.

How can you resist the gift of Romance from Clinton Vineyards?

Stock up […]

By |2021-12-22T08:58:48-05:00December 22nd, 2021|Wine of the Week|

Tis the Season

Tis the season of Rudolph, and what a great little reindeer he is. Sweet and innocent. Cute. Who doesn’t like Rudolph?

But today I want to talk about Donner. Donner is Rudolph’s dad – and his coach, and the lead reindeer of Santa’s sleigh. He’s focused and formidable. Well, I found a wine that’s deserving of […]

By |2021-12-16T14:55:11-05:00December 16th, 2021|Wine of the Week|

Turkey Time Wine

If you live anywhere near Le Caviste in Stanfordville, NY, go there for Thanksgiving wine suggestions.

If Antoine proposes the Irnacy – a red wine – don’t question his judgment.

He shared with me that it’s one of the favorite wines he has in the store, and when I tasted it, I understood why. It’s an outstanding […]

By |2021-11-24T09:34:12-05:00November 24th, 2021|Wine of the Week|

Go with Beau

Yes, the 2021 vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived!!

The release of the young wine from Burgundy on the third Thursday of November has been an occasion for anticipation and celebration in France and now around the world since the 1950s. The Nouveau is the first release of wine made from this year’s harvest of Gamay […]

By |2021-11-19T12:16:27-05:00November 19th, 2021|Wine of the Week|

My Prima Primitivo

Truth be told, Italian wines confuse me the way French wines confuse most. Barolo, Barbararesco, Montepulciano, Ripasso – lots of Os that always left me feeling like “Oh No, I don’t get it!”

It was with some trepidation, then, that I opened a bottle of Primitivo, not really knowing what to expect. It was one of […]

By |2021-11-04T12:25:32-04:00November 4th, 2021|Wine of the Week|

A Wine Store You Can Sink Your Teeth Into

“A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.”

No wonder that it was a Frenchman who is credited with declaring this obvious truth. One could argue that the Italians are equally obsessed with wine and food, and that, yes, it’s a universal thing (it is!). But I’m partial to the French, so Brillat-Savarin’s quote […]

By |2021-11-11T16:34:34-05:00October 29th, 2021|Monthly Entrepreneur|

Apple Season

It’s apple season, and that means apple pie.

I started thinking about all the possibilities for pairings with this most American of desserts. So many wines came to mind that I realized there’s no “right” answer when it comes down to it, and the anticipation is part of the pleasure.

Riesling, though, is a stand-out choice. It’s […]

By |2021-11-10T14:58:45-05:00October 28th, 2021|Wine of the Week|

A Thought

It’s the end of another month. A time for reflection on a season past and the colder months to come. In this mood, I came across a passage from the critic Terry Theise’s book, Reading Between the Wines that I wanted to share for your enjoyment.

“Wine is like a shy dog. Lunge for it and […]

By |2021-10-08T13:39:13-04:00October 8th, 2021|Wine of the Week|
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