Dominique DeVito

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!

Prophecy Wines

Here goes!

What better way to start a new year than with a wine that makes you wonder about what’s ahead? If you want to think deep thoughts about life – and wine – then here’s one (or some) to turn to this week: Prophecy. There are many varietals, including favorites like […]

By Dominique DeVito|2023-01-25T11:33:17-05:00January 12th, 2023|Wine of the Week|

Bread and Beyond

Is there anything more intoxicating than the smell of bread baking in the oven? Is there anything more magical than a first slice from a fresh-baked loaf, warm and welcoming and begging for butter? For anyone who’s experienced the rewards of baking bread, the answers are clear […]

By Dominique DeVito|2023-01-06T21:48:36-05:00January 6th, 2023|Featured Article|

A Wine Vacation

You can try all the wines in the world from the comfort of your home. You can research their stories and find lots of history and mystery and beautiful photos online – which is wonderful and certainly an enhancement of the experience. But there’s nothing like going […]

By Dominique DeVito|2022-12-01T11:10:48-05:00December 1st, 2022|Featured Article|

Intercept Wine

It’s the start of regular football season, an exciting time if you’re a fan. For a Wine of the Week to celebrate, I was going to go with, well, BEER. It’s synonymous with weekend football celebrations. Instead I figured there must be football players in the wine business these days, as there are with celebrities […]

By Dominique DeVito|2022-09-13T17:32:24-04:00September 9th, 2022|Wine of the Week|

How to Survive-And Enjoy!-The Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival

It’s September, and that means festival season! One of the biggest (and best) in New York state is in our backyard. It’s the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival, held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on September 10 and 11, 2022. This year is the 21st anniversary of the festival. If you’ve been before, you […]

By Dominique DeVito|2022-09-01T22:03:37-04:00September 1st, 2022|Main Street|

Champe

It’s Labor Day weekend already. Time to hold on to summer for as long as we can! And here’s a great “can-do” wine – CHAMPE Handcrafted Berkshire Bubbly. It’s a canned sparkling wine peach mimosa cocktail that tastes summery and bubbly and refreshing. It contains zero added sugars, is only 5% ABV, and just 140 […]

By Dominique DeVito|2022-09-01T12:16:29-04:00September 1st, 2022|Wine of the Week|

Just Peachy

It’s peach season, and I’m happy. I love peaches. I love just about everything peach – pie, cobbler, jam, ice cream, and fresh of course – so I couldn’t resist trying Stella Rosa Peach wine. In addition to tasting like a super-fresh, ripe peach, this wine is light in alcohol (5%!), semi-dry (it’s not too […]

By Dominique DeVito|2022-08-12T15:19:38-04:00August 12th, 2022|Wine of the Week|

Time to Go Tubing

Picture this: Blue skies, warm sun, a tree-lined river gurgling and beckoning. It’s the ultimate outdoorsy lazy landscape, and all you need to enjoy it is a large tube.

The folks at Farmington River Tubing (FRT) in New Hartford, CT, understand the lure and appeal of a river […]

By Dominique DeVito|2022-08-02T16:47:46-04:00August 1st, 2022|Featured Article|

Wine of the Week(end)

If you’re heading to an outdoor event this weekend – and who isn’t? – the perfect take-along wine that pairs well with everything is a Portuguese Vinho Verde. The literal translation is “green wine,” but it’s named after the region in Northern Portugal where the grapes it’s made from are grown. Vinho Verde is renowned […]

By Dominique DeVito|2022-07-29T10:43:20-04:00July 29th, 2022|Wine of the Week|

Matua

It seems there are more New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs on the shelves in wine stores than there are sheep in that country – and that’s saying something!! How to choose from among the burgeoning selection? Here’s one that’s tasty, affordable, and widely available: Matua. I was skeptical about this one when I chose it at […]

By Dominique DeVito|2022-07-07T16:39:08-04:00July 7th, 2022|Wine of the Week|