Welcome 2021! There is so much about 2020 that we all want to kick to the curb forever. Turning the calendar to a new year feels like a way to make a new start; this is true of all years, but this one especially so.
A new year […]
MERRY CHRISTMAS one and all!
However and wherever your meals are coming together for this very special time, you’ll want them to include special wines.
Harker House Wine & Spirits in Clinton Corners, NY, is a serious go-to for recommendations. Hal Newell has owned the store since July of 2016, and he has a very loyal following […]
Christmas is next week!!! Must buy wine!!
For this week’s selections I called a local purveyor in Sharon, CT – Rick’s Wine & Spirits on Gay Street.
There’s a new owner there now – David – who had these mouth-watering suggestions. For bubbly (because it’s always appropriate), he said he recommends the 2015 Gusbourne Brut Reserve.
Get this […]
December is such a perfect wine-drinking month.
Every day feels like a celebration of sorts, so why not?
Even though we aren’t gathering in ways of days gone by, we can still make toasts over zoom…or to our newfound friends on streaming shows. A trip to the wine store is practically a vacation these days, too, as […]
Here we are just past Thanksgiving with Christmas a few weeks out.
Sure, there are gifts to think about, and wine is always a good one, but at this time of year, it’s about stocking up for yourself, too, so you know that when you get home from work and it’s as dark as 10 pm […]
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!!
Must. Have. Wine. My advice? Gobble up Riesling and Pinot Noir.
Riesling has been called the perfect Thanksgiving wine because it goes so well with so many different flavors, and all of our feasts
include lots of those! A nice, dry Riesling is best, but one with […]
You animal lovers out there will know the feeling of relief that comes when the veterinarian tells you the problem is nothing to worry about. The feeling that leads you to raise a toast in relief and gratitude.
That was me this week, and I turned to a special wine for the occasion – a 2007 […]
Every day, any time, bubbles make everything better.
Splash local as much as you can.
Tousey Winery in Germantown (touseywinery.com) has two amazing sparkling wines – The Loic (with aromas of apple, brioche and honeydew with a crisp, refreshing acidity) and The Sparkling Queen (an off-dry sparkler with a taste of […]
A recommendation for a wine for this week and weekend? ANYTHING!!
Yes, for this week it’s anything goes.
Best is to go to your local wine store and ask the owner or staff for a recommendation. If you don’t know the fine folks who operate your local store already, get to know them a little better.
What’s their […]
A story about beer labels seems almost silly and superficial in this crazy year. Surely there must be other things to think about? And surely there are.
Lots of other things to think about.
But a story about beer labels can reinforce the best kind of story there is […]