Vina Santa Rita Medalla Cabernet Sauvignon
In our neck of the woods, vineyards are being pruned and readied to bear the crop that will be the 2024 vintage, which will be harvested in about 7 […]
Transatlantic Cow-incidence?
A recent visit to the Dutchess County Historical Society has haunted me. In a good way. I was so impressed with the amount of information there about anything and everything Dutchess County, a reservoir of resources dating back over 100 years, that I haven’t stopped thinking about it. While I was there to write about […]
Juggernaut Cabernet Sauvignon
The saying goes that March comes in like a lion, so what better wine to start the month than with the Juggernaut Cabernet Sauvignon? Made with fruit from select hillside vineyards in […]
Stella Rosa Pineapple Chili Wine
One of the wine newsletters I subscribe to led with the headline that the top new wine of 2023 is a Pineapple-Chili wine from Stella Rosa. How fun is that? So for this in-between, still cold, […]
Australian Shiraz
If your Valentine’s celebration left you feeling like any day could be that special, congratulations. It can be, and it should be. Really, all you need is love. But a good bottle of wine doesn’t hurt, either. With the temps […]
Diatom Chardonnay
Like many of my wine discoveries, this one was made because I liked the label. Then I read that it was a Wine Value of the Year from Wine Spectator, so I bought a bottle. (OK, I bought two bottles – […]
Skouras Saint George
Welcome February! If we’re not going to see much of the sun in the sky, we can look for it – and taste it – in a glass of wine from a sun-baked place. Like Greece. A lovely and widely […]
TREASURES ACROSS TIME AT THE DCHS
Historians understand better than the rest of us that there is nothing in the present that hasn’t been in the past. For the Dutchess County Historical Society, that goes back to the inquisitive nature of Helen Wilkinson Reynolds (1875-1943).
Born and raised in Poughkeepsie, NY, from a young age she developed a deep love of […]
Barefoot Wines
Any of you who are football fans know that Barefoot is the official wine of the NFL. With just 3 games left in the season – two championship games this weekend and the Super Bowl on February 11 – it […]
Fonseca Tawny Port
With the cold air coming through this weekend, it’s time to cozy up by the fire. My idea of the perfect fireside indulgence? A glass of port with a plate of cheese, crackers and fruit. Heaven! Get to a market […]