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!

Wolffer Summer in a Bottle

Happy Spring! Celebrate with a sun-shiney rose. Wolffer’s Summer in a Bottle, with the flowers all over the bottle itself, will put you in a spring/summer frame of mind, even with colder temps on the horizon. Drink Pink and Think Spring. The wine is from Wolffer Estate vineyard in Sagaponack, NY (Long Island). It’s […]
By |2025-03-27T14:39:13-04:00March 20th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc

I don’t know about you, but these days I’m in the mood for something bracing. My nerves are shot. Time to indulge in a bottle from a land where peace prevails, and according to friends who just returned from there, it’s really true. That land is New Zealand, and their Sauvignon Blancs are world-class and […]

By |2025-03-20T08:50:18-04:00March 13th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Bruno Lafon Solis Rose

It’s time to “spring ahead” on Sunday. While that means losing an hour of sleep, it also means gaining more light in the evening. I’ll take it. A bottle that inspires spring for me is the Bruno Lafon Solis Rose. Crafted in the heart of rose country, Provence in southern France, this wine is a […]

By |2025-03-14T14:07:50-04:00March 6th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

The Loeb and lunch: A stay-cation with profound benefits

Photo above: Two of four pieces from the Springside collection by British artist Henry C. Gritten. Springside was Matthew Vassar’s estate.

Paris. Rome. London. Barcelona. Even New York, Boston, Philadelphia, or Washington, DC. All are great escapes for lovers of culture, and all should be visited. Often. But when time is tight and you don’t want […]

By |2025-03-06T09:48:14-05:00March 3rd, 2025|Featured Article, The Arts|

Acuma Red Blend

Here comes March! If it comes in like a lion, it needs to go out like a lamb. So I’m celebrating the lion part with a bottle from Spain that has a great image of a lion on the label: Acuma Red Blend. This lion is roaring with intensity and reminds me of how I […]

By |2025-03-07T10:13:54-05:00February 27th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Hetta

Baby, it’s cold outside! How about a nice winter warming wine? It’s Hetta. Crafted to be like a Norwegian glogg, Hetta is a delicious blend of port-style wine from the Finger Lakes and brandy from the Napa Valley infused with cinnamon, cardamom, raisins, orange peel and a special Hetta magic. It’s made right here in […]

By |2025-03-04T10:44:38-05:00February 20th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Corte Fiore Appassimento

Valentine’s Day begs for a “Lady and the Tramp” romantic moment of staring into a lover’s eyes while connecting over a plate of pasta. Take it a step further and put a beautiful bottle of wine on the table. To enjoy with pasta, barbecue, steak, charcuterie, and – yes – chocolate (of course), my Wine […]

By |2025-02-20T10:26:20-05:00February 13th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Barefoot Sauvignon Blanc

It’s Super Bowl Sunday this weekend, and I am a life-long fan of the PHILADELPHIA EAGLES! In trying to decide what could be an appropriate “wine of the week” for this very special occasion, I tried to find a wine that’s widely available out of the Philadelphia area. Couldn’t run with that one. There are […]

By |2025-02-13T09:28:59-05:00February 6th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

The sweetest of sweet

Cover photo: Lauren and Natasha and the store Catskill Chocolate Co.

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”

Charles M. Schultz wrote that. He was the creator of one of the greatest comic strips ever, Peanuts. A wise man. And how prophetic a phrase for the month of February, which […]

By |2025-02-07T11:11:03-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Business, Food|

Stella Rosa Watermelon

Now that it’s going to be in the balmy mid 20s for the weekend, I think a fun and fruity wine is just the ticket. I am a fan of Stella Rosa wines, made in Italy with real fruit. This flavor recently came to my attention and I thought, well, why not? Watermelon! Do […]
By |2025-02-11T09:12:07-05:00January 23rd, 2025|Wine of the Week|
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