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!

Erath Pinot Noir

It’s Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer. It’s light until after 8 now, and the patio beckons. A wine you’ll always want to have on hand when it’s time for food off the grill is a light and lovely red with bright fruit notes, but plenty of juicy acidity. It’s […]

By Dominique DeVito|2025-05-29T10:45:22-04:00May 22nd, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Freixenet Cordon Negro Cocktail

For those of us who will be tuning in to watch the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, we can feel that much more a part of the scene with a Black-Eyed Susan in our glass. That’s the official cocktail of the Preakness, a drink that reflects that beautiful flower that’s in bloom all over […]

By Dominique DeVito|2025-05-22T10:43:59-04:00May 15th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Kendall-Jackson Kentucky Derby Chardonnay

It’s May – hooray! Get out your fancy hat and pick a winner for the KENTUCKY DERBY. It’s on Saturday. Line up a nice wine or two if you’re not having mint juleps. Kendall-Jackson has this year’s Derby commemorative bottles out and the bottles are as elegant as the wines are tasty. There’s […]

By Dominique DeVito|2025-05-16T14:23:54-04:00May 1st, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Friends, not frights: In the year of the snake, take kindly to this special animal

It’s the Year of the Snake, and we should all be paying more attention to these amazing creatures not just for what they represent, but for what they do.

Snakes, like spiders and bats, tend to subconsciously initiate the fight-or-flight instinct in us. “Get rid of it!” tends to be our reaction to seeing any […]

By Dominique DeVito|2025-04-28T13:20:33-04:00May 1st, 2025|Animal Tips, Featured Article, Great Outdoors|

Strawberry & Grapes XXL Moscato

A line of XXL Moscatos has hit the market by storm, and it’s easy to understand why. The wines combine the delicious sweetness of a moscato with a fresh fruit flavor AND an “xxl” ABV. I’m talking a high alcohol by volume – 16%. This wine calls itself “Moscato Without Manners.” And what […]

By Dominique DeVito|2025-05-02T12:09:54-04:00April 24th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Rombauer Chard

Something about the rise in temperatures and seeing daffodils makes me want to indulge in a big, lucious, sunshine-y Chardonnay. I had one the other day that really knocked my socks off. It’s the 2023 Rombauer Chard. I’m always skeptical of wines over $40 – are they that good? – but this wine made […]

By Dominique DeVito|2025-05-01T11:59:51-04:00April 17th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Gruner Veltliner from Weis Vineyards

April and the days are getting longer and warmer, and the grass is getting greener, and the April showers are bringing May flowers. Hooray! This weekend calls for a bright white to remind us that things are looking up. I’m going with a Gruner Veltliner from Weis Vineyards in the Finger Lakes. Named the […]

By Dominique DeVito|2025-04-22T09:05:50-04:00April 3rd, 2025|Wine of the Week|

Promesses Cotes du Rhone

Let’s face it, things are unsettled — the weather, March madness, you name it. The weekend calls for a wine that will bring it all together. A blend in which all the parts come together to create balance and pleasure. A Cote du Rhone is the answer, and an excellent choice that’s widely available […]

By Dominique DeVito|2025-04-16T09:11:51-04:00March 27th, 2025|Wine of the Week|

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