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!

An especially celebratory solstice

December can feel so dominated by the “big” holidays of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa that the Winter Solstice, which occurs on the 21st or 22nd, depending on the year, is often overlooked. In its profoundly beautiful way, though, it’s a day worth celebrating. The folks at Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, NY, have an […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-12-13T09:46:56-05:00December 3rd, 2024|Featured Article|

2024 Beaujolais Nouveau

What other choice is there this week than the 2024 Beaujolais Nouveau?? November 21st was Beaujolais Nouveau Day around the world, a tradition that started way back in 1985 (though the French have been drinking it since the 1800s).

The wine, made from Gamay grapes grown in Beaujolais, […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-12-09T09:09:47-05:00November 21st, 2024|Wine of the Week|

Carlo Rossi Paisano

This weekend I’m going big. My head is spinning. Thanksgiving is on the horizon, but the nitty-gritty planning is still a little ways off, so I don’t feel obligated to think especially clearly. I’d like to think it’s not mid-November, that what went down just a week ago […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-11-21T10:19:53-05:00November 14th, 2024|Wine of the Week|

Fortified Wines

This week I think a fortified wine is in order. What’s a fortified wine? It’s one to which alcohol (typically brandy) is added so that the alcohol content goes up, the taste becomes more complex, and the wine is stabilized. Best-known fortified wines are ports. And best of […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-11-14T09:29:40-05:00November 7th, 2024|Wine of the Week|

J. Lohr Estates Los Osos Merlot

Daylight savings time ends this weekend. True, it’s “fall back,” so we gain an hour of sleep, but there’s nothing nice about how dark it gets so early. Well, maybe there’s something nice, after all. For me, it’s the feeling that I can kick back early. Dinner in […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-11-07T09:18:36-05:00October 31st, 2024|Wine of the Week|

Finger Lakes Wines

It’s a great time of year to head to the Finger Lakes to taste wine and take in the beauty of the area. Rather than share a specific wine with you this week, I’m sharing this inspiring news from the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, which just announced the […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-10-31T13:25:08-04:00October 24th, 2024|Wine of the Week|

Tomasello Raspberry Wine

How exciting to learn that October 18 is National Chocolate Cupcake Day! I say we make a weekend of it and indulge in variations on the theme on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Did you know that cupcakes can be traced back to 1796 when a recipe notation of “a cake to be baked in small […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-10-28T09:18:34-04:00October 17th, 2024|Wine of the Week|

Landmark Red from Whitecliff Winery

What glorious weather we’ve had! All I can say about this weekend is, “Get thee to a local winery!” Ask about this year’s harvest; the news is good. Learn about what the winery and winemaker take great pride in. Discover a style you may not have tried before. Like the Landmark Red from Whitecliff […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-10-17T09:22:03-04:00October 10th, 2024|Wine of the Week|

Hopkins Vineyard Duet

It’s prime apple-picking, pumpkin patch, fall festival time, with farms all around us offering hay rides, cider donuts, and all things fall. A wine to enhance this enjoyment? Something locally grown, locally made, locally offered, and downright delicious. You’ll find all this at Hopkins Vineyard in Warren, Connecticut. The first vines were planted on […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-10-10T09:10:21-04:00October 3rd, 2024|Wine of the Week|

Hudson Hall: A Place Designed to Bring the Arts Alive for All

For anyone interested in exploring art and design in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Hall on Warren Street in Hudson, NY, is a must. Extra-special for October is the Hudson Jazz Festival, happening October 4 through 6, both in and around the Hall, with a special Community Day kick-off on September 28.

About the space

Hudson Hall […]

By Dominique DeVito|2024-09-30T11:23:09-04:00September 30th, 2024|Featured Article|