WINE OF THE WEEK
German Spiced Wine
With bellies full of turkey and the trimmings, it’s time to get out and shop. There are lots of holiday markets in the area, as there are around the world at this time. In Germany at the outdoor markets, people fill mugs with warm, spiced wine called Glühwein. The word literally translates to “glow-wine,” as that is how this boozy beverage can make you feel […]
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, France, is bottled just six to eight weeks after the […]
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 might not have really happened. But it did. There’s a […]
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 the ports are ones that are aged. A favorite of […]
A “Wine of the Week” is brought to you by Dominique DeVito, a founder of the Hudson-Chatham Winery in Ghent, NY, and lifelong food and wine enthusiast. In Vino Veritas!
