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 results of its annual New York Wine Classic competition. As […]
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 cups” was written in American Cookery, by Amelia Simmons. Hooray for […]
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 Winery. Michael and Yancy Migliore have been growing grapes and […]
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 this beautiful site in 1979, and today the winery offers […]
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!
