WINE OF THE WEEK

Tousey Winery’s Queen of Clermont

With Christmas and Hanukkah less than two weeks away, it’s time for a wrapping party, complete with wine. As a gift to yourself and to a local business to make the wrapping more meaningful and enjoyable, get a bottle (or two, or three) of Tousey Winery’s Queen of Clermont. Tousey is located in Germantown and their wines are sold in a lot of local liquor […]

By Dominique DeVito|December 12th, 2024|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 […]

By Dominique DeVito|December 5th, 2024|Wine of the Week|

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 […]

By Dominique DeVito|November 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 might not have really happened. But it did. There’s a […]

By Dominique DeVito|November 14th, 2024|Wine of the Week|

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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!