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 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 […]
Moet & Chandon Rose Imperial
So long, September! You gave us some spectacular days. I’ll raise a toast with a rose sparkling wine so I can enjoy both the deliciousness of the wine and the color of it in the glass, which is so much like the pink hues of dawn and dusk. Since it’s a salute to the real end of summer, I’m going with something extra special. […]
Whitecliff Winery Vidal Blanc
We wine lovers can be glad that all things pumpkin spiced haven’t found their way into our beverage of choice – yet! Apple, on the other hand, is a common flavor note in wine that is thoroughly delightful. A grape that grows well in the Hudson Valley and that has lovely notes of golden apple is Vidal Blanc. Whitecliff Winery has been making estate Vidal […]
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!
