WINE OF THE WEEK
Wine for a Hot Weekend
What? Temperatures in the 90s on Saturday, May 21?! This kind of day calls for a refreshingly cold, dry glass of wine.
The perfect choice is a crisp Chenin Blanc, and a delicious choice is the MAN Chenin Blanc from South Africa. Chenin Blanc is a very versatile grape that can be fashioned into everything from a crisp dry to a juicy sweet wine.
MAN’s is dry, […]
A Tuscan Weekend
Wouldn’t it be nice to be in Tuscany, Italy, this weekend?
A quick way to get there is with a Tuscan “stay-cation.” Cue up movies like Under the Tuscan Sun, A Room with a View, House of Gucci (or so many others); check out all the YouTube videos about Tuscany and its sites and culture, including wine; prepare an elaborate antipasto platter of Italian specialty foods; […]
Wine and Music
March can feel endlessly gray, so it helps to load it with bright spots when and where you can.
Wine counts! So does live music.
Put them together and you have a soul-lifting, sunshiny day no matter the weather. Milea Estate Vineyard in Staatsburg offers delicious wines across the board, from a lovely Chardonnay to a juicy Cab Franc and much more, and this Saturday, March 12, […]
Mulled Wine
Watching the snow fall if you’re safe and warm inside is a special kind of magic. Getting out to shovel or clear it is a special kind of punishment. Coming back inside from snow removal is cause for reward, and here’s just the ticket: mulled wine.
Besides the great taste and the delightful warmth of this special drink is the additional pleasure you can take in […]
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!
