The end of November. Usually a festive time stretching through the holiday season to the new year. As with everything else in 2020, however, this week’s Thanksgiving celebrations Read More
With so many things gone missing in 2020 due to lockdowns and quarantines, one that I miss the most is a grand wine tasting. Gone this year was Read More
I have a mural in my kitchen that I created from wine & beer labels from around the world. To me it’s not just a work of art Read More
For much of my youth, the objective of a trip to wine country was to drink as much wine at as many wineries as possible. The problem with Read More
The annual New York Wine & Grape Foundation grand tasting of New York wines last month, held for the first time at The Altman Building on 18th Street Read More
Like many New York State residents, I had no idea how many lakes there are in the Finger Lakes. This in spite of the fact that I’ve visited Read More
In the Beatles’ song “Come Together,” John Lennon famously said “One and one and one is three.” In wine and food pairings, the equation is a bit different Read More
Christopher Tracy, the winemaker of Channing Daughters, based on the South Fork of Long Island, conducts wine education classes each summer. Past topics have included Sherry, wines from Read More
The Finger Lakes region of New York is a vast area composed of eleven Lakes, hundreds of wineries, dozens of hiking trails and countless vistas. To do it justice Read More
There are many ways to approach a wine festival. You can concentrate on trying new wines and unfamiliar grapes. You can stick with one grape (or type of Read More