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• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: Twas a Few Days Before Christmas

  

  Twas a few days before Christmas, and all through the breweryThere was all sorts of merriment, some flashes of fooleryPeople took a break from finding the best... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 2 Red Wines To Pair With Your Holiday Roast

  

  Are you looking for a nice wine for your Christmas dinner? I recently tasted these two Italian wines both made with the Nebbiolo grape that will be superb with... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Recipe: Braised Short Ribs with Robibero Family Vineyards Vinomad

  

  It's winter and this is a great recipe to make for a cold winters day. Especially when you want your oven on to keep the house warm. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting...

  

  The sun poking through the clouds is a welcome gift from the heavens, and a clutch of bicycles leans against the beer patio fence for the first time in eons. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Give the Gift of a Wine Club

  

  One of the best compliments was when I gave a 6 month subscription to the California Wine Club as a wedding present. The bride told me that was the best... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Holiday Food & Wine Pairings with Mary Cressler

  

  Last year I did a great podcast with Mary Cressler on holiday food and wine pairings and what to look for when in the wine store. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: Finding ‘Gold’ in the Gray, Or,...

  

  Rain. Miserable, cold, plans-crushing, muck-making rain, falling in silvery sheets all week. Not much to do on a day like this, except grab some friends and fin... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 3 Books for the Wine Lover on Your List

  

  Whether the person on you list is to wine, likes wine or just wants to know about wine, here are three book suggestions on an overall get to know wine. Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Food Trucks and Fire Pits

  

  On our way back from New York on the Saturday after Thanksgiving we stopped at Laurita Winery in New Egypt, New Jersey for Food Trucks Fire Pits. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Girlfriends Napa Get-a-Way

  

  The weekend before Thanksgiving I found myself in Napa to celebrate my girlfriends 50th birthday. While it wasn't the best time to travel I couldn't pass it up! Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: Robust Reviews For Coffee Brews

  

  It is the time of the year for getting together with old friends, as a gang of guys from Ardsley is doing at Captain Lawrence. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Whitecliff's 2012 Gamay Noir

  

  I had to get this out while you are still shopping for your Thanksgiving wine. If you are looking for a red on the table, this is one I would suggest and it... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 5 Thanksgiving Day White Wines Under $20

  

  Picking out wine for Thanksgiving can be a challenge. Do I serve a white, red, rose, sparkling? Well actually all three are fine. Perhaps you have one from... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Captain’s Log: A Thanksgiving Day Monster, and We Don’t Mean Turducken

  

  The leaves are all but down, the cold weather is very definitely upon us, and the tap lineup at Captain Lawrence has shifted to heartier brews. The Frost Monste... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Mira Winery 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

  

  As you can see the weather is getting a bit chilly and I'm drinking more reds now that whites. Mira Winery's 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon will keep you... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Proud Wine Blogger Mommy Moment

  

  I don't talk that much about my kids but raising them, you never know what they absorb. For them, growing up in our house, when Paul and I got home from work, w... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: Getting Out While the Getting’s...

  

  A group of six men is gathered around a Samsung phone resting on a barrel on the Captain Lawrence patio. They’re watching the Jets. The screen goes blank. Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Give the Gift of White Rose

  

  I bet you though I was talking about the flower. Nope I am talking about the 2013 White Rose 75% Traminette 25% Gewurztraminer blend from Whitecliff Vineyards ... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Powerful Polished Malbec & Steak Pairing

  

  Grown on 25 year old vines about 900 meters above sea level the grapes are picked that go into Trapiche's 2011 Broquel Malbec. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence: Tasting Room Winter is Coming

  

  That wind. That brutal All Souls Day wind—the howling harbinger of winter--daring you to venture outside, more likely encouraging you to stay in and watch the... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK