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• Your Sexy Ancestor

  

  I've received a few Halter Ranch wines for review and have been really impressed. So I had high expectations for their 2008 Ancestor Estate Reserve wine which i... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• TasteCamp - Hudson Valley

  

  The view from Millbrook's tasting roomThis past weekend was the yearly event TasteCamp which is held in a wine region on the Eastern side of the United States... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Football - Wine & Wing Pairings

  

  Yes it's football season and what do you think about besides tailgate parties and beer? Wings! I have to admit, I am a wing snob. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Brotherhood Celebrates Their 175th Anniversary

  

  Tonight there is a big party at Brotherhood Winery. They are celebrating their 175th Anniversary. I'm celebrating my anniversary too, 26 years so it's fair to... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room Tappan Zee Keg For a Good...

  

  There it stood, in the middle of the tasting room bar—a chubby 10-gallon keg of the special Captain Lawrence-Peekskill Brewery collaboration on behalf of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Millbrook Vineyards & Winery Partners With The Culinary Institute of America...

  

  You can't ask for a better pairing, Millbrook Vineyards Winery with the Culinary Institute of America. They come together to celebrate Millbrook Vineyards ... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 2013 Finger Lakes Riesling Launch

  

  It was quite the party Saturday night! A Finger Lakes Riesling Release party and these are the 4 Rieslings I got to taste. Of course a what is a party without... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Vina Alicia San Alberto Syrah

  

  San Alberto VineyardTucked away in the Lujan de Cuyo region of Mendoza, Argentina sits Vina Alicia that began in 1998 by Alicia Mateu Arizu, wife of the well... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• From Field to Glass - Hillrock Estate Distillery

  

  Tucked away on a beautiful country road in Ancram, New York you'll find Hillrock Farm, home to Hillrock Estate Distillery and Jeffrey Baker producing whiskey... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Wine & Dine on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry

  

  Saturday evening I went on my first ferry ride out of Cape May. I listen to the horns blow every day and watch the 7am ferry leave while on my walk, but have... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Toast to Mom

  

  Mom and her friend Sandy. October 2013I lost my favorite fan last month. My Mom. That might explain why my postings have been light., please be patient with me... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: The Bewitching Power of Sour

  

  They came from near and far—some venturing across many states to taste something sour, something tart, something they relish more than just about anything in th... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Running the Hudson Valley Wine Competition and the Results

  

  For the past 6 or so years I've been behind the Hudson Valley Wine Spirits Competition. When I took the realm of this competition it was just wine. Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room Blood, Sweat and Beers

  

  When we think of football, we think of frozen tundras and puffy, frigid vapors spilling from the quarterback’s mouth. If not that, at least some nippy autumnal... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Enjoying the Hudson Valley Wine Festival

  This weekend is the annual Hudson Valley Wine Festival. Many will be tasting the various wines, spirits and beer of the Hudson Valley and New York State. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: The Dog Days of Summer

  

  Seemingly half the universe was busting out of town for the long weekend, but everyone’s got a different take on just what busting out of town is. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: May Prohibition Be Perpetually...

  

  “This next song is appropriate for a brewery,” says the bow-tied singer. “It’s about Prohibition.”The Dixieland band—upright bass, banjo, clarinet, trumpet,... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Farm-To-Table Dinner on Bannerman's Island with Chefs' Consortium

  

  Bannerman's Island (as I know it) is a tiny island in the Hudson River just off Route 9D outside Cold Spring, NY. Driving by the island as a child it looked... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• New Wines and a Cider from Glorie Farm Winery

  

  I'm just traveling all over the Hudson Valley this summer in between caring for my mother. This post brings me to Glorie Farm Winery in Marlboro, New York. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Millbrook Vineyard & Winery's First Estate Riesling

  

  I stopped by Millbrook Winery the other day to pick up some information for the Hudson Valley Wine Spirits Competition and I got treated to a taste of their... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK