We all enjoy exploring our interests in wine, hopefully expanding our knowledge and awareness of wine in the process. Whether it’s settling in to our newest “favorite wine” or seeking out new … [Read more...]

In last week’s column we explored the changing landscape of the farm-to-table diet in the United States. As I’ve roamed the Pleasantville Farmers Market each week, I’ve been observing the changing … [Read more...]

If it grows together, it goes together. We’re moving into the height of the growing season here in the Hudson Valley. I visited the Pleasantville Farmers Market this past weekend and was smitten … [Read more...]

How often does this happen to you? You’re at a dinner party and the host opens a bottle of wine. Everyone sips it and marvels at the aroma and flavor of such a fine wine. You sit there quietly … [Read more...]

Over the course of the last decade many wines have gone through a transformation in style. They have become more fruit focused and higher in alcohol. This is a radical departure from the past for … [Read more...]

A few years ago, I visited a small, highly regarded winery in northern California. I enjoyed superb wines, excellently crafted by the owner/winemaker. During the course of my interview, I asked the … [Read more...]

I’ve often written of the vast disparity of wealth in the wine industry. While it’s likely a microcosm of society in general, it constantly amazes me that the aggregate of small winery owners controls … [Read more...]

It’s been creeping up on me. The influence of the webosphere has been slowly gnawing away at my enjoyment of immersing myself in long, languid, flowery prose full of multisyllabic descriptions and a … [Read more...]

For the last two columns I have been focusing on a subject dear to my heart, dear to my heritage and dear to my wallet: the wines of Campania. This wine region in Southern Italy, southeast of … [Read more...]