Imagine yourself on a terrace in sunny Tuscany – carefree, relaxed, sipping a deep and complex wine, and nibbling on meats and cheeses with fresh homemade bread. In your pandemic dreams (or are they nightmares), right? For a few savory moments, I felt almost there. Using up a couple of yeast packets and some good-quality […]
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Cabernet Franc grew up in France – in the Loire and Bordeaux – but this vinifera grape has found a compatible home up and down the East Coast of the United States. Fans love the grape’s medium-high acidity and occasional whiff of ripe bell pepper. In the cool-climate Finger Lakes, Cab Franc has become one
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Friendly, down-to-earth people. Small, family-owned businesses. Crisp, cool-climate wines and stunning scenery. It’s easy to say “I love New York” when you visit the Finger Lakes. As a native New Yorker and lifelong Easterner, I like to think of the Finger Lakes as home turf. When I’m longing for nature and wine, the Finger Lakes
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Ah, the Galilee (Galil) in springtime! Red poppy flowers blanket the hillsides. Red-tiled rooftops dot the landscape. Round a bend and you may catch a glimpse of the glimmering lake (“Kinneret” to Israelis, for its harp-shaped appearance). More than 25 years ago, my family of four traveled throughout this ancient and modern land – from
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Once upon a time (1395, to be exact), the Duke of Burgundy, France, issued a royal decree. He ordered Gamay, a red grape grown on the limestone hillsides of Burgundy, to leave his realm – go south – to make room for the more favored Pinot Noir. And the rest, as they say, is history.
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