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 visiting the Finger Lakes. On the second Saturday of every month, the Wine Pairing Weekend group of wine and food bloggers focuses on a wine theme and shares food pairings around that theme. On […]
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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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