Hudson River Valley Wineries

This blog is dedicated to news, events, profiles and reviews of fine food and wine in the Hudson River Valley. We especially feature and spotlight the burgeoning wineries of the Hudson River Region. We accept and will relay information about releases, events, festivals and any toher happening related to food and wine in the Hudson River Valley. Send pertitnent information to hudsonriverwine@yahoo.com

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Friday, June 06, 2008

Westchester.com Highlights Shawangunk Wine Trail Passport



Travel Around The World Without Leaving The Hudson Valley
Posted by Westchester.com
Wednesday, 04 June 2008
Poughkeepsie, NY - Travel around the World in 80 Miles without leaving the Hudson Valley on the Shawangunk Wine Trail. You will visit 10 different countries at 10 different wineries, where you will have the opportunity to taste authentic food from that country paired with the wines from the local winery.

It is all happening on June 14 and 15th at the wineries along the Shawangunk Wine Trail. This event happens to coincide with Fathers Day, so treat the father in your life to a trip around the world.

Participants will grab their passport….that is, their Shawangunk Wine Trail Passport and travel to each winery and sample authentic foods. You will have to opportunity to taste foods from Greece, France, Israel, India, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, China, Chile & Germany, while paired with award winning wine. Sample food pairings you will find at the wineries are, gourmet cheesecake brownie/ creampuff for dessert at Baldwin Vineyards, Hummus and Tabouleh at Rivendell Winery and Greek Summer Salad with Tzatziki and pita bread.

Tickets are $25 (plus tax) in advance, ($30, if available, at the door) and buys a Passport with Visas for each "country" good for the entire weekend and a souvenir Wine Trail etched wine glass. Event tickets include tasting fees at all ten wineries and gourmet food tasting. The event starts at 10 am each day and runs until 6pm.

read the rest at:
http://www.westchester.com/Westchester_News/
Community/Travel_Around_The_World_Without
_Leaving_The_Hudson_Valley_200806049713.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS PLUGS HUDSON VALLEY AND WINE TRAIL



FROM:
Down in the valley along New York's Hudson River
By ROGER PETTERSON
Associated Press Writer
Article Date: Friday, June 6, 2008
As it appeared in Foster's Daily Democrat

"You might also shop for something new and more refreshing. The Shawangunk Wine Trail — http://www.shawangunkwinetrail.com/ — takes you to a collection of wineries between the river and the Shawangunk Mountains. According to this Web site, you can find wineries offering sparkling wines and French-American varietals, along with places in the countryside where you can camp, fish, paddle a canoe and try hang gliding."

Dowd on Drinks Highlights Brookview Station and Warwick Valley



Dowd On Drinks: Cider Not Just For Autumn Anymore
Written by William M. Dowd
Thursday, 05 June 2008

Writes Dowd:
"This might seem an odd time to think about apple ciders and apple wines, but don't be surprised if you end up serving some at your Fourth of July backyard picnic."

"The ancient libations, habitually the object of consumer attention in the fall when apple harvests take place, are part of a growing niche in the U.S. and elsewhere as more and more entrepreneurs look for products that will endear them to those consumers."

"And it's not just boutique American cider and wine producers who are making their presence felt. Larger foreign producers, particularly from the United Kingdom, are targeting the U.S. market with their latest apple-based products."
Apple-based ciders and wines are becoming a steadily increasing slice of business for a cluster of producers in the area where New York, Massachusetts and Vermont come together near Albany, N.Y.

The Brookview Station Winery at the Goold Orchard in Castleton, N.Y., turns out a line of apple wines. The North River Winery of Jacksonville, Vt., offers 18 different wines made from apples as well as other fruits. And, nearby in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts, the Furnace Brook Winery at Hilltop Orchards makes wine and cider from apples to supplement its line of grape wines.

In various winemaking competitions, apple cider and apple wine products have been winning medals.

At the latest Hudson Valley Commercial Wine Competition held in upstate

New York, for example, the Cornell Cup for "Best Hudson River Region (AVA)Wine" went to Brookview Station Winery's 2006 Semi-Dry Apple Wine, and the gold medal for best sparkling fruit wine went to Doc's Hard Apple Cider, produced by Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery which is located just an hour's drive north of midtown Manhattan.

And, in an otherwise grape-centric region of upstate New York, judges for the Finger Lakes International Wine

GO TO THE FOLLOWING TWO ADDRESSES FOR THE WHOLE THING:
http://www.fcnp.com/arts__entertainment/dowd_on_drinks
_cider_not_just_for_autumn_anymore_20080605.html

OR

WWW.BillDowd.com