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within weekend-trip distance of Greenwich: a roughly 700 square-mile section of western Massachusetts delimited by the Westfield, Deerfield and Connecticut rivers and vaguely shaped like the bud of a hop plant. Continue Reading →
“I recently revisited Fox Farm Brewery, and re-tasted some wines from Virginia. I was last at Fox Farm 3 years ago, and in Virginia over 25 years ago. At the time, neither was ready for prime-time. Both are now. In spades.” – Francois Steichen Continue Reading →
Danny’s has provisional approval from the Connecticut Liquor Control Division, and is only awaiting final inspection. This is the fourth shop in the Modi package-store mini-empire, including A1 Cellars and Greenwich Wine & Spirits, both in Riverside, and A1 Cellars in New Canaan. Continue Reading →
Christ Episcopal Church hosted a wine and cheese tasting this past Friday evening at the Tomes-Higgins House on the Church’s campus. Approximately 100 members of the congregation and 10 or so purveyors were in attendance. Continue Reading →
I sat down the other day with newly-hired Store Manager Chris Vellozzi, to learn more about his exciting move to Old Greenwich Wine Merchants (OGWM). Chris’s hire is a savvy move by OGWM. It isn’t every day that you can bring on a Manager who grew up in the area, still lives here, and has Chris’s breadth and depth of experience. Continue Reading →
For many, “Dry January” extends into February and March. Yet while consumers may have been hibernating from liquid pleasures, the wine and beer industry in the area has been hard at work preparing for spring. Continue Reading →
Is it any wonder that we are so attached to maple sap? Certainly, Maples are beloved of New Englanders because their abundance here makes them “our tree.” Yet is there not also, perhaps, a more powerful, subliminal attachment in our love for the Maple, and its product, Maple Syrup? Continue Reading →
François Steichen founded and owns Frenchy’s Wine Road, a Connecticut company that writescopy and content for the wine, spirits and cider industries. Continue Reading →
Tour local sugar houses. Taste maple products. Take something home. Continue Reading →
Periodically, I will be writing about wines from Connecticut’s distributors that I have recently tasted. Continue Reading →