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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 →
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 →
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 →
The market vacuum in lower Fairfield brought 4 new players onto the scene this summer. These breweries are emblematic of the subtle changes that are already re-defining craft beer in Connecticut: one part consolidation, another part corporatization, a dash of brand extension, and a continued move away from the most egregious (some might say heinous) IPA/DIPA/NEIPA dank-itude of craft brewing’s salad days. Continue Reading →
The flagship beer at Yonkers Brewing Company, “the Yonkers 914” has become so popular that it is now sold in stores and restaurants throughout the Tri-State Area. The YBC has had to contract with a larger producer to make it at volume. The producer? A brewery all Nutmeggers know well: Two Roads Brewing Company of Stratford! 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 →
“The other day, my old boss, Randy Caravella of Post Wine & Spirits in Cos Cob, invited me to taste a bottle of Opus One. It was a very generous offer that I accepted immediately. Even in the wine business, it’s not often you get to taste Opus.” – Francois Steichen Continue Reading →
Periodically, I will be writing about wines from Connecticut’s distributors that I have recently tasted. Continue Reading →
Many consumers have never tried Crémant, and that is too bad. It is one of the best values in sparkling wine. Continue Reading →