The Dutchess Wine Trail is a group of wineries located in the eastern part of the Hudson Valley’s beautiful Dutchess County. Whatever season you choose to visit in, traveling the back roads of Millbrook, Clinton, and Red Hook, where the wineries are located, is a ramble every wine lover should experience. Millbrook Vineyards & Winery ...
Many of us have heard the term ‘dessert wine’ mentioned, and doesn’t it sound delicious, but we don’t really know what a dessert wine is or why we might want to serve one. There are different distinctions in what is considered a dessert wine; one is a legal distinction made in the United States, regulated ...
Sherry is a fortified wine, meaning that brandy is added. In the case of Sherry, the brandy is added after the fermentation process has been completed. It is produced in Spain in an area encompassing in the neighborhood of 50,000 acres. Other places that produce Sherry type wines are United States, Latin America and South ...
A mouthful of strawberry wine is the taste of all the best that summer is. Sweet and fruity, this delicious wine has been linked to the same significant health-giving properties that red wine and elderberry wine provides. Even better, it’s easy to find really great strawberry wine – and just as easy to make it ...
Fruit wines such as plum are simply fermented alcoholic beverages made from fruits other than grapes. In Japan they are called “ume.” That is from the Japanese apricot plum. The plum blossoms look somewhat similar to the cherry blossom. Instead, they bloom in the months of late January and early February. This Japanese alcoholic drink ...
Ohio’s Lake Erie wine district produces a variety of tasty ice wines, similar to the most famous Niagara wines, but much more affordable. The area surrounding the eastern portion of Lake Erie enjoys a unique microclimate, with a longer growing season than most of the surrounding regions and fertile, sandy soil, a remnant from the ...
Missouri is known as a political bellwether, is second in the United States as far as cattle, and has the St. Louis Arch. Some of the hidden treasures of Missouri are its over 25 wineries all across the state. Most are nestled amongst the winding turns of the Big Muddy, the Missouri River. A dozen ...