Wine Experts

If you are a wine novice or would like to start experimenting and tasting wine (and maybe build a small collection!), this is for you! Here are some helpful basics that I think will help you get started. Once you go for it, if you want more advice on all things wine, e-mail me and I will be happy to help!

• Buying wine at (preferably) wine-only retail shops is the best way to start because they have the most knowledgeable staff. Distributors sell only by the case and not necessarily to everyone. Wineries do sell retail, but you might not want to limit yourself to only one source. Some of…

Come winter, New York’s fabled Finger Lakes region makes for one warm, intoxicating outing, where cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails lead to century-old vineyards, restaurants, resorts, and quaint B&Bs.

With more than 100 wineries and endless networks of trails winding past splashing waterfalls and cavernous gorges, New York’s Finger Lakes region during the winter is a sipping, snow-covered mecca for outdoor-obsessed oenophiles. Almost all of the allure can be attributed to the area’s geography; 11 finger-shaped lakes, each dubbed with Native American names, define the landscape …