Enjoying the wine and scene

First from the entrance. My dear wife Karen and I had a fine time Saturday afternoon circling the Regional Market’s Shed F for the Syracuse Wine Festival. We appreciated our pours from each table from the amiable representatives from Central New York wineries. So much to discover. Karen tended toward more fruity choices. I picked…

Discovering the tasty Owera wine and new winemaker Shannah Cheney

Shannah Cheney with her first Owera Vineyards vintages. As a gift back when we worked together back at the Liverpool Public Library, my communications department boss included a bagged bottle of Owera Vineyards Cabernet Franc. When I pulled it from my little collection and uncorked it, I was smitten. In fact, I liked it a…

I’ll crow about the big rooster

Every once in a while, now that I’ve settled into the role of a red wine drinker, I decide to check out a new bottle. Before the holidays, I walked into the store and went for something different from the 19 Crimes red blend that’s been satisfying my once-a-week-or-less routine since summer. A bottle on…