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Category Archives: At Our Farmhouse
A Hard Cider Hat Trick
By Christopher Matthews Both good things and bad come in threes. For my hard cider entries in the 30th Annual Hudson Valley Homebrew Competition last month, however, it was a rare and perfectly positive trifecta: not only did I take … Continue reading
Back in the Winners’ Circle: Matthews’ Homebrew Cider
By Christopher Matthews I made quite a splash with my (hard) cider at the recent 2019 Hudson Valley Homebrew Competition (HVHC). Not only did I take First and Third Place in the “Standard Cider” category, respectively, but also Best in … Continue reading
A Cheverny for All Seasons: Domaine du Salvard
By Christopher Matthews A lingering late-winter cold spell here in the northeast US probably has most folks still jonesing for substantial comfort food dishes, paired with big, hearty reds to wash them down. This is a natural — and laudable … Continue reading
Posted in At Our Farmhouse, Wine, Wine + Food
Tagged Cheverny, Domaine du Salvard, Kermit Lynch, Loire Valley wine, Sipperley's Grog Shop
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A Minervois “Reunion”…with Sainte Eulalie
By Christopher Matthews This past weekend I had a reunion of sorts. Not with college or grad school classmates, mind you, but with one of my favorite French producers from the Languedoc, Chateau Sainte Eulalie, located in the rugged, herb-laced hills of … Continue reading
Culinary Heirloom: The Cricket Tea Room Cook Book
By Christopher Matthews It’s funny sometimes how the mind works, and how certain thoughts can lead to action. The subject of this post — The Cricket Tea Room Cook Book — was co-authored by my Great-Great Aunt, Tona Webb Perry, and served … Continue reading
The Wine Media Guild Does…Cider!
By Christopher Matthews It may sound a bit like “man biting dog”, but at the Wine Media Guild of New York’s (WMG) recent October tasting/lunch, the focus was on…cider! Justifiably so. “Hard” (i.e. alcoholic) cider is one of the hottest beverage … Continue reading
Posted in At Our Farmhouse, Beer + Cider, Hudson Valley, NY craft beverages, NYC Events, Restaurants
Tagged Aaron Burr Cidery, Bad Seed, Chateau Drouin Poire, Daniel Pucci, Domaine Du Pont, Foggy Ridge, hard cider, Montgomery Place Orchards, Nine Pin Ciderworks, Shelton Brothers, Tilted Shed, Wassail Restaurant, Wine Media Guild of New York
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Unexpected Plums? Clafouti!
By Christopher Matthews Our ancient red plum tree served as an early muse here at Upstate-Downtown. And we’ve received lots of plum goodness from it over the years. It has, unfortunately, fallen on hard times recently, a victim of “black knot” plum tree disease and … Continue reading
Posted in At Our Farmhouse, Food, Home Baking, Hudson Valley, Local Food
Tagged Paleo Clafoutis, Red Plum Clafoutis, Santa Rosa plum
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A Serious Summer Pink (and Other Food/Wine Matters)
By Christopher Matthews I had tarragon on the brain. We have a perennial patch of tarragon upstate, and this summer, it has produced like no other year. Normally, I have to constrain Kathryn from pillaging the entire clump in one … Continue reading
Biodynamic Syrah, Naturally (from Chateau Maris)
By Christopher Matthews Before going to our friends’ house for a Boxing Day gathering during the holidays, I stopped by Sipperly’s, our local wine shop upstate, for a gift bottle of wine. As I’ve mentioned before, the store’s layout is chaotic, … Continue reading
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