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Tag Archives: Montgomery Place Orchards
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
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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Black Twig: Tennessee Apple, Thriving on the Hudson
By Christopher Matthews As Thanksgiving approaches, the harvest is winding down quickly in our corner of the Hudson Valley. Looking back, 2012 was mostly a banner year for produce (depending on location, of course — a late frost hit some). Despite being … Continue reading
Corn, Simply (and Perfectly)
By Christopher Matthews August is peak corn season in the Hudson Valley. We just had the “butter and sugar” variety from Gill Family Farm the other day, purchased at the Montgomery Place Orchards’ farm stand in Red Hook, NY, and it … Continue reading