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At the 2026 (and Last?) Hudson Valley Wine Competition, Whitecliff and Benmarl Dominate Awards

At the 2026 Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition (HVWSC) last month in Rhinebeck, the event immediately took on an elegiac quality before the first wine was even poured. Longtime organizer Debbie Gioquindo kicked off the event by announcing that … Continue reading →

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Riesling’s New York Winning Streak Ends…

By Christopher Matthews …but probably not for long. Yet for the first time since 2008, and only the third time since 2000, Riesling was not the grape of the NY Governor’s Cup winner (i.e. the “Best in Show) at the New … Continue reading →

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