Posts Written OnNovember 25, 2009

Josh Wig, Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars' general manager, giving a tour of their estate vineyards By Evan Dawson, Finger Lakes Editor Tuscany is a dream vacation, but be warned: even with appointments, you often will only meet a tour guide, rather than the winemakers who craft Brunello. Napa can be an ideal getaway, but if you don't know someone who knows someone, you might be stuck in the tasting room. The Finger Lakes is not only a mind-clearing destination, but stop by one of the wineries some time and you might be asked to put on gloves and assist the…

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief DJ Swanson, head brewer at Greenport Harbor Brewing Company, should be inspiring for anyone working in a corporate job who has dreams of following his or her passion and making a career of it. DJ started homebrewing about 15 years ago, when he bought homebrew supplies from Carl Burnham, the head brewer at Union Station Brewery in Providence, RI. At the time, Burnham knew about DJ's interest in brewing professionally and in September of 2000 he hired DJ away from his accounting position at a finance company. A little over a year later, DJ was offered…