By Julia Burke, Beer Editor There are some exciting new vines in Niagara County –– well, make that bines. Rich and Bree Woodbridge, a charming and passionate young couple well-equipped for Niagara with a sense of adventure and a lot of heart, took a leap of faith when they moved to Lockport from California (after working in economic development in India) in March of this year to revitalize Rich's family's sixth-generation farmhouse. McCollum Orchards is a hundred-acre farm dating back to the 1820s, and while it's wonderful land for apples and other produce, the Woodbridges have something special in mind…
Posts Written OnDecember 22, 2011
A Christmas Poem From The Winemaker Studio
Our friends at the Winemaker Studio sent us this lyrical reminder yesterday that tomorrow is their last day open until February. 'Twas the week before Christmas, downtown Peconic, Not a grapevine was stirring, I with, gin and tonic; The sorting line silent, the crush pad is bare, The new wines all racked with attention and care; The ‘11s are nestled all snug in their barrels; While The Studio is lively with the loud sound of carols. I power down my PC and turn of the light, With visions of getting to bed early tonight, When out in the Lane there…