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MEET: CHEF DAN BAGNALL, SONDER, Kingston
Exec. Chef Dan Bagnall talks native American heritage, the meaning of Sonder + why wine is here to stay.
INTEL: 7 (soon 8) WINE BARS TO ESCAPE THE SNOW
Winter’s here, now what? We have 7 cozy wine bars where you can hunker down.
INTEL: Tony! Toni! Toné! TONI’S WINE BAR IS OPEN
Inspired by a wine bar in Troy, Schenectady finally has a natural wine bar of its own. We dish the early intel with owner Tina Riggi.
DOES IT TURKEY? Thanksgiving Wines for 2025
BOTTLE CRUSH — We ask the experts: Does it turkey? Four wines to get you through Thanksgiving 2025.
INTEL: WHERE TO EAT IN KINDERHOOK
Where to eat in Kinderhook: 3 spots to know — The Aviary, Isola Wine Bar + Saisonnier
INTEL: Where to eat in Rosendale, N.Y.
3 spots you need to know in Rosendale: Bistrot Le Chat Barbu, Well Nice Wine Bar + Montauk Catch Club.
INTEL: FINGER LAKES NAMED 2025 WINE REGION of the year
INTEL: New York’s Finger Lakes is the 2025 American Wine Region of the Year. We have 5 New York wines you need to try.
STAY: THE LAKE HOUSE ON CANANDAIGUA
With the Finger Lakes named 2025 wine region of the year, the waterfront Lake House on Canandaigua is ideal in summer or a winter getaway with friends.
MEET: Christy Counts of NEVERSTILL WINES
Christy Counts, the founder of Neverstill Wines, talks about the Finger Lakes, wine cocktails, opening in Hudson + her passion for animal welfare.
STAY: HOTEL LILIEN, Tannersville
Hotel Lilien — a cool 1890’s boutique hotel, perfect for lounging if you’re upstate for a weekend; perfect for cocktails and light dinner in the living room of the hotel bar. Play pool, put some music on the juke box or show up for DJ Sir Shorty on a Saturday night.
REVIEW: MATILDA at The Henson Hotel
From the award-winning chefs behind Contra + WildAir in NYC, an upscale, upstate dining retreat complete with chef’s gardens, boulder wrapped fire-pit, their signature creative small plates + impeccable cocktails. (Don’t miss their eclectic flavored ice cream.)
REVIEW: VIA CASSIA, Hudson
Via Cassia is a fun, bustling Italian restaurant on lower Warren Street with a focus on simple, Mediterranean flavors, Hudson Valley farm ingredients, and a Californian twist.
MEET: THE PONY SHOW
Wine Director, Paula Patterson, and chef-tattoo artist Tony Angelicola, of The Pony Show talk travel, tattoos + why they like to cook on a farm.
BOTTLE CRUSH: Txakoli + savory popcorn
Jes Rich’s July 4th week wine pick: A crisp, refreshing txakoli wine paired with savory popcorn.
REVIEW: UMANA YANA, Albany
The vibrant Umana Yana embraces global cuisines with Afro-Caribbean dishes and the area’s only Ethiopian stews and injera bread. Serves global wines and wine-based or non-alcoholic cocktails with optional CBD shots.