Christy Counts, the founder of Neverstill Wines, talks about the Finger Lakes, wine cocktails, opening in Hudson + her passion for animal welfare.

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.

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.)

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.

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.

Jes Rich’s July 4th week wine pick: A crisp, refreshing txakoli wine paired with savory popcorn.

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.