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while i am certainly not expecting to find napa valley, i am hoping to find better than temecula? is this wishful thinking?
williams selyem has a pick up party at millbrook vineyards, so i thought i'd give the area a try. any of these close to decent? hudson valley wineries ----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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Not even close. I've toured them. On one trip, I told my wife I was definitely going to buy something. After tasting plonk all day, I bought a bottle of Baldwin Raspberry wine. The area is nice, though it'd be better in warm weather. You could picnic at Baldwin or several others. I doubt you'll find anything you want to buy, but I look forward to reading about your trip. When are you going?
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pick up for williams selyem at millbrook is the weekend of april 28th-30th. it should be nice by then?
looks like they make alot of seyval blanc in that area?  ----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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Drink up!
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"XXXXXXXXXXXXX are noted for their Gold-Medal Chardonnay and Johannisberg Rieslings, but the family's pride and joy is a very popular Strawberry Wine."
 the things i do for free shipping. ----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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and there is more(this one cracked me up
):"Sparkling wines such as Brut Champagne and fruit-flavored Blueberry, Raspberry, Peach, Almond and Strawberry are produced here." ----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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And you left California!
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Did you check that website in Daaay-twahhhh?
-------------------- "One may dislike carrots, spinach, beetroot, or the skin on hot milk. But not wine. It is like hating the air that one breathes, since each is equally indispensable." Marcel Ayme` |
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Not to rub it in...but Selyem is charging you to get the wine there |
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Tbird: I know the area well - it should be fine in late April, but bring a sweatshirt for at night just in case. It's a beautfiul area - try a hike on Mohonk mountain if that's your bag. Plenty of good golf and fishing too. I'll withhold comment on the wines (though Millbrook is by far the best in the area)...
--JM |
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are you kidding me? the mailer didn't indicate that...???  ----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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awesome info james, thanks! hiking IS my bag! ----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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T, Late April can be cold up there. But, the way this winter has been, it should be OK.
You picked a good year to move to NY to "Ease" you into the northeast.  |
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I live here in the Hudson Valley. There are many great restuarants around also. But if you are going to wineries I think the only real decent one is Millbrook. Their wines have been given 88 and 89 points in the spectator before.
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Look at the back.....it is just slightly cheaper to pick it up at Millbrook than it is to get it direct shipped. I read it after I sent it off for NY pickup, too. |
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you are correct syd.
are you gonna be there that weekend too? ----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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tbird,
you may need a little more than a sweater! nights will be even kooler! the colors in the fall are second to none an the apple's are great! use to spend my summers in windam ny, and did some sking in hunter mt. an windam (sp)  |
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Any excuse. I'm sure you know what I mean. Nice drive from the city. Now..zero expecations about the winery, so all of it is a plus. You still going? |
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BTW, TBird, James is right...there are some truly spectacular places to hike or rock climb in the valley.
I was up at Mohonk this fall, and it was great. You can find "high heel" hikes that are great, or ratchet it all the way up to some of the east coast's best climbers tackling some pretty hairy stuf in the Gunks. |
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i am definately gonna be there. no expectations(i've been to temecula a bizillion times  )...let's arrange dinner maybe or at least "tasting" at millbrook? tbirdbass@aol.com ----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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I'll let you know later whether I will actually be going or not
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I live about 40 minutes from Millbrook, and I used to drive there to pick up my WS. While it is an easy drive, I just pay the extra 25 to 50 cents per bottle to have it shipped to my office.
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syd, will you be there? i'm going in!
----------------------------- "religion ='s thought disorder" - sigmund freud |
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Like to, but can't. (guess this means I pay them more to ship it down to the city
)Wife's in DC for work this weekend, so I'm stuck with the kids and their various kiddie activities this weekend. |
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