Monday, February 23, 2009

YOU WON'T FIND
HUDSON-CHATHAM WINES
AT ANY GROCERY STORES

There is no doubt that the proposed law to allow grocery stores to carry wine helps grocery stores and large volume, high discount wine producers (from New York, maybe, but much more so California, Chile, etc.). Few, if any, New York State wineries will benefit from this new legislation. Grocery stores will fill their shelves with inexpensive brands and box wines. It will indeed throw the liquor industry into a tail spin. Perhaps it is evolution.

But I think it is not.

The real fact of the matter is that Albany and Governor Patterson are acting in their own best interests. The state, in the long run, will not earn one more red cent from liquor sales taxes. Because wines are suddenly available in grocery stores, does not mean sales will go up.
The truth is that Albany is interested in the windfall. The state will collect hundreds of millions of dollars in windfall from licenses and fees from all the grocery stores. These are a one time profit. The state doesn't particularly care that they are putting out of business people who have already paid for licenses like existing wholesalers and liquor stores.

Patterson and the other legislators in Albany will parade around their ill-gotten gains touting their ingenuity, which in truth will not be gold, but will be the scalps of liquor store owners who've gone out of business, many of whom have supported NY state wine - like ours.

We appreciate and salute our retail partners. And proudly stand by them.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

BILL DOWD HOLDS FORTH ON
STAGEWORKS/HUDSON EVENT
AT PI CAFE IN KINDERHOOK
FEBRUARY 11, 2009




Theater board prez can take the heat
by Bill Dowd, Upstate NY Restaurant Examiner


HUDSON, NY -- The "Guest Chefs for Charity" fundraising dinner for Stageworks/Hudson will feature an unfamiliar face cooking a three-course meal.

It's board president Barry Herbold who will fire up the stove at the charity event scheduled for Wednesday, February 11, at Pi Cafe, 16 Hudson Street.

In his daytime guise, Herbold is president of Empire State Appraisal Consultants. For this special event, his menu includes cream of portobello soup, salad, and a choice of chicken scallopine a la Barry, ebony grilled ahi tuna, grilled New York strip steak or penne with tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella.

Accompanying wines will come from the local Hudson-Chatham Winery. Theater solo artist Marcella Goheen will perform an excerpt from her play, "The Maria Project."

A portion of all proceeds will go to Stageworks/Hudson. Reservations for the limited seating event are required: (518) 758-9355. Tickets are $35 per person.

Notes On Napkins: Stageworks is located at 41-A Cross Street in Hudson. It won "Best Theater Company" from Metroland magazine in 2007, and last year received the Proctors Regional Arts Award. Laura Margolis is the executive artistic director. ... The Hudson-Chatham Winery's tasting room, closed for the winter, is scheduled to re-open in April. It is located at 1900 Route 66 in Ghent.


Read the full article at:
http://www.examiner.com/x-2256-Upstate-NY-Restaurant-Examiner~y2009m1d31-Theater-board-prez-can-take-the-heat


Read Bill Dowd's Dowd on Drinks at:
http://blogs.timesunion.com/dowdondrinks/
NEW YORK TIMES PROMOTES
HUDSON VALLEY CHEESE FESTIVAL
FEB. 15, 2008
Dining Calendar
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Published February 3, 2009


Hudson Valley Sampler
Cheeses, wines and other products from the Hudson Valley will be served at a tasting to benefit Columbia County Bounty, an organization that supports farmers, on Feb. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Deffebach Gallery, 125 Warren Street, Hudson, N.Y., $40 from http://www.hudsonvalleycheesefestival.com/.

Read the whole story at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/dining/04fcal.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Hudson%20Valley&st=cse




HUDSON-CHATHAM WINERY is proud to participate in this event!