This is our 3rd year in a row featuring a rosé in the May Wine Club and the reaction is always mixed. But here’s what’s what, we at Dedalus really like…no…love rosé. The four of us who work here get downright giddy when spring rolls around and the new vintages of crisp pink stuff start [...read more]

The Vietti family has been growing grapes since the 19th Century, and over the course of time, they got pretty good at it.  In 1919 Patriarch Mario Vietti started making wine from their grapes, and they quickly got pretty good at that as well. Vietti’s notoriety was reinforced by being one of the first to [...read more]

At this time last year I was in Rhode Island for my husbands cousin Suzanne’s wedding. We arrived the day before so we could attend the Rehearsal Dinner at Suzie’s house in her beautiful back yard. They had some large tents and tiki bar set up when we arrived and the day was cooling down [...read more]

Who doesn’t love summer by the lake? Sun shining, warm sand between your toes, and ending your day with a glass of crisp white wine as you watch the fiery sunset. Whether you’re at a beach house, on a boat, or even just imagining you’re lakeside while on your patio, we’ve got the wine for [...read more]

Who wouldn’t love to summer in Sicily? To spend glorious blue skied days on an island in the Mediterranean eating freshly caught seafood and sipping local hand crafted wines. It would be idyllic, however not always immediately feasible. Why not bring Sicily home? After all, we have some beautiful summer days ahead of us in VT [...read more]

I have never been a big fan of salads. The term “rabbit food” totally springs to mind whenever I put a forkful of lettuce into my mouth. It squeaks on my teeth, as if to say that it’s none too pleased with this whole idea either! Sure, I’ve been known to happily nosh on a [...read more]

The Perrin family has been making wine for many, many generations in France…patriarch Jacques really brought Beaucastel to its present lofty status, passed it to his two sons, Jean Pierre and Francois, who then incorporated their four sons into the mix.  While their marquis is the Chateauneuf-du-Pape, this white is like a premier cru Chablis…only [...read more]

You may not recognize the name Villaine…but there are many wine enthusiasts that certainly will.  Aubert de Villaine is one of the owners of Domaine de la Romanee Conti, producers of some of the most coveted and expensive Burgundies.  You usually need a serious mortgage payment to consider buying a single bottle from this prestigious [...read more]

I have grand plans for my grill this summer season.  It may not know it yet, but my grill is going to be the stage upon which I set an abundance of culinary creations.  And though the usual suspects will be making an appearance (burgers, sausages, steak, and chicken), the items I’m especially pumped up [...read more]

Oh Chardonnay, how misunderstood you are. It must be a constant let down to hear those cries of “I don’t like Chardonnay”.  I’ll admit, I myself have uttered those words. Fortunately, there are high quality well-balanced wines that save face for Chardonnay.  This is one of them.  The small Chateau of Guiot is located near the [...read more]