The Story of Benmarl Vineyards
January 30, 2010
This continues our series highlighting activities for residents of New York’s rich and fascinating Hudson Valley, along with a measure of its history. The Hudson River from Benmarl Vineyards In the last 30 years we have become a country of wine consumers and are drinking increasing amounts of wine grown in our own native soils. [...]
Castle of the Month: Schoenburg
January 16, 2010
A majestic medieval castle sitting high on a hilltop overlooking the Rhine, sacked and burned by the French under Louis XIV, neglected and deteriorating for two centuries, then rescued and restored by a rich American with a special interest in the romance of castles. A movie story? Maybe. Across the Rhine from the famed Lorelei [...]