Tarry Wine: Old-World Vintages Come to Port Chester
"Alla Salute" Chef Hailee Moore knows wine can be intimidating, but the staff at Tarry Wine makes her feel at home with old world wines.
Recently, Port Chester's version of the butcher, the baker, and the fresh pasta maker arrived with newcomer Tarry Market neighbored next to its mothership, Tarry Lodge. Situated on the other side of the market is the two-week-old Tarry Wine. Can this corner (Mill Street and North Main) get anymore fun? Once inside, patrons are enthusiastically invited to taste the wines as they peruse the store. (At Tarry Wine, the tasting involves an actual wine glass vs. the small plastic cups favored by some other shops.) While I walked through the store, a trivial anxiety rushed through me. All the wines, I noticed, were from "old world" regions–western Europe. So why the anxiety? Reading the labels and picking out the differences requires knowledge …
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