Tasting Heritage Grapes with J. Stephen Casscles

Join local viticulturist and author J. Stephen Casscles, Esq. for an engaging talk on & tasting of grape varieties bred in the 19th and 20th centuries in the Hudson Valley and the region’s rich history of grape growing and winemaking. Stephen’s work in Athens, NY, involves cultivating and evaluating over 85 different grape varieties to determine which are the hardiest and can thrive with fewer pesticides and insecticides than most commercially grown varieties.