Maraschino cherries go back to their Italian roots. Produced in Luxardo, Italy, these cherries are nothing like the bright red orbs you find in cocktails from workaday bars. Dense and chewy with a sweet-tart flavor, these maraschino cherries are made with prized sour marasca cherries preserved in the fruit's famed liqueur. They'll take your Manhattan (or Shirley Temple) to new heights and are also delicious spooned with their rich syrup over ice cream or cheesecake.
CRISP, SPARKLING, ELEGANTLY ITALIAN
"The best Italian sparkling wine the world has to offer."
Altaneve is a Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore D.O.C.G. that is composed of 100% glera grapes that are grown exclusively on the steep hillsides of Valdobbiadene. Each hill's orientation to the sun determines when specific sections of vineyard are harvested to capture the grapes at their peak ripeness.
Available in a 3 liter bottle that will cause people to gasp when you arrive at the party.
SUMMER READING
For Adam's Sake
by Allegra di Bonaventura
A groundbreaking narrative by one of America's most promising colonial historians. Joshua Hempstead was a well-respected farmer and tradesman in
New London, Connecticut.
As his remarkable diary-kept from 1711 until 1758-reveals, he was also a slave owner who owned Adam Jackson for over thirty years. In this engrossing narrative of family life and the slave experience in the colonial North, Allegra di Bonaventura describes the complexity of this master/slave relationship and traces the intertwining stories of two families until the eve of the Revolution.
Slavery is often left out of our collective memory of New England's history, but it was hugely impactful on the central unit of colonial life: the family. In every corner, the lines between slavery and freedom were blurred as families across the social spectrum fought to survive. In this enlightening study, a new portrait of an era emerges.
This is a new book that takes place here in New London and Fishers Island. If you enjoy local history - you should take a look at this one.