The Thrifty Maker likes all things that have value and saves some bucks. Right now grapes are in season. Most supermarkets carry them year-round, but peak growing season in North America is July to ...

The grape pie made its debut at the Redwood Restaurant in Naples in 1959, according to the Naples Historical Society. Soon enough, Irene Bouchard became known as the "Grape Pie Lady." In the Naples ...

Peter Burford, Wines of the Finger Lakes: Wines, Grapes, and Wineries of New York's Most Dynamic Wine Region, 2016. Several, actually, yes. I grew up not too far in the town of Wayland, New York, ...

When December begins, nearly everyone starts getting into the holiday craze. Parties, family get-togethers, making lists and checking them twice. It's a traditional time of year. Who remembers ...

My birthday is coming up, but I won’t be asking for cake. I’m a pie guy and always have been. Yet despite my affinity for pies, I’ve never come across a grape pie. Growing up, I saw purple filling in ...

For many, fall flavors mean apple cinnamon and pumpkin spice, but in Upstate New York’s Finger Lakes, mid-September through mid-October is grape pie season. The Grape Pie Capital of the World located ...