About Us
It all began with a blog about wine that evolved into a blog about the wine region I live and grew up in - The Hudson River Valley AVA, known today as Hudson Valley Wine Country.
Hudson Valley Wine Goddess began as a blog to educate people about wine that evolved into educating you about Hudson Valley Wine. Somebody asked me one day if all I drink is Hudson Valley Wine. Well - I drink all kinds of wine, red, white, semi sweet, sparkling, ice wine from all regions of the world. I always keep an open mind and enjoy trying new wines. While I do blog about Hudson Valley Wine, I also blog about the other wines and wine regions that I drink and visit with a little wine education along the way. In December 2010 I completed and passed the Society of Wine Educators Certified Specialist of Wine course and now can proudly say I am a "Certified Specialist of Wine."
I am available for wine education and tasting classes/seminars. In addition I provide marketing and public relations consulting for small businesses with the emphasis on social media.
Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the winery.
Many people have asked me what the significance of the words Hunt Country plays in Millbrook Vineyards & Winery Hunt Country Red. Millbrook, New York is known as “Hunt Country”. The Millbrook Hunt was founded in the 1890′s and is one of the premier... »View More
Another goodie pulled from the depths of my wine cellar. One of these days I must go in and take inventory of what I have and need to drink NOW.
This Cabernet Franc is from the original Cab Franc vines planted on Pritchard Hill in 1989. The grapes were harvested at brix of 27 between October 15 and 18, 2003. The wine is a blend of... »View More
Last Thursday was the 2012 kick off dinner of the Culinary Institute of America’s Winter Dining Series and the wines featured were from Cereghino Smith Winery in the Hudson Valley. I will go into the wines in more detail in another post.
We began the tasting in the Danny Kaye Theatre with 6 of their wines, 2 whites and 4 reds. After... »View More
We had a great weekend at the Albany Chefs’ Food & Wine Festival, Wine & Dine for the Arts. The event was well attended. Great food, wine and spirits. The mixologists were wonderful!
We got to meet new friends and they got to taste Happy Bitch Wines
Keryl & Debbie
The display
Happy Bitches!
The... »View More
I was reading Steven Kolpan’s blog the other day and he had an interesting article about the Riesling produced in the Hudson Valley. He is correct as nobody to my knowledge in the valley produces estate bottled Riesling. So the Rieslings you see in the wineries of the Hudson Valley really don’t express the true “terrior”... »View More
Disclaimer: I received this as a sample from Clinton Vineyards
New Years was upon us and this bottle didn’t make it until the 31st. We actually opened the bottle of Clinton Vineyards NV Jubilee a few days before New Years Eve. If you don’t already know, I’m not a big bubbly person, but I think with a little practice my palate... »View More
This 2006 Goosecross Syrah is 100% Napa Valley Syrah that was aged in oak for 16 months. It was harvested in September 2006 and bottled June 4, 2008. There were 679 cases made and a few of these bottles arrive on my doorstep via Mr. UPS in my wineclub shipment.
This rich dark wine began with a dark berry nose, hints of dark chocolate and... »View More
Got plans this weekend, if not the Albany Chef’s’ Food & Wine Festival is taking place at the Crown Plaza – Albany City Center and Happy Bitch Wines will be there.
This is a 3 day Food & Wine themed festival that highlights the chefs and restaurant in the Capital Region (Albany, NY) and educates consumers on healthy, sustainable... »View More
After being open for 18 months Robibero Family Vineyards has joined the Shawangunk Wine Trail. Robibero is located in the former Rivendell Winery on the northern end of the trail in New Paltz. They are a great addition to the wine trail!
When traveling the Shawangunk Wine Trail whether it is during events or just a day out winetasting,... »View More
It was nice to see in the February Issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine that there were some Hudson Valley Wineries scored, reviewed and listed in the buying guide. Congratulations! But the list only represented the Pinot Noir scores of the region and there were many other varietals submitted and scored from the regions wineries.
Congratulations... »View More
New York Wine Expo
