by Debbie | Jan 16, 2019 | benmarl winery, hudson valley, hudson valley harvest, hudson valley wine, hudson valley wine awards
Back in October I spent the afternoon with Matt Spaccarelli and his partner Casey Erdmann along with their two beautiful children Maggie and Leon. Our day began at Benmarl Winery where I have seen Matt grow as a winemaker, vineyard manager and person from the time his...
by Debbie | Nov 27, 2017 | cabernet franc, hudson valley, hudson valley wine
This week marks the first Hudson Valley Cabernet Franc week leading up to #CabernetFranc day on December 4. I’ll never forget my first Hudson Valley Cabernet Franc. It was a Whitecliff Cabernet Franc and the year was somewhere around 2003 or so. I was in love. So...
by Debbie | Jun 19, 2017 | hudson valley, hudson valley cabernet franc
My article below appears in the Spring 2017 of Hudson Valley Wine Magazine. The focus is visiting the Cabernet Franc producers of the Hudson Valley. Cabernet Franc is the Hudson Valley’s signature grape. Get out and taste some! For more one and three days...
by Debbie | Apr 28, 2017 | hudson valley
I was on the Mark Bolger show this morning. If you missed it here it is. Thank you Mark for having me on the show! http://traffic.libsyn.com/uncorkyourmind/DEBBIE_GIOQUINDO_Mark_Bolger_Show_42817.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Debbie | Mar 13, 2017 | hudson valley, millbrook vineyards, millbrook winery
I am so lucky to be involved with the Hudson Valley wine industry. It’s moments like this that I feel so fortunate, and it’s when I’m honoring someone that it brings tears to my eyes. John Graziano has been Millbrook Vineyard & Winery’s winemaker and vineyard...
by Debbie | Jan 16, 2017 | hudson valley
Get a taste of what it was like being a bootlegger during prohibition with a visit to Dutch’s Spirits in Pine Plains, New York.  Dutch Schultz was born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer a German-Jewish mobster in the 1920’s and 1930’s. He led a life of crime and...
