by Debbie | Aug 28, 2017 | Chefs' Consortium
Every year Noah Sheetz of the Chefs’ Consortium invites me to the annual chef-prepared Farm-to-Table Bannerman’s Island Fundraiser and it always seems to be the day of the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition (September 9th this year), so I can’t attend. I’m...
by Debbie | Aug 24, 2017 | hudson valley wine festival
I can’t believe the summer has flown by so fast and September is right around the corner. You know what that means? It’s time for the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival the weekend after Labor Day. It’s a big weekend for me with lots going on. We start Saturday...
by Debbie | Aug 21, 2017 | malbec, torrontes
Amalaya like it’s brother Colomé is part of the Hess Family Wine Estates. Amalaya is fairly new, founded in 2010 the word means ‘Hope for a Miracle’ at what began from an experiment at Colomé. That experiment was to find alternative sourcing and varieties for Malbec...
by Debbie | Aug 17, 2017 | Sangria recipe
In preparing for the seminars I do at the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival I came across a brand called Liquid Altitude that produces FREEFALL Sangria in the Hudson Valley. For my seminars I prefer to use businesses that are at the festival, so when during my...
by Debbie | Aug 14, 2017 | Napa Valley Wine Tasting
Back in February when Paul and I visited Burgess Cellars. This visit was made possible by a friend of mine Elizabeth Werner Miller who had just relocated out to Napa from the Hudson Valley. I’ve been trying to get Elizabeth to be a judge at my wine competition for the...
