Introduction to Golden Bordeaux Wines

Introduction to Golden Bordeaux Wines

My first taste of Golden Bordeaux was with Sauternes two years ago when I walked into a Bordeaux tasting in New York City. Everyone was gathered at the many Bordeaux tables and in the back of the room was an area with 5 different Sauternes for tasting and nobody in...
Don’t Overlook Wines from the Abruzzo Region

Don’t Overlook Wines from the Abruzzo Region

Often times when I go into the wine shop to grab a bottle I will head towards what I know. If I’m cooking Italian I will look for Sangiovese. I was never quite sure about red wines with the d’Abruzzo label. I didn’t know much about the region or the winemaking. In...
Winephabet Street P is for Picpoul de Pinet

Winephabet Street P is for Picpoul de Pinet

Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 1 Episode 16 P is for Picpoul de Pinet. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Draceana Wines and myself work our way through the alphabet exploring wine and wine regions on letter at a time. The show is live on...
The Best Seyval Blanc I’ve Tasted

The Best Seyval Blanc I’ve Tasted

Seyval Blanc is a French-American white hybrid grape that grows very well in the Hudson Valley. I have to be honest here, I’ve always thought of it as producing an okay wine and I might be stretching at that. That is, until I tasted Benmarl’s 2017 Seyval Blanc and was...