by Debbie | May 22, 2026 | Restaurant, wine
If we hadn’t sold the restaurant, Memorial Day weekend would look very different for me right now. I’d be checking reservations.Reviewing staffing schedules.Making sure the wine fridge was stocked.Watching weather reports like they were life-or-death predictions.And...
by Debbie | May 21, 2026 | wine
Last May I was up in the Finger Lakes and had a wonderful tasting at Weis Vineyards and come home with about a case of wine. One of those bottles was the 2021 Weis Cabernet Franc. I opened it the other night to pair with a steak dinner, and boy was it a pairing! Let...
by Debbie | May 14, 2026 | benmarl winery, hudson valley wine, wine, Wine of the Week
There are certain wines that go great with food and also as summer sippers. Benmarl’s Seyval Blanc is one of them I pulled Benmarl Winery’s 2024 Estate Grown Seyval Blanc to go with my Santa Fe Day Boat Scallops (yes, I got them from Scallop Shack Farms right...
by Debbie | May 7, 2026 | German Wine, Weissburgunder, wine
It was one of those beautiful spring days, this spring Mother Nature isn’t sure what season it is, so I had to take advantage of the nice weather. The sun was shining, the seagulls were loud, and my lettuce garden was practically begging for its first harvest....
by Debbie | May 1, 2026 | wine
As the weather starts to warm and grills come out of hibernation, there’s always that question: what wine actually works with BBQ? Let me make this easy for you—Malbec is your answer. And not just because it’s “the steak wine.” There’s a lot more going on in that...
