by Debbie | Aug 14, 2014 | millbrook vineyards, millbrook winery
I stopped by Millbrook Winery the other day to pick up some information for the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition and I got treated to a taste of their first estate Riesling. Keeping in mind these are very young vines I was looking forward to the taste....
by Debbie | Aug 11, 2014 | New Jeresy Wine, New Jersey Wines
Located in North New Jersey Old York Cellars, “What Exit Wines” were featured on a Virtual Vines tasting I participated in. What Exit Wines is their secondary label that they created around the time Sandy hit New Jersey. They were actually...
by Debbie | Aug 7, 2014 | chardonnay, pinot noir
What happens when a wine director of a restaurant meets a nations sales director for a wine import company? A friendship that takes Matt Licklider and Kevin O’Connor on a journey to follow their palates and become a New World Negociant and the creation of...
by Debbie | Aug 4, 2014 | Napa Valley Wine Tasting
With the tasting room located on Highway 29 and Galleron Rd in St. Helena, California and their estate vineyard in Oakville, Franciscan Estate was founded in 1972 and purchased by Justin Meyer in 1975. The history is born out of a devotion to small lot winemaking and...
by Debbie | Jul 31, 2014 | chilean wine
Carmenere is a grape that originated in Bordeaux, however it’s rarely found in France and is the signature grape of Chile. I’ve tasted many wines made with the Carmenere grape and have never found one that I truly liked. Many times they have a green...
