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...
by Debbie | Jul 28, 2014 | glorie farm winery
There was a new cider producer at the event, Yankee Folly Cidery. Bottled in a wine bottle, they just released their first cider with an 8.5% alcohol content. I think that is on the high side for cider, but I am not the alcohol police. Let’s get down to...
by Debbie | Jul 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Many times when I begin the podcasts there are some great conversations that don’t make it to the final cut. One of these conversations was about Rhode Island and what Stacia really wanted to do when she graduated high school. Wine making wasn’t even...
