by Debbie | Feb 3, 2014 | Melon de Bourgogne, Muscadet, Sauvion
Being adventurous during the holidays I bought a Muscadet for our Christmas Eve fish dinner. I wanted to introduce my friends and family to something different. I picked up a bottle of 2012 Sauvion Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine.Let’s just decipher the...
by Debbie | Jan 30, 2014 | Jozsef Lessner, Lessner Family Cellar, Tapolca Hungry
Growing up my grandfather briefly mentioned at times about his life and family in Hungary. He never really talked about it and it was always in passing. He did say that his family owned vineyards in Tapolca, Hungary and spoke briefly about going up there growing up....
by Debbie | Jan 28, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing
The big game was still a week away, but the contest was on at Captain Lawrence, with a dozen small-batch brews battling for the taproom title. The competition was set up more like a March Madness bracket, but the Hop Bowl was just the right thing for that dull Sunday...
by Debbie | Jan 27, 2014 | culinary institute of america, Taittinger Champagne
A few weeks back Paul and I attended a wine dinner at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park NY featuring Taittinger Champagnes. I was really looking forward to learning about the Champagne House and its history, but unfortunately the rep from Kobrand lectured...
by Debbie | Jan 23, 2014 | Domaine Frey, Gewurtztraminer
Let’s venture to the Alsace region of France. Ping ponged between Germany and France and finally ended up as a part of France. The region is sandwiched between the Vosges Mountains on the west and the Rhine River on the east. Alsace has a cool growing season...
