by Debbie | Feb 24, 2014 | wine and food pairing
Madeline aka Wine Folly puts out some amazing educational pieces on wine. Below is a wine pairing chart I hope you find useful.
by Debbie | Feb 20, 2014 | cigars, CigarVolante, virginia wine and cigar trail, Virginia Wines, wine and cigar pairings
I met Ron on #winechat and was intrigued by his knowledge of wine and cigar pairings. A blog post can only touch the surface and I thought he would be a great guest for Uncork Your Mind. For this podcast #9 I called down Ron Barker of Cigar Volante and The...
by Debbie | Feb 17, 2014 | Halter Ranch, snow storm
It is winter so we should expect snow. Truthfully, I don’t think I’ve seen snow like this since my childhood, or at least my college days in Buffalo, but I am not in Buffalo, I’m in Poughkeepsie. In Poughkeepsie by myself for this record breaking...
by Debbie | Feb 13, 2014 | Argentina wines, pinot noir, Verum Patagonia
It’s not all the time you drink a wine and it reminds you of the time way back when you drank those milky alcoholic drinks that go right to your waistline. One sniff of the wine glass and it brought me back to those days.I found this Verum Patagonia 2010 Pinot...
by Debbie | Feb 11, 2014 | Captain Lawrence Brewing, imperial IPA, Smoked Porter
It was among the greatest days ever for New York-based craft beer fans. There were two full blown brew festivals Saturday—the cleverly titled Hops and Props bash under the Spirit of St. Louis and other vintage aircraft at the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island,...