by Debbie | Aug 26, 2020 | wine
As beautiful as the butterfly are Rebel Wines. A tribute to the Xerces butterfly that was last seen in the San Francisco Bay area in the early 1940’s. The Xerces butterfly was small, Periwinkle blue in color and a native to the coastal sand dunes of the Bay area. It...
by Debbie | Aug 24, 2020 | Smith-Madrone, wine
This article covers two nights of Kitchen Wine with Smith-Madrone. I was first introduced to Smith Madrone wines last year. I was blown away with them. The wines are clean, elegant and alive! Located in the Spring Mountain District AVA, just 6 miles from downtown St....
by Debbie | Aug 19, 2020 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
Winephabet Street: J is for Jura Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 10 – J is for Jura. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Draceana Wines and I work our way through the alphabet exploring wine and wine regions one letter at a...
by Debbie | Aug 17, 2020 | Pinot Grigio, wine
The evening we uncorked the 2018 Terlato Pinot Grigio was to pay tribute to Anthony Terlato who had just recently passed away. A native New Yorker, Anthony founded Terlato Wine Group. His vision was to increase the importance of wine to the American culture. Terlato...
by Debbie | Aug 12, 2020 | wine
Every now and then you have to try something different and go out of your comfort zone. That includes with wine. Back in June I received a press release for Fun Wine and they asked if they could send me their three award-winning flavors. They were Red Sangria,...