by Debbie | Oct 2, 2019 | wine
The younger sister syndrome…Oh no! Yes, I have a younger sister, her name is Donna. Lucia Wines has a younger sister too – Lucy. I had the wonderful experience of meeting Lucy in June.Lucy was born in the Santa Lucia Highlands in 2003 to the Pisoni family....
by Debbie | Sep 26, 2019 | california, wine
At the age of 14 Bibiana Gonzalez Rave knew she wanted to be a winemaker. Alma de Cattleya Wines was created, born from the fruit of the vines and transformed by human hands. Bibiana is following her passion, creating a product that can be alive and age for decades....
by Debbie | Sep 18, 2019 | wine, winephabet street, zinfandel
It’s not too often you get to taste vertical tastings of a wine unless perhaps you go to an event at a winery featuring verticals of their wine. Other reasons are, well, you just don’t keep the wine in your house long enough. Last month for Winephabet Street our topic...
by Debbie | Sep 13, 2019 | #WinePW, wine
This is my first time participating in #WinePW. It stands for Wine Pairing Weekend and the pairing this weekend is with wines from Brazil. I have to thank Susannah at Vigneto Communications for sending me a bottle of Brazilian wine because after 3 liquor stores and...
by Debbie | Sep 11, 2019 | wine, wine competition
For the past 12 years or so I have been chairperson for the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition. When it first landed in my lap I began to volunteer at other wine competitions ( The NY Classic) to gain some insight on how other wine competitions run. It is...
