by Debbie | Feb 6, 2017 | cruising europe, Cruising the Danube, Uncategorized
Some of you may know, I owned a travel agency for 20 years so I feel it’s important to talk about traveling to these beautiful wine regions I write about. There is much more to wine than just tasting it. Visiting the region and or country is an experience outside the...
by Debbie | Feb 2, 2017 | German Riesling
In keeping with the theme we are traveling down the picturesque Mosel and the next stop is Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Winery. Germany is full of so much history! Weingut Max Ferd. Richter was founded in 1680 but not as a winery, as a wine export company. In the 1770’s...
by Debbie | Jan 30, 2017 | German Riesling
This month it’s all about German Riesling. Honestly, I haven’t had a lot of German Riesling. When I think Riesling I think of the racy acidity of the Finger Lakes Riesling. When I opened and tasted the first two German Rieslings from Karthauserhof for #winestudio I...
by Debbie | Jan 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Bordeaux wine, you think of the Bordeaux 5, a blend consisting of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot with the Cabernet Sauvignon as the base. You also might think $$$. Let’s take a look at Bordeaux and the other side of it, the...
by Debbie | Jan 23, 2017 | italian wine
When you are in the store purchase wine from Italy you see labels with DOCG, DOC, IGT and Vino de Tavola, what does it all mean? It’s the Italian wine classification system. Pretty much it dictates what grapes go in the bottle. Let’s take a look at each...
