Hudson Valley Wine Goddess

Taking The Intimidation Out Of Wine

Happy Birthday with Cherryblock

by Debbie | Sep 28, 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon

My birthday was last week and to celebrate we dug into our cellar and opened a 1999 Sebastiani Cherryblock. We actually purchased this bottle at the winery when we were out there for a visit in 2002. I am surprised it's survived this long in our...

Sharing Memories with Mazzoni

by Debbie | Sep 24, 2015 | Pinot Grigio

My college roommate visited me this summer from Florida with her kids. Normally we would sit and chat and the kids would play quietly. Yes, that was the case the last time I saw her some 10 years ago. However, this year three of the kids were 21+ and...

Wine Word Wednesday: Varietal

by Debbie | Sep 23, 2015 | Wine Word Wednesday

Blogging to X

by Debbie | Sep 21, 2015 | WBC15

Last month I attended the Wine Bloggers Conference in the Finger Lakes.  You must all think what a life. There is more to wine tasting at the conference.  There are portions of it that are business minded.<br /> <br /> I had the honor to...

Inside the Hudson Valley Wine Competition

by Debbie | Sep 16, 2015 | wine competition, wine competition results

If you are a regular reader or follow me on Facebook or Twitter you know that I run the Hudson Valley Wine Competition. This is a wine competition that is open to all Hudson Valley wineries to enter their wines made from New York fruit. This year we had a record...