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Happy #SauvignonBlanc Day

by Debbie | Apr 24, 2015 | sauvignon blanc

WooHoo it's Friday and it's Sauvignon Blanc Day! Sauvignon Blanc is one of my favorite summertime whites. I have a friend that all she drinks in Sauvignon Blanc, so when I'm with her, you can guess what I am drinking even if it's not summer. Sauvignon...

Cracking The Grandes Vinos Y Vinedos Garnacha Code

by Debbie | Apr 23, 2015 | Carinena

Founded in 1997, Grandes Vinos y Vinedos works with vineyards in 14 of the growing areas in D.O.P Carinena. They source grapes from 10,000 acres of vineyards that range in altitude from 1,000 to 2,800 feet. One third of their production is Garnacha. I got to taste two...

Wine Word Wednesday:

by Debbie | Apr 22, 2015 | Wine Word Wednesday

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Long Island Wine Country: Macari Vineyards

by Debbie | Apr 20, 2015 | long island wine, long island wine country

I haven't been out to Long Island Wine Country in a while so I was glad to be able to taste some wines from there during NY Drinks NY. Macari Vineyards is located in Mattituck, NY on the North Fork. The 500 acre estate has been in the Macari family for over 50...

Malbec Facts on World Malbec Day

by Debbie | Apr 17, 2015 | Malbec World Day

World Malbec Day is celebrated on April 17, to commemorate the day when president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento of Argentina officially made it his mission to transform Argentina's wine industry. On that day, back in 1853, he tasked Michel Aimé Pouget, a French soil...