Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineBordeaux France to Livermore California a Taste of Murrieta’s Well
The estate was discovered in the 1880's when Louis Mell fell in love with the Livermore Valley and purchased a 92 acre estate called Murrieta's Well. Realizing the soil was similar to some of the great vineyard sites in France, he built a gravity-flow winery and...
Enjoying The Harvest Party at Millbrook Vineyards & Winery
If you saw my previous post leading up to Millbrook's Harvest Party, you will see that of all these years I wasn't able to attend due to scheduling conflicts. Well this was the year, the year I had nothing on my calendar Saturday, October 18 so guess what I...
Trick-or-Treat Candy and Wine
OK, let's face it, it's a few days before Halloween..have you purchased your candy yet? When you purchase your candy do you Purchase candy you don't like so you won't eat it? Purchase candy you like for leftovers? I use to purchase candy I didn't like so I...
Bad Seed Hard Cider – Craft Hard Cider Production in the Hudson Valley
The Hudson Valley is exploding with cideries, wineries, distilleries and breweries. In this podcast I visit with Devin Britton and Albert Wilklow, two guys in their early 30's who are turning a hobby into a full time business with Bad Seed Hard Cider. Albert...
Your Sexy Ancestor
I've received a few Halter Ranch wines for review and have been really impressed. So I had high expectations for their 2008 Ancestor Estate Reserve wine which is a red Bordeaux blend and it met the expections and was very sexy. The blend consists of 25% Petit...
TasteCamp – Hudson Valley
The view from Millbrook's tasting room This past weekend was the yearly event TasteCamp which is held in a wine region on the Eastern side of the United States every year. I was thrilled when it was announced that they had chosen the...
