Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineHow to Plan a Fabulous Vineyard Wedding
This post begins a monthly feature about winery and wine themed weddings by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman of Wine Country Occasions. She will bring her knowledge and ideas on planning your wonderful day in that fabulous winery. Along with planning for the day, she will...
Italy’s Last Untouched Region: What Everyone Wants To Know About Le Marche
I'm participating in a three week educational program on Le Marche, Italy which takes place on twitter Tuesday evenings. For the next three weeks we will discover together what the Italian region of Le Marche holds and I will be sharing it with you. When one thinks...
Blending Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery’s 2013 Sky Island
I've been working with Whitecliff for the past 5 years or so blending their Sky Island. When we first began we were there for about 3 hours, tasting, blending, analyzing. I must say, I would walk away with a slight buzz on. Not this year. In fact I was so amazed that...
Cookbook Review: Grill to Perfection
It is Spring and time to break out the grill. Actually I grill 12 months out of the year in all kinds of weather, but many of you are cleaning the grill and getting it set for the summer of BBQ's. To get you more in the prepared for barbecued food and to try some...
Hudson-Chatham Winery: 5 Baco Noirs and Growing
When I first met Carlo he hadn't even opened his winery. He was a year away from that. Since he's opened I usually make at least one if not more visits to see him and Dominique and what they are up to. What was once a small winery nestled in the town of Ghent, New...
Sharing #WorldMalbecDay With My Son
World Malbec Day was Thursday, April 17 and I was so glad my son could share in it with me. When Michael told me he was coming to visit last Thursday I was thrilled! I told him we had some nice wines to tastes and critique but that he had to tweet about it. At 22 he...
