Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of Wine
Interview with Dana Spaulding of Wander & Ivy
I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Dana Spaulding the Founder of Wander + Ivy. Wander + Ivy are classy single-serving wine bottles. Dana made the transition from the financial service industry to the wine industry after feeling that she was wasting wine. She...
4 Rose Wines to Taste in Marlboro, New York
I recently attended a Rose Garden Party hosted by Nostrano Vineyards in Marlboro, New York. Marlboro is a small hamlet in Ulster County that is home to about 6 wineries and a distillery. It’s beautiful farm country when you drive around the area and you get the...
Brachetto – Spring Sweetness and Bubbles
It’s Spring, and this bottle of Acquesi Brachetto says it all. Just looking at the beautiful design of the bottle makes me smile and think of warm weather and bubbles. Brachetto is a black-skinned Italian grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. The grape is...
Kiss the Ground and Wash it Down with Veramonte Wines – Happy Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! Today we celebrate Earth and all the wonderful things the earth gives us. But, we take a lot from it. Do we ever think about giving back to earth, becoming more sustainable and ways we can protect our planet? Veramonte Wines takes this task very...
Areni: A Dark & Mysterious Grape
Areni is a grape that is grown in Armenia and for our first episode of Winephabet Street, we got a double A. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Exploring the Wine Glass and I work our way through the alphabet exploring wine and wine regions one...
Christening the Barrel Room with Showers of Happiness
My passion is the Hudson Valley. I grew up there, raised my family there and it will always be my home. In 2006 I began writing about the Hudson Valley Wine scene. It will always be my baby. So when “my baby” Melanie got engaged, my first thought was to have her...
Your Guide to the Craft Beverage Producers in the Hudson Valley
