Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineTasting with Gina Gallo
How lucky am I, I got to taste wine with Gina Gallo at the Boston Wine Expo. I never would have imagined that little ol' me would have an opportunity to taste wines with someone like Gina. You just don't know where life leads you. The Boston Wine Expo lead me to an...
Rendezvous in Bulgaria – Magura Winery
Not quite sure how I ended up with this wine from Bulgaria but it is definitely a first for me.The winery - Magura Winery is located in Bulgaria between the Danube and the red sandstone rocks of Belogradchik and the natural phenomenon "Magura" Cave. The Magura...
Rendezvous in Bulgaria – Magura Winery
Not quite sure how I ended up with this wine from Bulgaria but it is definitely a first for me.The winery - Magura Winery is located in Bulgaria between the Danube and the red sandstone rocks of Belogradchik and the natural phenomenon "Magura" Cave. The Magura Cave...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 50 Taking Back Sunday
It was a historic day in the Captain Lawrence tasting room—the first Sunday in brewery history in which the tasting room is open for business. In other words, whatever your Sunday routine involves--be it sleeping in, brunch, worship, cleaning, lamenting the pending...
Bottling Tocai
Saturday was the last class of Millbrook Vineyard & Winery's Winegrowing Boot Camp. We took the vines from the cradle to the bottle and Saturday we proudly bottled our season's hard work.After the grapes were pressed the wine went into neutral oak pungents...
Flanagan 2009 Chardonnay
Not sure if I ever told you the story between me, Paul and Eric Flanagan. It all began at a wine tasting at Vintners Collective in Napa. Paul was our chauffeur for a bachelorette party. My friend Diane was getting married (she lives in the Bay area) and he...
