Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineUncorked Reviews
For the past few weeks I've been offering wine education classes in the Hudson Valley. Topics range from Intro to Wine, to specific wines and wine regions. I recently gave a class on reviewing wines like a critic, and we tasted a variety of red wines from...
Stepping into Cornerstone
I can control a lot of things in the cellar, but I can't control Mother Nature ~ Jeff Keene, Winemaker, Cornerstone Cellars - Napa When I was in California back in January I set up a tasting for me and the "Chickies" at Cornerstone Cellars Napa.Cornerstone is owned...
Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 51 Putting the Sun in Sunday
You never really need a reason to pop into Captain Lawrence Brewing, other than the tasty craft beer flowing freely, but Sunday did offer a few bonus ones. For starters, the 50 degree temps were making that surprise snowstorm a distant memory. And it was the first day...
iwine Radio interviews Author, Joanne Lessner of Pandora’s Bottle
Last week Amazon had Pandora's Bottle on a free download. Unfortunately this interview with Joanne didn't air until afterwards. I have to disclose, Joanne is my cousin. Yes, we are pretty close. I helped her a bit with the book and am very...
Save 10% on Millbrook Winery’s “Winegrowing Boot Camp”
I can say I am a "Harvest 2012" graduate of Millbrook Winery's Winegrowing Boot Camp and if you want to learn about the entire process of growing grapes and making wine, this is the adult camp for you. I participated last season, learned lots and made new...
David vs Goliath – Swimming With The Suits
I recently attended and had a booth for Happy Bitch Wines at the Boston Wine Expo. It wasn't the first wine expo I was a vendor at, so please keep that in mind as you read. I found myself in a booth with Treasury Estates and Fetzer Wines, as the tables were set up in...
