Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineIn A New York Rosé State of Mind
New York is home to some wonderful vineyards and wineries. Spread across seven AVAs there are 471 wineries covering 35,000 acres of vineyards and many different microclimates. There are many different grapes grown throughout New York State and Rosé wines are made with...
Winephabet Street Q is for Wine Questions
Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 17- Q is for Wine Questions Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Draceana Wines and I work our way through the alphabet exploring wine and wine regions one letter at a time. The show is live on the...
Picnic & Prosecco: Introduction to Ca’ di Prata Prosecco
One of the things I enjoy about the summer and living at the beach is a beach dinner picnics. It doesn’t get any better than bringing your dinner down to the beach and watching the amazing sunsets. Bring down some Prosecco to pair with the sunset makes for a perfect...
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and boy do we deserve to enjoy ourselves! We may have a new normal but we will always have our pastimes like baseball. I grew up going to the “House That Ruth Built.” The next historic ballpark in my mind is Wrigley Field. Actually, Wrigley...
A Fun Wine For A Good Time – Maison Noir – O.P.P
It’s Oregon Wine Month and I’m a bit behind with the restaurant opening. We were going at a slow pace and then we were 3 weeks until opening day and there was a lot of shit to be done. I had to put my pen down for a few weeks, but I’m back. A good friend of mine...
Celebrate Earth Day with Veramonte Organic Wines
As Earth Day approaches it’s time for us to recognize the importance of the earth and what it gives us every day. Growing up, I didn’t think of anything about my surroundings and the impact we have on it, but I did know, not to swim in the Hudson because of the PCBs....






