Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineHudson Valley Wine & Food Fest Seminar: Pairing Wine with Take-Out
September is a great month. I usually spend most of it in the Hudson Valley. I begin with the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition at the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival followed by a seminar or two at the festival. Then there is harvest and apple...
Kitchen Wine: Domaine de I’Idylle Savoie Cruet
The first time I got introduced to the Jacquere grape was with Winephabet Street. For the episode click here. I didn’t know that much about the Savoie Region of France let alone heard of the Jacquere grape. Today I am a huge fan of both the region and the grape. The...
Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 11: K is for Kabar with Special Guest Edit Bai, Winemaker at Chateau Dereszla
Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 11 - K is for Kabar. 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 third...
Kitchen Wine: 2018 Txakoli Malda Getariako Txakolina
When you first look at this label you might think Greek but it’s Spain. The Basque region of Spain where the indigenous grape Hondarrabi Zuri grows along the Gipuzkoan coast. The 2018 Txakoli Malda is produced by Bodegas Zudugarai and the only Txakoli vineyard located...
Kitchen Wine: Whitecliff Vineyards 2010 Sky Island
We’ve been drinking a lot in the kitchen, but the good news is the dining room is now open with limited capacity. Our drinking might not be as robust as during just take-out. Unfortunately, there are only a few more weeks left of the kitchen. Not to worry, got lots of...
A Tribute to Xerces Butterfly with Replica Wines
As beautiful as the butterfly are Rebel Wines. A tribute to the Xerces butterfly that was last seen in the San Francisco Bay area in the early 1940’s. The Xerces butterfly was small, Periwinkle blue in color and a native to the coastal sand dunes of the Bay area. It...






