Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineWinephabet Street Returns October 21
After completing Season 1 of Winephabet Street Lori, Elmo and I will be returning for Season 2 on October 21 at 8pm. Beginning with the letter A - we are heading to Greece and the island of Santorini to explore the Assyrtiko grape. How we wish we were really on the...
Lucia Wines Younger Sister Lucy
The younger sister syndrome…Oh no! Yes, I have a younger sister, her name is Donna. Lucia Wines has a younger sister too - Lucy. I had the wonderful experience of meeting Lucy in June.Lucy was born in the Santa Lucia Highlands in 2003 to the Pisoni family. Winemaker...
Alma de Cattleya Wines Pair – Share – Enjoy
At the age of 14 Bibiana Gonzalez Rave knew she wanted to be a winemaker. Alma de Cattleya Wines was created, born from the fruit of the vines and transformed by human hands. Bibiana is following her passion, creating a product that can be alive and age for decades....
Artezin Vertical Tasting with Winephabet Street
It’s not too often you get to taste vertical tastings of a wine unless perhaps you go to an event at a winery featuring verticals of their wine. Other reasons are, well, you just don’t keep the wine in your house long enough. Last month for Winephabet Street our topic...
Celebrating Garden Harvest with Brazilian Wine #WinePW
This is my first time participating in #WinePW. It stands for Wine Pairing Weekend and the pairing this weekend is with wines from Brazil. I have to thank Susannah at Vigneto Communications for sending me a bottle of Brazilian wine because after 3 liquor stores and...
Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition – Results
For the past 12 years or so I have been chairperson for the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition. When it first landed in my lap I began to volunteer at other wine competitions ( The NY Classic) to gain some insight on how other wine competitions run. It is...