Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineFrom Improv to Cellar Master: Meet Émilien Boutillat Cellar Master at Piper-Heidsieck
“Champagne is for special occasion and you can find a special occasion every day.” - Émilien Boutillat It was another beautiful Spring day in New York City and I was having lunch at Wild Ink at Hudson Yards with Piper-Heidsieck’s new Cellar Master Émilien Boutillat....
Winephabet Street X is for Xinomavro
Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 1 Episode 24 X is for Xinomavro. 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 on letter at a time. The show is live on the third...
Sanford Winery & Vineyards: The Terlato Involvement
It was a beautiful June day in New York City and I was going to lunch at Le Bernardin with John Terlato and Michael Benedict from Sanford Winery & Vineyards. I wasn’t that familiar with Sanford Winery but knowing they were from the Sta. Rita Hills AVA in Santa...
Meet the Wineries from Rioja’s Haro Station District
Meet the wineries of the Haro Station District of Rioja, Spain, where old tradition born out of innovation. Haro District Haro, a historic city was one of the first cities in Spain to have electricity. While winemaking history in the region dates way back, in the...
Winephabet Street W is for Weissburgunder
Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 1 Episode 23 W is for Weissburgunder. 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 on letter at a time. The show is live on the third...
Explore the Unknown in Alto Adige
Often you have to go out of the box. Pick up that wine made from a grape you have no knowledge of, from a region you know little about. You are shocked by how good that bottle is and want to learn more about the region and the grapes that are grown there. That was my...