Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineLodi’s German-Austrian Collection
When you think Lodi you think all things Zinfandel. Did you know there is a German side to Lodi where there are 51 varieties of German and Austrian grapes planted. While I was in Lodi we met the Koth family, third generation grape growers. They grow the...
Winephabet Street V is for Valdiguié
Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 1 Episode 22 V is for Valdiguié. 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...
Summer Read: Wine For Dummies 7th Edition
When you see a book titled Wine for Dummies it might make you think, “should I pick this up?” “What will people think?” BUT, if you want an intro to wine book..yes this is one for you and nobody is a dummy when it comes to wine, there is so much to learn. The 7th...
Making Bordeaux Affordable – Légende Wines
When you hear the term Bordeaux you immediately think of expensive out of reach wine. At least I do. However, there are many wines from Bordeaux that are not out of reach and are from those famous producers that you hear about at those cocktail parties. Left Bank -...
Wine – Lordship – Rolls Royce: What They Have In Common
What I find most interesting about wines is the back story. Having a friend who is deep into history and genealogy I love listening to her go on her long discussions on different families and where they originated and why they moved from place to place and what they...
A Glimpse of Lodi
A few weeks ago Snooth invited me to join a group of wine writers in Lodi California. I really didn’t know much about Lodi except some really good Zinfandels come from that region. We had a Wine Bloggers Conference in Lodi but I was unable to attend a few years back....