Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Taking The Intimidation Out Of WineExploring Hess Collection Wines
My first experience with Hess Collection Wines was at the Wine Bloggers Conference in 2009 and I remember having lunch on their Mount Veeder estate with the goats. Now looking back, that was their first year with the goats, having purchased 24...
Winephabet Street Season 1 Episode 10 – J is for Jacquere
Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 1 Episode 10. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Draceana Wines and myself work our way through the alphabet exploring wine and wine regions on letter at a time. The show is live on the...
Pedroncelli 90 Years – Finding Your Place In The Family Business: Julie Pedroncelli
I was first introduced to Pedroncelli Winery by the California Wine Club back in the 90’s. (I know I’m dating myself here) I looked forward to the shipments that Pedroncelli was in. Their wines really made an impression on me and when I saw them about 6...
Words of Gratitude
I’ve been kind of MIA this past month and I want to explain. Some may know, some may not and it’s not like me to disappear for a month or more. Back in the fall Paul’s cousin Gus who is an Executive Chef got an opportunity to lease a...
Winephabet Street Season 1 Episode 9 I is for Itata
Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 1 Episode 9. Winephabet Street is a monthly series where Lori Budd of Draceana Wines and myself work our way through the alphabet exploring wine and wine regions on letter at a time. The show is live on the...
Getting Arrogant and Being Loved
The word arrogant has a stigma to it. I personally shy away from arrogant people, that is until I met this dapper little frog. He appeared at a gathering in October where we all fell in love with him. After all how can you resist this little...






