by Debbie | Mar 16, 2022 | Austrian Wine, wine, winephabet street, Zweigelt
Zweigelt is not a grape name you hear often, let alone are familiar with. It’s a grape I always wondered about. I knew of its Austrian roots and for the first time tasted a Zweigelt from the Finger Lakes not too long ago. But still, knowing a bit about grapes, I knew...
by Debbie | Mar 24, 2021 | Austrian Wine, gruner veltliner, wine
I’ve been digging Gruner Veltliner from Austria these days. I think it’s the crisp acidity and green apple notes that have me hooked. In the small village of Oberfucha located in the Lower Austrian wine region of Kremstal is Geyerhof. The estate began over 800 years...
by Debbie | Jun 3, 2020 | australian wine, Austrian Wine, wine, winephabet street
Auto Draft Welcome to Winephabet Street Season 2 Episode 8 – H is for Hunter Valley. 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...
by Debbie | Mar 9, 2020 | Austrian Wine, wine
The Whimsical Labels of Two Hands Two Hands Wines celebrated their 20th year of wine making last year. I am a little late to the party and I love their whimsical labels on the picture series. Are you like me and sometimes purchase a wine because you like the label and...
by Debbie | Oct 13, 2016 | Austrian Wine
I have to confess, I am not a big Australian wine fan. In fact I rarely drink wine from that region. One of the great opportunities I have is to participate in a program called #winestudio which is on twitter Tuesday evenings at 9pm EST. Thanks to Tina Morey who does...
by Debbie | Sep 3, 2015 | Austrian Wine
There are many activities that go on at the Wine Bloggers Conference. One of those activities is a “pop-up tasting”. In the courtyard between the two buildings I found the Constance and the Austrian Riesling tasting. First tasting was a 1993...