by Debbie | Sep 11, 2019 | wine, wine competition
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...
by Debbie | Sep 16, 2015 | wine competition, wine competition results
If you are a regular reader or follow me on Facebook or Twitter you know that I run the Hudson Valley Wine Competition. This is a wine competition that is open to all Hudson Valley wineries to enter their wines made from New York fruit. This year we had a record...
by Debbie | Sep 10, 2014 | hudson valley wine awards, wine competition, wine competition results
For the past 6 or so years I’ve been behind the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition. When I took the realm of this competition it was just wine. The past two years with the explosion of distilleries in the Hudson Valley we opened up to...
by Debbie | Sep 4, 2014 | Uncategorized, wine and cheese pairing, wine competition, wine festivals
This weekend is the annual Hudson Valley Wine Festival. Many will be tasting the various wines, spirits and beer of the Hudson Valley and New York State. I will be at the festival early Saturday for the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition....
by Debbie | Jun 20, 2013 | Ultimate Beverage Challenge, Ultimate Wine Challenge, wine competition
Many of you may or may not know I run the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition. It fell in my lap a few years ago. At the time I needed to know how other wine competitions run because I thought this one could use some improving. I volunteered at the New York...
by Debbie | Sep 12, 2011 | hudson valley wine, hudson valley wine festival, wine competition
On Saturday I hosted, organized and chaired the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition at the Hudson Valley Wine Festival. We had a wonderful panel of judges and I can’t thank them enough for coming out on a Saturday morning to judge the wines and...