by Debbie | Jul 17, 2019 | champagne, wine
“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...
by Debbie | Jul 10, 2019 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet, 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...
by Debbie | Jun 26, 2019 | Sta Rita Hills, wine
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...
by Debbie | Jun 19, 2019 | Rioja, wine
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...
by Debbie | Jun 12, 2019 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
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...
by Debbie | Jun 5, 2019 | Alto Adige, italian wine, wine
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...
