by Debbie | May 26, 2021 | wine
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and boy do we deserve to enjoy ourselves! We may have a new normal but we will always have our pastimes like baseball. I grew up going to the “House That Ruth Built.” The next historic ballpark in my mind is Wrigley Field. Actually, Wrigley...
by Debbie | May 20, 2021 | oregon pinot noir, Oregon Wine, Pinot Gris, wine
It’s Oregon Wine Month and I’m a bit behind with the restaurant opening. We were going at a slow pace and then we were 3 weeks until opening day and there was a lot of shit to be done. I had to put my pen down for a few weeks, but I’m back. A good friend of mine...
by Debbie | Apr 21, 2021 | wine
As Earth Day approaches it’s time for us to recognize the importance of the earth and what it gives us every day. Growing up, I didn’t think of anything about my surroundings and the impact we have on it, but I did know, not to swim in the Hudson because of the PCBs....
by Debbie | Apr 7, 2021 | Lugana, wine
Last week I traveled to Lugana DOC on the shores of Lake Garda, Italy. Well, virtually I did as I attended a virtual masterclass on the region invited by Gambero Rosso the global authority on Italian wines and publisher of the annual Vini d’Italia guide. The...
by Debbie | Mar 31, 2021 | Tempranillo, wine
Let’s travel to Spain where in 1973 a group of businessmen from the Basque region of Spain who are friends would travel to La Rioja every year on holiday. Can you imagine the fun they had. They loved everything about the area so much, the food, the wine that they...
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...
