by Debbie | Aug 7, 2019 | Left Coast Cellars, Oregon Wine, wine
Left Coast Estate has been producing wine in the Willamette Valley since 2004. Having no farming experience the family moved from Colorado to Oregon to start the vineyard. They purchased the property from someone who wanted to build a golf course on it. The first...
by Debbie | Aug 5, 2019 | wine
I thought I’d make this a Left Coast week, from one left hander to a family of them. (you’ll see what I’m talking about in the podcast) Today we hear from Taylor Pfaff, CEO of Left Coast Estate and next post will be their summer wine selections. Enjoy. Last fall I...
by Debbie | Jul 31, 2019 | albarino, rias baixas, wine
So you love Sauvignon Blanc. That is the only wine you drink, preferably from New Zealand with it’s racy acidity and the grapefruit pith. Yes, I have a friend that only drinks this wine. It’s not that she turns her head to other white wines that we make her try, this...
by Debbie | Jul 24, 2019 | Cote Mas, wine
Leap into summer with the heat and humidity and cool off with Cote Mas Rosès of Summer. Located in the heart of the Languedoc region of France, Cote Mas has about 800 hectares of vines throughout the wine country. Also they contract with vineyards to give them a...
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...