by Debbie | Jun 9, 2026 | italian wine, wine
Somewhere in the northeast corner of Italy — 500 meters from the Slovenian border, an hour and a half from Venice, tucked into a green valley of gentle hills and marine-origin soils, there’s a winery run entirely by women. It has been, in one form or another, for over...
by Debbie | Jun 2, 2026 | wine
If your summer wine rotation has gotten a little predictable—same Sauvignon Blanc, same rosé, same chilled Chardonnay on repeat—I want to introduce you to the grape that is officially my June Grape of the Month: Rkatsiteli. Yes, that’s a mouthful. Don’t worry, the...
by Debbie | May 28, 2026 | rose wine, wine
There’s something about that first truly warm spring day that immediately makes me reach for rosé. serious. That’s exactly what happened when I pulled a bottle of Elena Walch 2024 Rosé from the fridge. I was first introduced to Elena Walch through our Winephabet...
by Debbie | May 22, 2026 | Restaurant, wine
If we hadn’t sold the restaurant, Memorial Day weekend would look very different for me right now. I’d be checking reservations.Reviewing staffing schedules.Making sure the wine fridge was stocked.Watching weather reports like they were life-or-death predictions.And...
by Debbie | May 21, 2026 | wine
Last May I was up in the Finger Lakes and had a wonderful tasting at Weis Vineyards and come home with about a case of wine. One of those bottles was the 2021 Weis Cabernet Franc. I opened it the other night to pair with a steak dinner, and boy was it a pairing! Let...
by Debbie | May 14, 2026 | benmarl winery, hudson valley wine, wine, Wine of the Week
There are certain wines that go great with food and also as summer sippers. Benmarl’s Seyval Blanc is one of them I pulled Benmarl Winery’s 2024 Estate Grown Seyval Blanc to go with my Santa Fe Day Boat Scallops (yes, I got them from Scallop Shack Farms right...
