by Debbie | Jul 7, 2023 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
In the heart of Alto Adige, a region nestled amidst snow-capped mountains and verdant valleys, thrives a grape as bold and characterful as the landscape itself – Lagrein. Join us on Winephabet Street, as we delve into the fascinating world of this indigenous...
by Debbie | Apr 12, 2023 | portuguese wine, wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
The Jampal grape, also known as Jampel or Malvasia Fina de Jampal, is a unique and rare grape variety native to Portugal. It is believed to have originated in the Douro Valley region. It is predominantly grown in the Terras do Dão region, located in the...
by Debbie | Mar 8, 2023 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
In this episode of Winephabet Street, we learned about the Isabella grape with Stephen Casscles, a viticulturist and winemaker from New York’s Hudson Valley. His project is Hudson Valley Heritage Wines where he works with indigenous, native or historically...
by Debbie | Jan 4, 2023 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
Have you heard of the Graciano grape? I didn’t until we featured it on Winephabet Street in November. Graciano is mainly grown in the Rioja and Navarra regions of Spain. It is challenging to grow, is low-yielding, late harvesting and susceptible to mildew. It is used...
by Debbie | Feb 14, 2022 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
We don’t get to drink or taste many Turkish wines and I was so excited when we chose Yapincak for the letter Y on Winephabet Street. We reached out to Andrea Lemieux who is known as the Quirky Cork and a champion in Turkish Wines to be our guest. She has just...
by Debbie | Oct 26, 2021 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
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 one letter at a time. The show is live on the third Monday at 8pm and is free, but you must register to attend. Put it on...
