by Debbie | Aug 24, 2022 | wine, winephabet street
The Delaware grape is an American hybrid. While its dark purplish skin would make you think it produces red wine, it’s typically used in the production of white and rose wines. For this episode of Winephabet Street we were joined by Abby Wilkens (Stamp), Assistant...
by Debbie | Apr 10, 2019 | new york wine
I love New York Wines! I am not saying that because I’m a New Yorker, I’m saying that because I have seen how the industry as a whole has improved the last 20 years. At the end of March, I attended NYDrinksNY, a trade tasting that was held in the Rainbow Room in New...
by Debbie | Sep 26, 2017 | finger lakes, finger lakes riesling
It’s not every day you get to taste a wine that has won the Governor’s Cup at the New York Wine & Food Classic. This is the first year that I haven’t worked at this wine competition, and even though I’ve worked at it for the past 10 years, I’ve never got to taste...
by Debbie | Nov 5, 2015 | cabernet franc, Finger Lakes Wine Country
It’s getting a bit chilly outside and in my house the shift has been made to red wine. While I was at the Wine Bloggers conference this year I did a little Finger Lakes Red Wine speed tasting. It is kind of like speed dating but with wine. The...
by Debbie | Aug 27, 2015 | finger lakes wine
You know there is a story for everything. I have a story about Ventosa’s Lemberger which I didn’t realize until Courtney told me Thursday evening at the REO Speedwagon concert. If you aren’t sure what I am talking about, Ventosa’s...
