by Debbie | Sep 11, 2019 | wine, wine competition
For the past 12 years or so I have been chairperson for the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition. When it first landed in my lap I began to volunteer at other wine competitions ( The NY Classic) to gain some insight on how other wine competitions run. It is...
by Debbie | Sep 10, 2018 | hudson valley wine competition
It’s been a busy month. For the past three weeks I’ve been preparing for the 2018 Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition. Although I am not counting I believe this year is my 11th year as the chairperson. I have a wonderful panel of judges who I...
by Debbie | Sep 12, 2016 | hudson valley wine competition
Saturday September 10, The Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition was held at the Hudson Valley Wine Festival in Rhinebeck, New York. I run this competition every year and it warms my heart when I hear the judges talk and comment to me on how the quality...
by Debbie | Sep 9, 2013 | hudson valley wine, hudson valley wine competition, hudson valley wine festival, millbrook vineyards, millbrook winery
Another year, another competition but this one was different. Every year I contact the same judges. It’s kind of like a cult when you begin to judge a competition. So many of my judges came back this year. However, I was faced with a cancellation 4 days from...
by Debbie | Sep 24, 2012 | hudson valley wine competition, hudson valley wine fest, hudson valley wine goddess, hudson valley wine magazine
Last Thursday I was on the Wine at 9 show on WHVW 950AM with Lisa O and Linda Pierro from Hudson Valley Wine Magazine discussing the Hudson Valley Wine Competition. I love radio and I guess I didn’t realize how much being that I grew up in the industry. (No I...
