by Debbie | Feb 21, 2022 | hudson valley wine, robibero winery, Rose, wine
This past week was a big Spring tease. With temps in the 60’s I had to uncork some Rose and think Spring! Now that the days are getting longer and the sun on your face is getting warmer, it’s Rose time. There is something about Rose wine that is energizing and come...
by Debbie | Nov 4, 2021 | robibero, robibero winery, wine
You don’t realize how much you miss a place until Covid restricted you from visiting. I love the Hudson Valley and it will always be my home. My first time out visiting in September since the pandemic hit I found myself at Robibero Winery. Robibero holds a special...
by Debbie | Sep 1, 2020 | whitecliff vineyard, wine
We’ve been drinking a lot in the kitchen, but the good news is the dining room is now open with limited capacity. Our drinking might not be as robust as during just take-out. Unfortunately, there are only a few more weeks left of the kitchen. Not to worry, got lots of...
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 | Nov 12, 2018 | hudson valley wine, seyval blanc
Seyval Blanc is a French-American white hybrid grape that grows very well in the Hudson Valley. I have to be honest here, I’ve always thought of it as producing an okay wine and I might be stretching at that. That is, until I tasted Benmarl’s 2017 Seyval Blanc and was...