by Debbie | Mar 13, 2017 | hudson valley, millbrook vineyards, millbrook winery
I am so lucky to be involved with the Hudson Valley wine industry. It’s moments like this that I feel so fortunate, and it’s when I’m honoring someone that it brings tears to my eyes. John Graziano has been Millbrook Vineyard & Winery’s winemaker and vineyard...
by Debbie | Jan 19, 2017 | hudson valley wine
Back in the Fall I strolled down the vineyards at Whitecliff with Michael Migliore and we chatted about dirt. Really, the type of soil found at his vineyard, what grows well in the soil and why. It was very enlightening discussion. Not only does the soil contribute...
by Debbie | Jan 16, 2017 | hudson valley
Get a taste of what it was like being a bootlegger during prohibition with a visit to Dutch’s Spirits in Pine Plains, New York.  Dutch Schultz was born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer a German-Jewish mobster in the 1920’s and 1930’s. He led a life of crime and...
by Debbie | Nov 10, 2016 | benmarl winery, hundson valley
Many people know Matt Spaccarelli as the winemaker at Benmarl Winery in Marlboro, New York. What you may not know that he and his partner Casey started Fjord Vineyards just a stone throw away. This year at the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition Fjord...
by Debbie | Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Hudson Valley 90 miles of beautiful scenery and what has become a craft beverage mecca. Beautiful wineries, breweries, distilleries and cideries dot the countryside along with the rich history that the area holds. I have lived most of my life in the Hudson...
