by Debbie | May 20, 2021 | oregon pinot noir, Oregon Wine, Pinot Gris, wine
It’s Oregon Wine Month and I’m a bit behind with the restaurant opening. We were going at a slow pace and then we were 3 weeks until opening day and there was a lot of shit to be done. I had to put my pen down for a few weeks, but I’m back. A good friend of mine...
by Debbie | May 9, 2018 | california, hess collection
It’s that time of year when I begin to drink more white wines. In our home the saying is if it’s light outside, it’s a white. I was excited to taste some of the Hess Select whites, especially after tasting some of the reds. (see previous post here) To celebrate Spring...
by Debbie | Jan 21, 2016 | Alsace
I took part in a twitter tasting last week with two Alsatian wines that I was in love with. Before I go into the wines I want to talk about the producer and winemaker Florian Beck-Hartweg. Florian Beck-Hartweg is a 28 year old winemaker on a small family estate in...
by Debbie | Jan 7, 2016 | oregon pinot noir, Pinot Gris, pinot noir
When you think of the left coast bet you automatically think of California. Right? Well, left coast is left and not necessarily California, in this case it’s Oregon. The Left stands for left handed as three of the family members of Left Coast...
by Debbie | Jun 17, 2013 | Dr Konstantin Frank, finger lakes wines, fulkerson winery, gewurztraminer, gruner veltliner, Knapp Winery, Pinot Gris, Thirsty Owl Wine Company, Three Brothers Winery
The Finger Lakes region in New York has become known as producing some fantastic Rieslings. Yes, they are great, but they also produce some great whites besides Riesling. I recently took part in a twitter tasting of 5 of those “other whites”. The...
