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• As You Read This I Am on Heading to Sonoma for the Wine M...

  

  As you read this I am on heading to Sonoma for the Wine Marketing Tourism Conference and the Wine Bloggers Conference. I am looking so forward to this. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Winephabet Street E is for Etna

  

  This month on Winephabet Street Lori and I explored the Mt Etna region of Italy for the letter E. I had a great presentation all prepared and then my 18 month... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Prosecco Fermented in the Bottle

  

  I always thought Prosecco was tank fermented which is called Charmat method and besides the grapes that is what set Prosecco apart from Champagne. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Have You Tasted White Pinot Noir?

  

  You most likely haven’t tasted a White Pinot Noir. I know I didn’t until I tasted Left Coast Cellars White Pinot Noir last year. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• 3 Ways to Enjoy Wines of Chile

  

  Three wines, three memories and that is how wine should be enjoyed. With Chile’s fast growing wine region and we’ll explore two producers Ventisquero, and... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Napa - Sonoma Fires and How You Can Help

  This has been a tough week. Last Monday when I woke up to messages all over Facebook about the fires and areas to be evacuated I was upset. But as the day... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Book Review: Crush - A Wine Thriller by Jennifer M. Fraser

  

  There is nothing like a good read at the beach or on a rainy afternoon. I love to read, but life has been so busy these days, that it has taken me a good 2... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Wine Goddess Meets the Cider Goddess

  

  So what happens when the Wine Goddess meets the Cider Goddess…Goddess’s unite! That is just what happened when I had some time to kill recently between an... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• The Prosecco Ambassador - Primo Franco and the Nino Franco Brand

  

  I have to admit, until recently I wasn’t much of a Prosecco fan. I found them at times to sweet and unbalanced and even though they are economically priced, I... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• A Taste of Long Island White Wines

  

  It’s been a while since I’ve been out to Long Island, but one thing I do know is that when you reach the North Fork and are in the middle of Long Island Wine... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Tasting Buttonwood Grove's Governor's Cup 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... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Winephabet Street D is for Dolcetto

  

  Last Monday was the monthly edition of Winephabet Street and Lori and I strolled down D street and explored Dolcetto. Honestly, I haven't had many Dolchettos... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Pickling with Paniza

  

  When one plants a garden they can expect to give up a day to pickle the bounty of cucumbers they have before they rot. That is exactly what I did one day with... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Every Year the Saturday After Labor Day the Hudson Valley...

  

  Every year the Saturday after Labor Day the Hudson Valley Wine Spirits Competition is held at the Hudson Valley Wine Food Festival at the Dutchess County... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Winephabet Street C is for Carménère

  

  If you missed our August Winephabet Street C is for Carménère here's your chance to learn a little about the lost grape of Bordeaux. Carménère was originally... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Farm-to-Table Dinner on Bannerman's Island

  

  Every year Noah Sheetz of the Chefs’ Consortium invites me to the annual chef-prepared Farm-to-Table Bannerman’s Island Fundraiser and it always seems to be... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival Wine Seminars

  

  I can’t believe the summer has flown by so fast and September is right around the corner. You know what that means? It’s time for the Hudson Valley Wine Food... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Amalaya - Hope for a Miracle

  

  Amalaya like it’s brother Colomé is part of the Hess Family Wine Estates. Amalaya is fairly new, founded in 2010 the word means ‘Hope for a Miracle’ at what... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Liquid Altitude FREEFALL Sangria

  

  In preparing for the seminars I do at the Hudson Valley Wine Food Festival I came across a brand called Liquid Altitude that produces FREEFALL Sangria in the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Napa by Appointment: Burgess Cellars

  

  Back in February when Paul and I visited Burgess Cellars. This visit was made possible by a friend of mine Elizabeth Werner Miller who had just relocated out... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2017 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK