Just a mere 8,000 miles away from California is Tasmania. While growing up, I always wanted to visit the region, simply because I loved the Tasmanian Devil. The way he would spin in as a tornado and wreak havoc on all the looney tunes characters. No matter how many chains were around his cage, he…
Quite some time ago, I began an article about the Texas AVAs. I had never had a Texan wine, but I was curious. So I began researching. It took a long time to get everything organized and to actually sit down and finish the article. This was the first truly investigative piece that I have…
They say a father is the anchor on which a child will stand. There is no statement more true to Joseph Carr. After creating his own wine brand in 2004, he created a second brand, Josh Cellars, in honor of his father. This tribute which began as a single label has skyrocketed to 10 varietals,…
There are three separate dates that have been designated as some sort of celebration of Rosé. The fourth Friday of June is #InternationalRoséDay and was started in 2018 by Valerie Rousselle, owner of Chateaux Roubine and Sainte Beatrice. The day was created to celebrate Provence style Rosé. Also, in June, the second Saturday has been…
Located in the northern portion of Spain, situated just below France lies the autonomous wine region, Navarra. The region, home of a single DO with the same name, is divided into five sub-regions; Valdizarbe, Tierra Estella, Ribera Alta, Ribera Baja, and Baja Montaña. These regions are extremely diverse thanks to the proximity to the Atlantic…
What is Winephabet Street, you ask? Think of it as Sesame Street for Winelovers! It is a livestream/podcast/blogpost interactive discussion all about wine. Winephabet Street is a collaboration between Debbie Gioquindo, aka HVWineGoddess, and myself. We will be working our way through the alphabet discussing wine varieties and regions. So grab a glass and join…
Welcome to our latest installment of #WinephabetStreet brought to you by Dracaena Wines and Trio North Wildwood. In this series, Debbie Gioquindo and I work our way through the wine world one letter each month. We discuss the characteristics and history of the grape, as well as suggested wine pairings. So uncork, unscrew or…
Are you familiar with Cabernet Franc, Carménère, or Carignan? Unless you are deep into the wine scene, these grape varieties probably aren’t rolling off the tip of your tongue. However, the odds are that you are familiar with Cabernet Sauvignon. You have seen it on the wine list of every restaurant you’ve sat down in….
I have been immersed in my studies for the Spanish Wine Scholar exam approaching scarily soon and when I came across what I thought was a hysterical Christmas tradition, it triggered the idea for this post. People do some intriguing things when it comes to drinking. There are a myriad of traditions, like clinking glasses,…
What is Winephabet Street, you ask? Think of it as Sesame Street for Winelovers! It is a livestream/podcast/blogpost interactive discussion all about wine. Winephabet Street is a collaboration between Debbie Gioquindo, aka HVWineGoddess, and myself. We will be working our way through the alphabet discussing wine varieties and regions. So grab a glass and join…
