The Art of Starting a Winery Dracaena Wines has been producing award-winning wines since the inaugural 2013 vintage. We have poured our hearts and souls into each and every bottle. We are a small producer; one that relies on our customer’s spreading the word about our wines. As with any business, you need to have…
This is my second post that is detailing my magnificent trip to Bordeaux thanks to Millesima and all the people who voted for me! While my first post was about the city of Bordeaux itself, this post is about why were there… En Primeur Week. The purpose of En Primeur is to taste the current…
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 next installment of #WinephabetStreet. In this series, Debbie Gioquindo and I will be working our way through the wine world by way of the alphabet. Each month we will take the next letter in the alphabet and learn the characteristics and history of the grape, as well as suggested wine pairings. So uncork,…
Have you ever had two sets of friends that eventually met and now are one big group of friends? Well, that is how I feel about this month’s #WinePW. Earlier in the year, David Crowley, the creator off Wine Pairing Weekend, posted a list of future topics. When I saw that May’s was “Wines that…
This month the #WinePW crew is doing something a little different. We typically do either a wine region or a specific grape variety. But this time, we are talking about the alphabet. May wines means “M” wines.. or regions.. or wineries… or winemakers. ( I guess I could have done Mike! LOL) Confused by what…
I was a guest for an experience of a lifetime. I spent a week in Bordeaux. Spending a week in Bordeaux is incredible in itself, but what made this a monumental affair was that I got to experience En Primeur week. This means that I was barrel sampling the 2017 vintage and what it led…
What is the definition of being successful? Is it making more money than you know what to do with? Is it having letters after your name that people aren’t even sure what they mean? Or is it simply being happy? When Mike and I decided to enter the wine business, we knew it wasn’t going…
Do you remember your childhood? What was your favorite TV show? I have conversations with my students about how they are missing out, because all the good cartoons are gone. I tell them how I spent my Saturday mornings with Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck and my favorite… BEEP BEEP… The Roadrunner and Wile…
Jersey Geography Do you remember those old Miller Light commercials where the “slightly over the hill” athletes got into an argument about whether the beer was “Less filling” or “Tastes great?” Well, New Jersey has their own version of the argument. “Central Jersey” or “No Central Jersey.” I know, doesn’t seem like a big deal,…
