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I promise I’ll never tell you what to drink, but I’ll always share what’s in my glass. A Podcast from the owners of Dracaena Wines
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Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Today’s podcast is all about Cab Franc Baby! If you are listening to this podcast, you know that Cab Franc is my passion. I created Cab Franc Day back in 2015. That first year, I hosted a twitter chat and could not believe my eyes when I saw it trending on Twitter. Just behind cookie day. It’s tough to beat a cookie!
Since then my holiday has made it international. It is celebrated across the globe and I have no idea how it happened, but sometimes you don’t need to know the why, you just need to be happy with it! Several regions have since named Cab Franc their flagship grape, including Villany Hungary (you can listen to several podcasts and read my blogs about my trip there) and the Hudson Valley, which is the focus of this podcast.
The Hudson Valley Cabernet Franc Coalition is a group of Hudson Valley winery owners, grape growers, winemakers, and wine industry supporters committed to establishing a Cabernet Franc brand identity for the Hudson River Region. They had a barrel tasting event at the end of May, and i was more than happy to take the drive to meet the people behind the wineries that came together over their love of Cabernet Franc.
On the podcast:
Milea Estate Vineyard
40 Hollow Circle, Staatsburg, NY 12580 • 845-389-0313 / 845-264-0403 • Website
Millbrook Winery
26 Wing Road, Millbrook, NY 12545 • 845-677-8383 • Website
Robibero Winery
714 Albany Post Road, New Paltz, NY 12561 • 845-255-9463 • Website
Benmarl Winery
156 Highland Avenue • Marlboro, NY 12542 • 845-236-4265 • Website
Nostrano Vineyards
14 Gala Lane, Milton, New York 12547 • 845-795-5473 • Website
Whitecliff Vineyard & Winery
331 Mckinstry Road, Gardiner, NY 12525 • 845-255-4613 • Website
Glorie Farm Winery
40 Mountain Road, Marlboro, NY 12542 • 845-236-3265 • Website
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Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Today I have a special treat for you. It is another Master Class. Once again led by the wonderful Pedro Ballesteros Torres. This class was held at Milk in NYC and was run in conjunction with the Rioja Railway Wine Experience. The grand tasting took place on a section of the High Line. All of the wineries that participated are from a specific region within Rioja that became more viable thanks to the railway coming through their region.
During the Master Class, we were privileged to taste through ten wines, two wines from five wineries. The idea behind the class was to allow us to experience both the traditional as well as the innovative side of these wineries. It was breathtaking to taste a 1978 Gran Reserva and compare it to others in each decade up to today.
I hope you enjoy the class as much as I did, and as a sidebar, this is my first podcast that I edited for a translator. You will hear a little of the information in the native language and then its translation. Please leave us a comment on our homepage or on our social media channels as to your thoughts on this class.
Slainte!
Bodegas Bilbainas Vina Pomal - Diego Pinnila
La Rioja Alta, SA - Julio Saenz
Bodegas Muga - Isaac Muga
Bodegas Roda - Agustin Santolaya (Victor Charcan - interpreter)
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Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Ah, its time to return to Winephabet Street! Today’s letter of the day is W! Weissburgunder is the German name for Pinot Blanc. It is a white berried mutation of Pinot Noir, which is part of the larger family of Burgundian vines. We had to do a little thinking outside the box again for this episode, since neither Debbie nor I could find an actual Weissburgunder, so Pinot Blanc was in our glass.
Just as an FYI, we had some technical difficulty with this one, midstream. But the professionals we are, (LOL) we came, we saw and we conquered!
If you like this episode, and have missed any previous ones, be sure to go to Winephabet Street.com where you can find all of our episodes as well as signing up for future ones. Remember, they are always free!
Slainte!
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Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Welcome to episode 105! This is the first episode in which I am introducing you to our new brand; Exploring the Wine Glass. If you are a subscriber, I have been told there is nothing you will need to do - the change will be seamless, and the new name will be coming soon! I will never tell you what to drink.. but I will always share what's in my glass.
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Today I am talking all things Paso Robles with my friend Lauren Lekai. Lauren is the owner of pasorobleswineeries.net. The go to place for visitors to be in the know of all the exceptional things that Paso Robles has to offer! Follow her on Instagram and Facebook at Paso Robles Wineries and if you are planning a trip to Paso, in addition to letting me know, be sure to contact Lauren to get personalized recommendations.
The Winemakers Podcast can be found by clicking here.
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Dracaena Wines is an artisan winery in Paso Robles. Let them help turn your moments into great memories with their award winning wines. Join their wine club, the Chalk Club to receive 3 bottles 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
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Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Welcome to Episode 106! Today I am back with my wine writing friends and we are discussing our top tips for wine tasting. We aren’t talking about the do’s and don’ts while at a winery, we are sharing our ideas on how to become more comfortable describing the wine we drink! The systematic approach we use to recording tasting notes, different schools of thought on analysis. The three levels of a wines aromatic profile and what we consider a good, bad or indifferent wine. Of course, we end with a riddle.
My guests: Michael Kelly – California Wines and Wineries
Debbie Gioquindo – Hudson Valley Wine Goddess
Nicole Ruiz Hudson – The Nibbling Gypsy
RIDDLE: Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking.
Answer is below.
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RIDDLE ANSWER: - Fish
Monday May 27, 2019
Monday May 27, 2019
Last month, I was a guest of the New Jersey Wine and Food Festival held at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, NJ. I had the opportunity to sit down with Susanne Wagner, the wine director for Restaurant Latour at Crystal Springs. Susanne studied at the International Wine Cellar in Manhattan and has completed advanced certifications. She has been in the wine industry for more than 30 years. Susanne gave me a personal tour of their magnificent wine celler before sitting down for a little one-on-one about Crystal Springs and what it is like to be responsible for curating 45,000 bottles. Restaurant Latour maintains the Wine Spectator’s Grand Award. I can’t describe how beautiful this cellar is, but I can honestly say, I wouldn’t mind getting lost there!
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Dracaena Wines is an artisan winery in Paso Robles. Let them help turn your moments into great memories with their award winning wines. Join their wine club, theChalk Club to receive 3 bottles 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and mixed to receive our rose'.
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
Welcome to Dracaena Wines Podcast! Hope you all have had a great week! Today I am sharing another Master Class. This time, it is about the Sparkling wines of Brazil. I know Brazil isn’t at the tip of our tongue when it comes to discussing Sparkling, but after tasting several examples, I am excited to say they truly are worth seeking out.
The class was run by Susannah Gold, a wine and spirits WSET diploma graduate, one of only a handful of Americans in the Associazione Italiana Sommelier (AIS). She also is a Certified Specialist in Wine and Spirits from the Society of Wine Educators.
Wines tasted:
Serra Gaúcha Region – Miolo Winery Cuvee' Traditional Brut
Serra Gaúcha Region – Salton Winery Pinot Noir
Serra Gaúcha Region – Salton Winery Tannat
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
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Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Welcome to Winephabet Street on Dracaena Wines Podcast! Today the letter of the day is V and it stands for Valdiguie! This was the first time I had ever heard of this grape variety – these are the episodes I love the most, when I get to dive into a new to me grape! Valdiguie (VAL-D-GAY) was originally known as Gros Auxerois ( GROW AWX-CER-WAH) in the 19th century. It was preferred by growers because it was resistance to powdery mildew and had high productivity.
So go ahead, uncork, unscrew or saber a bottle and sit back and enjoy! Slainte!
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
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Monday May 06, 2019
Monday May 06, 2019
While attending VinExpo earlier this year, I had the opportunity to attend Decanter’s Wines of New Zealand Master Class. I was happy to get in, since this event that was actually the last tasting on the final day of the exhibit sold out quickly. It was hosted by Elin McCoy, the wine award-winning journalist and author. She is a wine and spirits columnist for Bloomberg News, and is a columnist for Decanter magazine.
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc was the wine that started the New Zealand Sauv Blanc craze. Waking up your taste buds and allowed people who were on the ABC train to enjoy a different type of white. The quality level of NZ wines is demonstrated by the fact that 17,000 wines were judged in 2018 Decanter Wine World competition with 475 coming from NZ and of those, 350 of those wines won awards.
New Zealand has two islands, North and South islands. With translucent waters and magnificent mountains, the vineyards have become one with nature. When asked what New Zealand is all about, the three main terms are; green, clean and Sauvignon Blanc.
By 2021, New Zealand, whose almost every winery is involved in sustainability practice, is expected to be the number fourth country to export wine to the United States, just behind, France, Italy and Spain. Even though it makes just barely 1% of the world’s wines, their export business has been growing approximately 24% every year for the past 20 years.
Wines Tasted:
Craggy Range, Te Muna Road Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Vavasour Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Spy Valley Riesling 2015
Vidal El Legado Chardonnay 2016
Ceres Wines Composition Pinot Noir 2015
Te Kairanga, John Martin Pinot Noir 2016
Trinity Hill The Gimblett 2015
Seifreid Winemakers Collection Sweet Agnes Riesling 2016
Slainte!
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
Please support us by finding out more about our sponsors:
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Welcome to episode 101 of Dracaena Wines Podcast. Today I am joined by my wine writer friends as we discuss Wine Pairing Fairy Tales. There are the textbook pairings, but do we really need to follow them? What if your palate doesn’t agree with what they recommend? Well, we are here to provide you with some options. We discuss some of our favorite pairings as well as some of our biggest mistakes! Those pairings that will go down in history as the worse thing we tried to do- but we survived and moved on to the next one. The good thing is that even if you choose a bad match, you can always just drink the wine and eat the food separately and still enjoy them both!
My guests:
Michael Kelly - California Wines and Wineries
Nicole Ruiz Hudson - Nibbling Gypsy
Christine Hinkley Trice - Pairs with Life
Maria Ferrora Beardsley - Wine and Cheese Friday
Riddle:
I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the music, though I can't hear. Of names I have many, of names I have one. I'm as slow as a snail, but from me your can't run.
answer below:
Our Wines + Your Moments = Great Memories
Join our wine club. The Chalk Club 3 bottles of Dracaena Wines 2x per year. Choose between all red or red and rose'.
Thoughts or comments? Contact Lori at dracaenawines@gmail.com.
Please like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dracaenawines
Find us on Twitter, Instagram , Pinterest, Google + and Snapchat (@dracaenawines)
Want to watch some pretty cool livestream events and wine related videos. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
Find out more about us and our award winning Paso Robles wines on our website.
Looking for some interesting recipes and wine pairings? Then head over to our wine pairing website.
Thanks for listening and remember to always PURSUE YOUR PASSION!
Please support us by finding out more about our sponsors:
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Riddle Answer: A SHADOW
~Slainte!