If you aren’t aware yet, May is Riesling month. Isn’t it nice to have a month designated to a grape that makes a pretty diverse wine to please all palates. Riesling is made bone dry to sweet and different levels of sweetness in-between. The Riesling grape can be very acidic, so when produced on the [...]
What better way to wrap up this four-part series on Stoutridge Vineyards than with some wine tasting. Stoutridge is located at 10 Ann Kaley Lane in Marlboro NY Debbie Gioquindo is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and a Emerging Media Marketing Consultant who helps people learn about wine and marketing their business by incorporating [...]
In the third episode of the video series – How Stoutridge uses solar panels to run their winery. A totally green winery. *** Debbie Gioquindo is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and a Emerging Media Marketing Consultant who helps people learn about wine and marketing their business by incorporating social media into their [...]
Ever wonder what gives the Pinot Noir the earthy taste. Was the finish on your Chardonnay buttery?One Chardonnay have a more buttery finish than the other. All these taste and aromas come from the Barrel. Since new barrels impart more flavors to the wine than previously used barrels, the percentage of new barrels used by a winery [...]
Yes size matters. Wine bottles come in may sizes. We are most familiar with the split, standard bottle and Magnum. They come in larger sizes than a Magnum. Here is the list and how much each bottle holds. Plan your party accordingly. Split ¼ bottle 187 milliliters Half ½ bottle 375 milliliters Standard 1 bottle [...]
Cava is a sparkling wine produced in the traditional methode from the Penedés region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. Cava production only represents 10% of Spain’s wine production and more than half of it is exported. The spiritual heart of Cava is in the town of San Sadurní de Noya just west of Barcelona. It [...]
The Sparkling Wines Italy We’ve heard of Prosecco and Asti Spumante but what defines it and what are their differences. What other sparkling wines are made in Italy. The Veneto region of Italy is home to the Glera grape and Prosecco, one in the same, maybe. Certain parts of the Veneto region Glera is called [...]
As I’ve written the past few weeks about Champagne, the grapes it is made from (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier.) Champagne is only made in the Champagne region of France. However, sparkling wine is made throughout France and the world with a wide variety of grapes. In France you can find sparkling wines made [...]
The process of making Champagne is an hands on method. From picking to Riddling. Methode Champenoise is the term use to make Champagne. Today we have two methods, Methode Classique or Methode Traditional. First, fermentation occurs after the grapes are pressed and stored in stainless steel tanks. Some Champagne does go through the first fermentation [...]
Just four weeks left until New Years Eve, I thought I would talk for a while about Champagne and Sparkling Wine found throughout the world. You may think they are the same, but they are different and have different names is different regions of the world. We’ll begin this week with Champagne. Champagne comes from, [...]
