Happy Mother’s Day JoAnn (Keryl’s mom) & Pat (Debbie’s mom)!

We love you! Thanks for being such great moms!

Happy Mother’s Day to ALL the MOMS out there!

Don’t forget to pick up a bottle of Happy Bitch Wine for your mom this Mother’s Day.  For a listing of stores in your state click here.

Meet Sarah Kulchock.  Sarah has joined our staff as our “Happy Sales Representitive.”  She will be out calling on wine stores and restaurants in the Hudson Valley and Albany markets. In addition she will be the face at many of our tastings. If you know of a place that you want our wine to be placed, let us know and Sarah will be on it.

Not only does Sarah know wine, she knows art and has worked in various art galleries in the Hudson Valley and Western New York.

If Sarah looks a bit familiar and you’ve been wine tasting in the Hudson Valley, you might have seen her in the tasting room at Clinton Vineyards or working the farmers market in Rhinebeck for them.

Knowledgeable in wine and art, we think it’s quite the pairing.

A big Happy Bitch Welcome to Sarah!

That tweet brought two business acquaintances together to build a brand.  Yes, Keryl and I were just acquaintances through the Chamber. I always dreamed about owning a wine brand and working in the wine industry. I never imagined my dream would come true and being laid off would allow me to follow it. Not just my dream, but Keryl’s dream as well.

The past two years we have had our challenges and have learned lots!  That hasn’t stopped as we learn something every day.

It’s amazing how people come into your life.  You really don’t know why your paths cross and who lead you down that path to begin with.  They say things happen for a reason.  Keryl and I crossed paths or I should say Tweets for a reason.  We aren’t done yet, this is just the beginning.

Join us on our adventure in happiness and wine. Have a toast with us on our 2nd Anniversary! Clink*Clink* ~ Debbie

In celebration of a beautiful weekend, start with a Happy Bitch Wine Spring Sensation.  Recipe is compliments of River Grill on the Newburgh Waterfront.

Fill wine glass with ice. Pour in 1oz of citrus vodka (can use melon, strawberry or berry vodka too) Fill glass with Happy Bitch Rose  and top with a little seltzer and add a wedge of lemon and lime.

Enjoy the weekend!

Watch Keryl and Debbie explain…..

On Saturday, March 16 Debbie will be at Red White & Brew in Mt. Holly, New Jersey along with the bOObart women.  Debbie will be there talking about Happy Bitch Wines and have Keryl’s book for sale and the ladies from bOObart will be stamping glasses.

What is bOObart you might ask.  Totally G rated and supports a great cause.  It’s a perfect pairing!

bOObart is a campaign with a mission to help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and individuals battling breast cancer.  All of their artwork is made with creativity, love, humor and some unique “tools”…their breasts.

Let’s face it, is there really any better way to raise awareness of breast cancer than with the boobs themselves?  They use their boobs to paint pictures, which are then made into calendars that we sell as a fundraiser.  They will be there stamping glasses with their bOObs on Saturday.

This is very close to Debbie’s heart as she has lost friends to breast cancer.  Maybe the bOObart ladies will teach her how to paint or at least stamp a glass.

We want to congratulate Andrea Macedo. She is the grand prize winner of the pair of She-Balls!  Congrats Andrea!

Don’t forget to ask for our wine in your wine store.

Next stop ~ New York Wine Expo March 1, 2013

Our next stop after the Boston Wine Expo is the New York Wine Expo March 1-3, 2013.  If you stopped by and saw us last year, this year will be just as much fun!  Look for us here at table 532.

Now for the fun part!  When you visit us at either show you will have a chance to enter to win a pair of SHE-BALLS.  Yes SHE-BALLS!!!  She-Balls are for women to celebrate optimism while pursuing their goals, make their greatest trials a test of endurance and proudly claim the right to be Unbreakable, Beautiful, Courageous and Ready for MORE.  Every Happy Bitch needs a set of She-Balls!

Make sure you stop by our booth at the Boston and New York Wine Expo.  Taste our wine, chance to win a pair of She-Balls.  We’ll even have some tattoos and $10 gift cards to Jewel Mint to share with you.

Our very own Debbie Gioquindo aka Hudson Valley Wine Goddess is giving away 2 pairs of tickets to the New York Wine Expo’s Grand Tasting, Friday, March 1.  There will be a random drawing February 13. Read her blog post to see how you can enter to win.  If you don’t win the tickets use special discount code HudValley  to save $15 off admission.