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Texas Wine Quality: Something that Will Get Even Better the More We All Talk About It

Written by VintageTexas on July 19, 2010 — 3 Comments

Texas Wine Quality: Something that Will Get Even Better the More We All Talk About It Realize that now Texas wineries have obtained a certain level of acceptance from consumers and support by the legal system in Texas. They can go to and sell wine at farmers markets and wine festivals statewide.  They can make [...]

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Rattlesnake Wine Pairing Preview: 2009 Sweetwater Round-up Video

Written by VintageTexas on March 11, 2010 — Leave a Comment

    Video Highlights from Last Year’s Rattlesnake Round-Up: What Texas Wine do You Serve with Rattlesnake? My wife and I drove up to our cottage in Fredericksburg, Texas yesterday and are leaving shortly for the drive up to Sweetwater, Texas for the Sweetwater Jaycee’s 2010 Rattlesnake Round Up (www.rattlesnakeroundup.net). I have my stash of Texas [...]

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A Bit of the Loire Valley [Finally] Comes to Texas

Written by VintageTexas on November 6, 2009 — Leave a Comment

A Bit of the Loire Valley [Finally] Comes to Texas A Tasting of Becker Vineyards 2008 Fleur Sauvage Bogar Vineyard For years I have heard people in Texas talk of the Chenin Blanc grape as one of Texas’ best, but how come I just have not tasting one that I really liked, at least up [...]

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Zraly’s Sixty Second Wine Expert

Written by VintageTexas on January 15, 2009 — 1 Comment

Zraly’s Sixty Second Wine Expert Kevin Zraly is acknowledged to be one of the best wine educators of our time. His widely popular, “Windows on the World Complete Wine Course” is one of my favorite and often utilized reference books. It is a straightforward and succinct presentation of wine, the major wine regions, the quality [...]

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