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Messina Hof Moonlight Harvest Dinner: Everybody Sing – “Pick, Pick, Pick Your Grapes, Going Down the Row…”
Messina Hof Moonlight Harvest Dinner: Everybody Sing – “Pick, Pick, Pick Your Grapes, Going Down the Row…” This time our Houston-based picking crew departed the I-610 West Loop embarkation point with the destination set for Messina Hof Winery and Resort (www.messinahof.com) in Bryan, Texas. The reason that I say this time is that we had [...]
My Messina Hof Winery Harvest Dinner
My Messina Hof Winery Harvest Dinner It was sure hot today in Houston. It seemed even hotter than the 108 F heat index since I was scurrying to get done what I needed to do before I caught the limo for Messina Hof and their Moonlit Harvest and Dinner. Well, I made it to the [...]
Pictorial: Texas Wine Dinner at the Bush Presidential Library
Pictorial: Texas Wine Dinner at the Bush Presidential Library It was a fine performance from the standpoints of both the wine and the food. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of the appetizers because I ate them before I thought about taking photographs. Your loss was my gain….sorry! The first two wines served during the reception [...]
Mind the Gap: Arabian Tales from the 2010 Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit Kick-Off Reception and Dinner
Mind the Gap: Arabian Tales from the 2010 Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit Kick-Off Reception and Dinner The drive from Fredericksburg to Buffalo Gap (just south of Abilene, Texas) was shorter than expected made so by ribbons of wildflowers that lined the road. Blues, reds, yellows and pinks of all kinds, all under wispy [...]
What I’m Drinking Tonight: Mandola Estate Winery 2008 Sangiovese
What I’m Drinking Tonight: Mandola Estate Winery 2008 Sangiovese Tonight, my wife and I had a simple baked rosemary chicken dinner. It is one of her specialities. While she was cooking, I was searching through my wine cooler. I located a wine that I had tasted when I was last at the Mandola Estate Winery (www.mandolaestatewinery.com) [...]
