Tag Archives: Flat Creek Estate
Buffalo Gap: What a Place for a Texas Gourmet Wine and Food Event – “Not the end of the Earth, but you can see it from there”
Buffalo Gap: What a Place for a Gourmet Wine and Food Event – “Not the end of the Earth, but you can see it from there” Buffalo Gap dates from 1857. The current Buffalo Gap Highway (Highway 87) follows the route of the 1874 old Center Line Trail that ran from Texarkana to El Paso. [...]
Top Texas Wine – Flat Creek Estate, Mistella, Texas
Top Texas Wine – Flat Creek Estate, Mistella, Announced by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ 2010 International Wine Competition The seventh annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition judging, held Nov. 14- 15, 2009, at Reliant Center, boasted 1,761 wines from 583 wineries in Texas, across the United States and around the [...]
Sparkling Wine: A Well Deserved Texas Treat! – Part 2
Sparkling Wine: A Well Deserved Texas Treat! – Part 2 Sparkling Wine Lexicon A few terms helpful in understanding, purchasing and enjoying sparkling wines: Cava – Sparkling wines made by Champagne method from the Penedes region of Spain. Grape varieties include local Xarello, Macabeo, and Parellada; sometimes Chardonnay. Champagne – French region known for its [...]
Sparkling Wine: A Well Deserved Texas Treat! – Part 1
Sparkling Wine: A Well Deserved Texas Treat! – Part 1 Choosing a sparkling wine is a very personal thing, particularly for a holiday or New Year’s Eve celebration. For a wedding event, it can be fittingly compared to selecting a soul mate. What may appeal to one person may not please and even cause an [...]
Mysterious Alchemy – The Aging of Wine: Part 3
Mysterious Alchemy – The Aging of Wine: Part 3 Three Part Guest Blog by Michael Vilim Michael Vilim is an Austin-based restaurateur with two first-class restaurants: Mirabelle and Castle Hill Cafe. He also serves on the Board of Directors for The Wine and Food Foundation of Texas, a charitable organization that supports scholarships for deserving [...]
