Tag Archives: Rioja
Landon 2008 Tempranilllo, Bingham Family Vineyards: The New Fave Wine I Found on a Bus
Landon 2008 Tempranilllo, Bingham Family Vineyards: The New Fave Wine I Found on a Bus Last night, I was herded onto a bus along with many other attendees at the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association (TWGGA) Meeting in Richardson, Texas. Our distination was Crosstimbers Winery (www.crosstimberswinery.com) in Grapevine, Texas, for dinner festivities. No sooner [...]
Toast the Holidays with a Texas Two-Sip Celebration
Toast the Holidays with a Texas Two-Sip Celebration Taste and compare the quality and character of Texas wines versus well known wines from around the world – You’ll be very pleasantly surprised! With the holiday season fast approaching, Texans are invited to kick off the festivities by hosting a Texas Two-Sip tasting. The Texas Two-Sip is [...]
What Wine Do You Serve with Chicken Fried Bacon? The State Fair of Texas Winning Fried Food
What Wine Do You Serve with Chicken Fried Bacon? The State Fair of Texas Winning Fried Food By JESSICA MEYERS / The Dallas Morning News Nothing says Texas State Fair like fried cooking, and nothing says Texas like chicken fried steak. Glen Kusak’s chicken fried bacon combined both, winning him the best taste award Monday at [...]
Video: Tempranillo – The Wine of the Sun and the Good Texas Earth
Video: Tempranillo – The Wine of the Sun and the Good Texas Earth This next installment of the Texas wine video series features Jim Johnson, owner and winemaker at Alamosa Cellars in Bend, Texas on the northern edge of the Texas Hill Country. Jim presents some of his favorite Tempranillo wines that he says, “are [...]
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 [...]
