Follow My “Taste of Texas Wine” TweetChat with Westin La Canterra Resort Sommelier Steven Krueger
When: Friday, September 16, 2011 • 6:30 p.m – 7:30 pm.
Where: http://tweetchat.com/room/WLCWine or follow #WLCWine using TweetDeck or other Twitter application.
You’re invited to follow an exclusive social media event! Westin La Canterra Resort Sommelier Steven Krueger and I will be tasting a flight of Texas wines and comment on our tasting experiences on Twitter and Facebook. We will discuss the wines and their attributes, Texas wineries, trends in Texas wines, and Texas’s long wine history that dates back to the Spanish missionary period in the 1600’s.
Feel free to follow, comment or ask questions. We will be tasting four Texas wines that Steve has selected for the resort’s Steinheimer’s Lounge, a newly renovated contemporary lounge featuring richly appointed Texas furnishings.
The wines will include:
BLANC DU BOIS, DRY, HAAK VINEYARDS AND WINERY (Texas Appellation, 2009)
VIOGNIER, BECKER VINEYARDS (Texas Appellation, 2010)
PALETTE, SYRAH BLEND, ALAMOSA WINE CELLARS (High Valley Vineyard, Texas Hill Country Appellation, 2007)
CORNELIOUS, TEMPRANILLO, INWOOD ESTATES, (Newsom Vineyards, Yokum County, Texas High Plains Appellation 2007)
Follow Steve’s Tweets from @westinlacantera and mine from @VintageTexas using hashtag #WLCWine on TweetChat during the event: Also, find Steve on Facebook at: Facebook.com/westinlacantera.
Be there or be square!
