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The Wineslinger Chronicles: Honestly Good Wine at Frogtown Cellars in Northern Georgia

July 12, 2025 admin 0

We found out that it is an understatement to say that Craig Kritzer at Frogtown Cellars is an outspoken leader in promoting Dahlonega Plateau AVA’s fine wine growing and winemaking. […]

Bordeaux

Cote de Bordeaux Whites & Reds – A lunch tasting with Guy Stout MS & Emma Baudry at Houston’s El Mason Restaurant

August 26, 2024 admin 0

Never fear Cotes de Bordeaux are here! Geez, it’s hot outside, but inside Chef Pedro Angel Garcia‘s El Mason Restaurant, coolness and pleasure prevailed as we enjoyed bites of unique Spanish/Latin American preparations along with […]

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Newsom Vineyards: Meetup with an Old Friend in Comfort, Texas

July 19, 2024 admin 0

A couple weeks ago, I was driving through Comfort, Texas, and to my left I saw an old friend. It was a friend that I first met in 2008 at the Newsom family’s Rock’n-N B&B […]

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Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stop: Talk and Taste Edition – Great Wines are a Zooming!

May 20, 2024 admin 0

Last Tuesday evening Texas Fine Wine, a consortium of four Texas fine wineries, provided a Zoom “Talk and Taste” session organized by Denise Clarke that featured wines from: Pedernales Cellars Duchman Family Winery Spicewood Vineyards […]

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Texas Hill Country Wineries Tasting Stop: Driftwood Estate Winery… 100% Texas, 100% Gold Medal Winners, 100% Best View

April 1, 2024 admin 0

Still to this day, the RUMOR PERSISTS that Texas wineries are not making “REAL TEXAS” wines, choosing instead to simply relabel wines or use grapes from west coast winegrowing regions. There is a SECOND RUMOR […]

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Spicewood Vineyards 2024 Pair It (Not Parrot) With Claret Chili Cook-Off!

February 15, 2024 admin 0

WHAT? Save the date for the 2024 Pair It With Claret Chili Cook-Off at Spicewood Vineyards! This year marks the 16th installment of the world-famous chili cook-off, happening Saturday,February 24, 2024, from 1:00pm-5:00pm. Each ticket […]

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Texas Hill Country Wineries Tasting Stop: Hawk’s Shadow Where a Bad Boy Blend Comes with Good Views and Charm

February 4, 2024 admin 0

For starters, Hawk’s Shadow Winery is located near Dripping Springs in the Texas Hill Country, and yet is just 30 miles from downtown Austin. This is where owners Doug Reed, Tom Reed, and Chip Conklin […]

Bordeaux

Texas Hill Country Tasting Stop: No Longer Waiting for Verdot… It’s luscious slow ripening splendor has been found in Texas and Heath Family Brands!

January 7, 2024 admin 0

You may have heard of the play Waiting for Godot. It was written by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett.  In this play, Beckett features two characters engage in seemingly unending hours in discussions and encounters while […]

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Texas Reflections: The Best Texas Wines I Tasted in 2023

December 30, 2023 admin 0

With all the guff people have given “Best of” lists of Texas wines, I’d like to preface this blog by saying something pretty darn obvious. “Please realize that I have not tasted all possible Texas […]

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Texas Hill Country Wineries Tasting Stop: Hilmy Cellars Welcomes You to a Special Place with Special Wines

December 1, 2023 admin 0

On your next Texas Hill Country road trip, there’s a “tasting stop” you need to make. It’s located on north side of Route 290 at the midpoint between Fredericksburg and Johnson City, Texas, a 20-minute […]

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