It’s Sweet! Valentine’s Day in Texas Wine Country Valentine 3- Course Lunches • Feb 11-13 Flat Creek Estate – All February – Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11am-4pm $49/Person Bring your special someone to Flat Creek Estate […]
A Story Behind A First-of-a-Kind Competition: The Edible Texas Wine and Food Pairing Competition …and Recent Announcements from Competition Headquarters I remember exchanging comments with Chef and cookbook author Terry Thompson-Anderson about the need to […]
What I’m Drinking Tonight: Ramos Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005 Nearly two years ago, I had just previously started the VintageTexas blog and wrote the following: “North Texas Road Trip – Entry 2; San […]
When Wineslingers Meet, Some Wine is Likely to Get Spilled Tuesday night was the night, Houston was the place, and Patranella’s Italian Restaurant near the newly developed Washington Avenue strip was the venue. That’s where […]
FLASH: 7th Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit Features French Chef/Author Jacques Pépin and Grapes from the Rhone Valley Internationally recognized French chef, television personality, and author, Jacques Pépin, will make his first appearance, together with his […]
Rascal’s Palate Preview – Rascal’s Travels to Piemonte: Hail Cesare! Normally, you don’t expect much from a book given as a present. Most times, people that gift a book really don’t know what you like […]
Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: New Year’s Pairing – Champagne and Caviar If you’re like me, you’ve just celebrated in the new year with a pop of the cork: the cork on a bottle of Champagne, […]
Texas Wine Czar Says, “The Best Texas Wines Will Be in the Style and Tradition of Europe” My wife and I celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary last night at Rainbow Lodge in Houston. While we […]
Edible Texas Food & Wine Pairing Competition Rev up your creative culinary (and winemaking) skills for the Central Texas regional segment of the Edible Texas Food & Wine Pairing Competition, produced by Edible Austin and The Texas […]
Valdicava Brunello 2001! Does Texas Have Anything that Comes Close? Well, here I am again at Texas Winedrinkers Anonymous (TWA). I have to confess something. Last night, I had a moment of weakness while at […]