Cinsault
Know about Texas Cinsault? Let Randy Hester of C.L. Butaud help you.
My Grenache and Cinsault are similar, produced exactly the same way – old school, Rhone-style. […]
Food and Wine
Food and Wine
These Are a Few of my Favorite Texas Wines I Tasted, 2021 Edition – Part 1
Well, we are at the end of another year. When I look back over the past 12 months, I close my eyes and summon my inner taster with a special request. It’s kind of like […]
Cabernet Sauvignon
Oberon Wines: King of Potions and Bordeaux Varietals Grown in Napa Valley
From a 13th century French song, Oberon was known as an elven man of the forest living not far from Bordeaux. In Shakespeare’s “Midsummer’s Night Dream” King Oberon tells Puck to fetch a certain flower to […]
Food and Wine
French Connection Wines: It Takes More Than Wine to Make a Wine Trail – You’ll Find It Here!
It was a warm summer afternoon driving east on Route 290. I approached the hamlet of Hye and made a turn south and, in short, found Ben and Victoria Calais’ French Connection Wines (FCW). This […]
Food and Wine
Hamel Family Wines: Sonoma Terroir-Driven Red Wines Are Coming to Texas
Wine Drinking in Texas… If you drive on Route 12 north of the city of Sonoma, California, look to the east and you’ll see Hamel Family Wines estate and vineyards against the backdrop of the […]
Food and Wine
Ab Astris Winery: Route 290 Wine Trail Food & Wine Pairing Reaches New High
It is an understatement to say, at Ab Astris Winery, the food and wine pairing sessions are immersive experiences, both fun and educational. Furthermore, based on my recent visit, I can also say that they […]
Food and Wine
Rosé wines from Château de Berne / Ultimate Provence: A Secret Backcountry of Provence Experience
Wine Drinking in Texas… The French region of Provence, while world-famous for its rosé wines, is less appreciated for the outstanding variety of its terroirs. The Côtes-de-Provence appellation alone spans six vast territories, running from […]
Food and Wine
Sangiovese Two-Ways: A Texas Terroir Tasting (Texas High Plains vs Hill Country)
If you were in France and talked terroir with winegrowers there – for example in Burgundy, Wedding Oak Winery Winemaker Seth Urbanek says, “They will tell you that Pinot Noir at the top of the […]
Food and Wine
Kerrville Hills Winery: Another Side of “Johnny Tannat” Rivenburgh – Sagrantino
In recent stories and blog posts on the Internet, you’ve probably seen reference to Texas hill country winemaker John Rivenburgh as the “Johnny Appleseed” of Tannat or the “Father of Texas Tannat”. In a recent, […]
Food and Wine
Wedding Oak Winery: Seeing the Future in Red Blends and Roussanne for Texas
Seth Urbanek, the winemaker at Wedding Oak Winery, said “I’ve been making wine for ten years. With three vintages here in Texas under my belt, I feel like I’ve got my sea legs under me.” […]