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A Blast from the Past… and Present: BarZ 2004 Newsom Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

May 22, 2011 admin 2

A Blast from the Past…and Present: BarZ 2004 Newsom Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon I have to admit that I’ve never been to Monty Dixon’s BarZ Winery, but in recent meet-ups I’ve found him an amiable sort […]

Five Central Texas Chefs to Cook for Culinary Icons in First Wine and Food Pairing Competition

May 17, 2011 admin 0

Five Central Texas Chefs to Cook for Culinary Icons in First Wine and Food Pairing Competition Competition will feature five Hill Country chefs, 3 courses each and 15 Texas wines Finalists for Texas’ first regional […]

Culinaria Texas Two-Sip: Be There…Be Surprised

May 16, 2011 admin 2

Culinaria Texas Two-Sip: Be There…Be Surprised On tables with white linens at San Antonio’s Hilton Palacios Del Rio, twelve wines were poured and presented before each audience participant and panelist. By eye, it was obvious […]

Texas High Plains Vineyard Visit: A Relapse of “Coonawarra Envy”

May 11, 2011 admin 4

Texas High Plains Vineyard Visit: A Relapse of “Coonawarra Envy” Those who have read my blog over its nearly three years of existence have read my periodic rants on the red sandy loam of the […]

What’s a Texas Grape Like Black Spanish Doing in Sonoma?

May 9, 2011 admin 6

What’s a Texas Grape Like Black Spanish Doing in Sonoma? You better ask Kaz. That’s Winemaker/Owner Richard Kasmier, a.k.a. Kaz who’s the brains and ego behind Kaz Vineyard and Winery who brings you an eclectic […]

Flight of the Phoenix: First Look (and Taste) of the New CapRock Winery

May 3, 2011 admin 1

Flight of the Phoenix: First Look (and Taste) of New CapRock Winery Last Saturday evening my Texas high plains wine and vineyard tour was nearing completion with one more event on the schedule. Over the […]

Lubbock Locavore Meets Locapour

May 1, 2011 admin 1

Lubbock Locavore Meets Locapour Our delegation of writers and media mavens arrived Lubbock Thursday evening. If you have not been to The Texas High Plains AVA, you might not immediately recognize it as an emerging […]

“If they (Texas) want to take those steps backwards, that’s all for the better of Virginia.”

April 29, 2011 admin 0

Virginia’s Ag Secretary Haymore Calls Out Texas for Cutting Wine Budget “Two of our closest competitors in the US, New York State and Texas, are actually cutting their wine marketing and education budgets and cutting […]

Three Lessons for Texas Winemakers to Live By

April 28, 2011 admin 4

Manifesto: Three Lessons for Texas Winemakers to Live By I stopped by for a visit with Kim McPherson, known as “K Mac” to some in Texas; he’s proprietor and winemaker at his McPherson Cellars winery […]

Edible Texas – Wine and Food Match: Let the Competition Begin!

April 22, 2011 admin 1

Edible Texas – Wine and Food Match: Let the Competition Begin! The preliminary round of the competition is complete and the five finalist have been selected. They are highlighted below along with the Texas wineries […]

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