Tasting the Wines of the Ancients: Chateau Musar Day 2 of Texsom held in Dallas at the Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas was another blaze of palate-popping exploration; thirty-nine wines in all that again covered […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: CapRock Sweet Tempranillo – An Old Technique with a Texas Twist Natural wine aficionado, Alice Feiring, said, “First time I had a well-made wine from carbonic maceration…I was pretty charmed. […]
Top Ten VintageTexas Blog Posts for 2011 (So Far) Texas Black Spanish – The Grape Otherwise Known as Lenoir Wine Consuming Texans, I Ask You…Will Texas Cut Off its Nose to Spite its Face? Some […]
Texas Wine Country? Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting 2011 in South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley In cooperation with Texas Department of Agriculture,Texas AgriLife Extension, USDA-ARS Where: Rio Farms, Inc. in Monte Alto, TX […]
Amphora Wines: “That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet” This quotation by William Shakespeare certainly played in my mind last Saturday morning when I joined Austin-based, wine writer […]
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 […]
Whole Foods launches Duchman wines on tap! A new first in Texas wine history! December 18, 2010, By Do Bianchi [on DuchmanFamilyWinery.com] Organic and natural foods pioneer Whole Foods Market officially began offering its shoppers […]
Write Off The Vine: Texas Wine News – November 9, 2010 Big Red Fundraiser at Charlie Palmer’s Benefits North Texas Food Bank by Andrew Chalk (Sidedish) Charlie Palmer’s at The Joule held a major wine […]
A Day at the State Fair of Texas Wine Garden; Start the IV Drip of Lipator Stat! The clash of blue sky and a big yellow sun, wafting cool breezes and the booming voice of […]
Field Blogging: A Crisp Autumn Morning, The Munson Legacy, The State Fair of Texas I drove up from Houston yesterday, spanning the time, distance and the oncoming cold front that finally broke summer’s chokehold on […]