Five Things I learned from the Twitterverse at DrinkLocalWine.com Conference … or why I think Mike Wangbickler gave me the finger! LocalWineEvents.com 2011 Missouri Twitter Taste-off (Emcees: Russ Kane, VintageTexas, and Eric V. Orange, LocalWineEvents.com) […]
They’re Coming to Houston! Texas Hill Country Wineries Road Show Public Tasting/Dinner and Trade Events April 26-27, 2011 The Safari Texas Ranch, Richmond, Texas, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 – 6:00pm to 9:00pm (Public Tasting) We […]
An Open Letter to Texas Legislators: Don’t Leave Texas Wine Behind. Now is the Hour! Dear Chairman Mike Hamilton, Vice Chairman Chente, Quintanilla, Rep. Joe Driver, Rep. Charlie Geren, Rep. Roland Gutierrez, Rep. Patricia Harless, […]
Buffalo Gap W&F Summit: Texas’s Red Dirt & Mesquite Smoke Terroir I left Fredericksburg, Texas, early today as the yellow dawn light filtered through a gray haze cast from west Texas wildfires. I thought, God […]
Texas Hill Country Wineries: Toast to Houston, Texas Houston…here we come!!! Next stop…Houston, Texas! 16 Texas Hill Country Wineries will embark upon The Space City for two days, Tuesday and Thursday, April 26 and 27, […]
Glad Other States are NOT following Texas’s Lead: Pennsylvania Names State Enologist Denise Gardner to replace Stephen Menke in May by Hudson Cattell Denise M. GardnerUniversity Park, Penn.—While educational institutions in Texas and Oregon struggle […]
Sniffing and Swirling: It’s the 1st Premium Açaí Wine I’ve had more than a few trips to Brazil. So many, that I sometimes default to the local spelling of Brasil. I’ve savored the scent of […]
DLW 2011: Missouri: The Write-Ups Keep Coming Here are some links to blogs and online publications that talk about experiences at DrinkLocalwine.com’s 2011 conference and twitter taste-off: • Check out the Twitter hash tag, #DLWMO, […]
TX Gov. Perry check this out: VA Gov. McDonnel’s Plan Includes Jobs, Wine and Oil Virginia’s new Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, has ambitious plans for his state. He wants to put young Virginians back to […]
Inwood Estates Raises the Bar for Texas Wines Yet Again As Inwood Estates Winemaker, Dan Gatlin said, “I very rarely send ‘Personal notes from the winemaker’ as these are reserved only for the most special […]