The problem with the restart to commercial wineries in Texas in the mid-1970s was the lack of wine-knowledgeablepeople here in Texas to accurately report on it. David Frink, staff writer for the Austin American-Statesman was […]
… and producing some excellent wines. Burklee Hill Vineyards with its bistro-tasting room located in downtown Lubbock is not far from other well-known Lubbock-based wineries like McPherson Cellars and just a bit farther away, Llano […]
February is the season of love and Reddy Vineyards, a pioneer of Texas grape growing, is celebrating with a curated wine bundle. Wine lovers can enjoy a specially selected three bottle set of Reddy Vineyards’ […]
Le Beaujolais Nouveau de Georges. Was Fun… Now Get Ready for his Cru Beaujolais! Literally, “Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé” means, the new Beaujolais has arrived… the first wine of the harvest. The early-release wines […]
Congratulations to Periwinkle Foundation’s Iron Sommelier 2019 – Andres Blanco from Caracol Houston The remaining results from last nights Periwinkle Iron Sommelier Competition held at The Houstonian Hotel are: 1st Runner Up Julie Dalton – Mastro’s […]
Who in Houston, Texas Doesn’t Like a Good Circus? And, with a Montrose Gourmet Lunch, and an Artist Meet/Greet, Too! Cirque Du Soleil LUZIA Artist Meet & Greet Brunch At La Villa WHO: La Villa – […]
Periwinkle Foundation’s Iron Sommelier Competition – A View, Up Close and Personal This was my third time to attend the Periwinkle Foundation Autosol early-November Iron Sommelier Competition held at the Houstonian Hotel. Despite my third take […]
Texas Wine Month 2018 is Over… But, Oh What a Great Month it Was! Annually, October is Texas Wine Month, the month when we sip, savor and celebrate our wonderful, fifth-largest-in-the-USA wine industry. Well, it’s […]
Cabernet Grill Experience: Tasso Chicken and McPherson White Wine Trio If I wasn’t so familiar with Chef Ross Burtwell’s Cabernet Grill Restaurant at the compound called Cotton Gin Village on the south side of Fredericksburg, […]
Loirefest: Houston’s David Keck at his Best In the Houston wine community (those of you in wholesale and retail, the restaurant trade, and lets not forget the groupies of writers and consumers), we are blessed […]