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Blind Tasting

Sparkling Wines of Summer: The Texas Hill Country Wineries Hold a Respectable Place in the World of Sparkling Wines – Blind Tasting Panel Results… “Texas Takes on All Comers!”

August 2, 2024 admin 0

Texas history is rife with tales and legends, and some even indicate a special place for Champagne, the classic French sparkling wine. But, it is sometimes hard to know the difference between historical fact and […]

Rosé

Yay… It’s National Rosé Day! And, We are Rockin’ It with Carter Creek Winery, Tempranillo Sparkling Rosé

June 9, 2024 admin 0

By and large, when the word “Tempranillo” is spoken, most wine-minds go immediately to the hearty red wines (vino tinto) of the Spanish Rioja or Texas High Plains wine regions. For today’s celebration, however, we […]

Prosecco

Italian Tasting Stop: Proper Respect for Prosecco

June 8, 2024 admin 0

Many of us who have covered the wine industry for decades assume (often incorrectly) that wine consumers are familiar with all the various wine terms, wine regions, sub-regions and methods of fermentation that are assigned […]

Chenin Blanc

Texas Hill Country Wineries Tasting Stop: Heath Sparkling Wines Ring in the Season to be Sparkly!

December 5, 2023 admin 0

As the song says, “‘Tis the season to be jolly.” And, this is the season that offers many opportunities to celebrate, and nothing adds to a celebration like fine sparkling wine. Perhaps, we should revised […]

Picpoul Blanc

Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stop: Bending Branch Winery is “Piquing” Your Interest with its Sparkling Picpoul Blanc

November 9, 2023 admin 0

Bending Branch Winery’s Sparkling Picpoul Blanc… When your interest is piqued, you want to follow up and learn more about whatever excited you. I think that this word is particularly apropos when it comes to discussing Picpoul (also spelled Piquepoul) Blanc, referred to by some by it’s nickname “Lip Stinger”. […]

Black Spanish

Messina Hof Winery Estate’s Vintage House Restaurant Proves Youthful with Its Newly Revamped Menu

March 13, 2023 admin 0

Just in time for spring, Messina Hof Winery’s Vintage House welcomes guests to try its revamped menu, that continues the tradition of its renowned Vineyard Cuisine™. […]

Blanc de Noir

Randy Hester Does it Again: Blanc de Noir, West Texas… an Especially Fine Wine

February 14, 2023 admin 0

Blanc de noir is a white wine made from a red grape, a technique you see all the time with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier in Champagne, where base wines are blended in the creation of a single wine. It is more unusual when a winemaker decides to make a blanc de noir as a still wine. […]

grape growing

Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stop: Pedernales Cellars 2020 Kyla

June 10, 2022 admin 0

Kyla (pronounced, “shoola”) means “chill” in the native tongue of sister-brother co-owners Julie and David Kuhlken’s Swedish relatives. […]

Barbara

Robert Clay Vineyards: Great wines come from those that have mastered the skill of patience

March 28, 2022 admin 0

Great wines come from those that have mastered the skill of patience! […]

Rosé wine

Love Cork Screw: Wine Can be Good and Fun, Too! Introduces New Sauvignon Blanc

September 11, 2021 admin 0

Love Cork Screw is the wine and lifestyle brand you bring to a game night with friends, the brand you introduce to board members at an annual gala, and the brand you experience for the first […]

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