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Have You Ever Had a Pinot Grigio Rosé (Ramato)?
Have You Ever Had a Pinot Grigio Rosé (Ramato)? I know its winter and I should be focusing my palate toward high intensity red wines that go so well this time of year, but something […]
tasting
Contest
We Ate Our Black-eyed Peas (And Sampled Some Wine) At William Chris Vineyards
We Ate Our Black-eyed Peas (And Sampled Some Wine) At William Chris Vineyards We drove into Fredericksburg on Monday afternoon knowing that cold weather was coming (with some much needed rain) and our car’s battery […]
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1/4/13 Update: TXwine Twitter Tuesday: Join Us Jan. 8th for Texas Wine Bar Tweet-Ups
1/4/13 Update: TXwine Twitter Tuesday: Join Us Jan. 8th for Texas Wine Bar Tweet-Ups Austin’s Denise Clarke (@DeniseClarkeTX), Houston’s Russ Kane (@VintageTexas), and Jeff Cope (@TXWineLover) invite you to join the next TXwine Twitter Tuesday […]
Best of Vintage Texas Blog
VintageTexas Top Ten Texas Wines of 2012 – Red Wines
VintageTexas Top Ten Texas Wines of 2012 – Red Wines Moving on from yesterday’s posting of the contingent of five white wines in my 2012 VintageTexas Top Ten Wines (Click here), it’s time to present […]
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TXwine Twitter Tuesday – Tempranillo Taste and Tweet Extravaganza (7pm Central Tomorrow 11/12/2012)
TXwine Twitter Tuesday – Tempranillo Taste and Tweet Extravaganza ( 7pm Central Tomorrow 11/12/2012) Well, get ready for the biggest TXwine Twitter Tuesday event of the year. Join us at 7 pm Central at the Tweetchat […]
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TAPAS Tempranillo Day 2012 – Tasting New World Tempranillos from Texas, California and Oregon
TAPAS Tempranillo Day 2012 – Tasting New World Tempranillos from Texas, California and Oregon According to TAPAS (Tempranillo Advocates Producers and Amigos Society) it is officially Tempranillo Day – Thursday, November 8, 2012. I’m looking […]
Food and Wine
On the Northern Fringes of the Texas Wine World: BarZ Winery
On the Northern Fringes of the Texas Wine World: BarZ Winery After four trips to the Texas vineyards and wineries in the Texas High Plains AVA, I finally found an afternoon to break free from […]
grape growing
And You Thought That Texas Wines Were Only for the Moment!
And You Thought That Texas Wines Were Only for the Moment! Earlier this week I perused an online article on the Dallas Morning New website titled, “The best Texas wines — all made from Texas […]
Beer Pairing
TXwine Twitter Tuesday Celebrates Texas Wine Month and Oktoberfest with Messina Hof Winery and Saint Arnold and Real Ale Breweries
TXwine Twitter Tuesday Celebrates Texas Wine Month and Oktoberfest with Messina Hof Winery and Saint Arnold and Real Ale Breweries Austin’s Denise Fraser (@DeniseFraser) and Matt McGinnis (@MattMcGinnis), and Houston’s Jeff Cope (@TXwineLover) and I […]
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Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – September 1, 2012
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – September 1, 2012 The Best Wine and Wine Makers in Texas By Ben Carpenter, TexanPost The long history of Texas wine begins in the 1600s with Spanish […]