A Cellar Surprise: 1999 Pheasant Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Frankly, I though tonight would be a quiet uneventful evening. I decided to open my wine cooler and peruse its nether regions. To my surprise, […]
Dry Desert and Good Texas Wine Meet at Monte Sec Vineyard A pale orange sunset backlit the darkening city with a ribbon of city lights dotting a path between the mountains to what the Spanish […]
A Tweet Victory for Texas Wines Results from Twitter Taste-Off Where Wines from Messina Hof Went Head-To-Head with Best Selling Wines from Around the World By DALE ROBERTSON Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle Jan. 26, 2010, […]
CHEF SURVEY – What’s HOT in 2010: Locally Produced Wine See what the Chef Survey from the National Restaurant Assocaition (www.restaurant.org/foodtrends) said about the top trends in Alcoholic Beverages. Come on Texas Restaurants, lets get […]
The Judgment of Bryan Texas – Messina Hof Head-to-Head Taste Off This past Sunday morning at Messina Hof Winery and Resort, winery owner Paul Bonarrigo put it on the line at the Messina Hof Twitter Taste-Off. […]
Messina Hof Twitter Wine Taste-Off: Put the Blindfolds On and Take the Gloves Off Paul Bonarrigo puts up his Messina Hof wines up against some of the top selling international wine brands. Messina Hof Winery […]
Texas Hill Country, Wine Lovers Trail – February 5-7 and 12-14, 2010 Come spend a romantic weekend (or two) in the stunning Texas Hill Country, sipping and sampling wine and chocolate at the 25 Hill […]
The Aromas of Terroir: A Wintery Day in Texas Wine Country I don’t know if you have had the same experience as I’ve had. That is, a visit to wine country in the winter […]
Tis the Season to be Blogging: Wine Recommendations from the Social Network It’s the holiday party season, a time to celebrate with family and friends sharing good food and drink while we take time to […]
Venturing into the Bluebonnet Wine Country and the History of Southeast Texas Saturday morning was crisp and the roads clear following Friday’s record breaking early snowfall in the Houston area. The overpasses that brought mortal […]