This topic documents my experiences with tasting wine, especially Texas wine. But, I will also try to include other wines from around the world, particularly when they provide a good reference point or basis of comparison to something people know and love.
The Wacky World of Wine Laws Perhaps the most famous law that haunts the world of wine is a 1954 decree stating that no flying saucers may fly over, take off from, or land on […]
Why Did the Texas Hill Country Make Wine Enthusiast’s Top 10 Wine Destinations List? A Wine Conversation on KUHF As you may know by now, Texas is the 5th largest wine producing state and 7th […]
Wine Enthusiast Names Texas Hill Country One of the 10 Best International Wine Travel Destinations The Texas Hill Country Wineries announced today, it has been selected as one of the “10 Best Wine Travel Destinations […]
A Holiday Food & Texas Wine Pairing: Feast of the Seven Fishes Earlier this year, I had a chance for work with friend Chef Terry Thompson Anderson on one of the most intensive food and […]
U.S. Government Shutdown: Impact to Texas Wine & Grape Industry Probably the last place you would have thought to look for an impact of the U.S. government shut down would be in your glass of […]
27th Annual Gruene Music & Wine Festival – October 10-13, 2013 You’re Invited…Share with a Friend! 4 Days. 4 Distinct Events. Mark your calendars and raise your glasses, the 27th Annual Gruene Music & Wine Festival […]
The New Texas Wine Business Model: Response to “The Bacchus Rewrite” Blog My question is directed at Andy Chalk at CraveDFW who recently wrote a creative and penetrating blog titled, “The TWGGA President’s Speech Replacement”. Click […]
Support is Building for the Texas Winemakers/Winery Owners Pledge If you read my previous blog, you know that with the help of several people from the Texas wine industry, I’ve drafted a Texas Winemakers/Winery Owners […]
The Texas Winemakers/Winery Owners Pledge (and Good for Other Local Wine States, Too) Some of you have seen the blog and reader comments over the past few days on CraveDFW (click here) on “For-Sale-in-Texas-Only” wine. […]
Dear Whole Foods Market, Please Remove Non-Texas Wine From Your Texas Wine Display [Redux] or, “Where are you Grover Norquist when you need a winery to sign a pledge?” Those of you that have read […]