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Guest Blog: Mysterious Alchemy – The Aging of Wine

December 20, 2008 VintageTexas 0

Mysterious Alchemy – The Aging of Wine Three Part Guest Blog by Michael Vilim Michael Vilim is an Austin-based restaurateur with two first-class restaurants: Mirabelle and Castle Hill Cafe. He also serves on the Board […]

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Texas Black Spanish – The Grape Otherwise Known as Lenoir

December 16, 2008 VintageTexas 21

Texas Black Spanish – The Grape Otherwise Known as Lenoir: Regional Character, International Reputation Photo: Franklin Howser, making Black Spanish wine at Dry Comal Creek Winery (click here) for more. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Update: For a Video […]

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My Kindred Wine-Spirit in Tokyo

November 28, 2008 VintageTexas 2

My Kindred Wine-Spirit in Tokyo As you may have seen in my previous blog posting, I had the opportunity to celebrate the arrival of the 2008 Beaujolais Nouveau earlier this month in Tokyo. See: https://vintagetexas.com/?p=186. […]

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Proud to Drink Texas: Llano Estacado is Among the Best

November 5, 2008 VintageTexas 1

“Proud to Drink Texas”… A Discussion with Mark Hyman, President and COO at Llano Estacado Winey Let’s rewind about twenty-plus years, back to 1986. This was the year that the 1984 Llano Estacado Chardonnay won […]

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Texas Ports of Call – Port, Food, and Chocolate Pairing Ideas

October 27, 2008 VintageTexas 3

Texas Ports of Call – Port, Food, and Chocolate Pairing Ideas from Messina Hof Winery & Resort NOTE: A Vintage Texas blog reader recently posted a comment that requested information on pairing chocolate and wine. […]

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What Texas Wine Goes with the "Big Apple"

October 12, 2008 VintageTexas 4

What Texas Wine Goes with the “Big Apple” It was a brisk fall evening in Manhattan when we arrived at Trio Restaurant and Wine Bar. I had arrived in the “Big Apple” the previous day to […]

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Drink Texas…Save "Food Miles"

October 9, 2008 VintageTexas 10

Drink Texas…Save “Food Miles” gives a new meaning to the saying…”Drink Responsibly”. After a prolonged period of consistently low oil prices, we are now facing a new situation – an age where companies and countries […]

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Texas Wineries go Mainstream…Can it be?

October 5, 2008 VintageTexas 0

Robert Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide Features Texas Wines The recently released 7th edition of Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide has added a new chapter “East of the West Coast”. This chapter covers wines from all states […]

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Old World, New World Texas Wines (Part 2)

October 3, 2008 VintageTexas 0

Torre di Pietra – New World Texas From Sisterdale, I headed north to find Torre di Pietra (www.texashillcountrywine.com). Its name “Tower of Stone” in Italian conjures up visions of an old world Italian monastery perched […]

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Old World, New World Texas Wines (Part 1)

October 2, 2008 VintageTexas 4

Old World, New World Texas Wines (Part 1) For all its undeniable charm, the Texas Hill Country on the outskirts of Austin and San Antonio, is a ‘slice of heaven’. In just over a decade, […]