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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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Wine Shoot Out at the O.K. "Wine" Corral

September 20, 2008 VintageTexas 4

Shoot Out at the O.K. “Wine” Corral One of the pleasures I have had, as a member of the Wine Society of Texas, is helping to organize interesting events involving wine and food. Because the […]

Some Like it Hot! Summertime & Spice

August 9, 2008 VintageTexas 3

There is one thing that can generally be said about Texans (both native and those that have spent enough time and effort here to become naturalized). They generally like BOTH types of food: Hot […]

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