Oh, What a Beautiful Morning. Oh, What a Beautiful Place for Cabernet in Fort Davis, Texas Out in Fort Davis, Texas, on a path definitely less traveled, I’m a long way from Houston over 500 […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – May 6, 2010 Texas Wine Grape Network: Proceedings of the 2009 Texas Viticulture & Enology Research Symposium Available Online Texas viticulture and enological specialists are learning how […]
Messina Hof Paulo Shiraz: Texas Soup and Texas Wine Pairing If you are like me, you often have several unfinished bottles of wine (often from Texas) that end up in the refrigerator normally with only a […]
What Texas Wines do you Serve to Napa Valley Winegrowers? Saturday evening, we hosted a wonderful dinner party for Chuck and Lisa Reid. They are long time friends and Texans that live in Houston this part […]
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, […]
Perhaps in Ten Years and with the Grace of God: Trapiche Tasting As you know if you read this blog, I spend a lot of time sampling, thinking and writing about Texas wine drinking, but […]
What Texas Wines Do I Drink on Thanksgiving and with Ten Top Texas Favorites? 1. Thanksgiving – I always like to have both red and white wines and also a sweet wine on the Thanksgiving […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – November 12, 2009 TWGGA Grape Camp By Wes Marshall – Austin Chronicle Ask almost any of them, and they’ll tell you that, as nascent winemakers and grape […]
What better way to appreciate wine and food in Texas but through a common appreciation of dogs. To be specific, last night’s Texas wine and food experience would not have happened but for such a situation. A WOW evening with a private chef is something that really get used to, and fine Texas wine to boot! […]
Wines of Barking Rocks Winery: Hard Scrabble Country, Full-Bodied Wine Safe and secure from this year’s searing summer heat, I was able to relax with my pen and paper in hand and open three bottles […]