Dotson – Cervantes 2010 Texas Gotas de Oro (Drops of Gold): A Delightful Pairing You may recall, almost two years ago I blogged about a morning that started like this: “It was 9:30 on a […]
Principal Factors in the Control of the Vineyard Manager that Affect Grape Quality (Submitted by Russ Kane with MW Application, Theory Assignment- Question 5; August 8, 2011). Length: 1000 words maximum (997 word actual). Factors […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Canadian Ice Wine My wife and I are up in the western Canadian high country on a little business and pleasure in Lake Louise (in Baniff National Park). I bet […]
VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Trebbiano of Texas The Trebbiano is a widely known wine grape varietal, but tends to be over-cropped and make rather neutral wines. However, it has the distinction of accounting for […]
DrinkLocalWine.com Celebrates Regional Wine Week with “47 Words” Contest: Consumers Invited to Share 47 Words About “The Other 47” DrinkLocalWine.com hosts the fourth annual Regional Wine Week from Sunday, October 9 through Saturday, October 15, […]
Caldwell Family Winery: An Urban Oasis of Texas Wine in Downtown Houston If you go to Google.com and type in the words “Caldwell” and “Winery”, at the top of the results page you will […]
VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Quandary – It is possible to not like a wine and accept that it is still a well-made wine? A small but significant percentage of wines exhibit “off-characters”. These can usually […]
Septempranillo Day II Table Blending: Tempranillo from Old World to New World and Back Again Just in case you were asleep under a rock this past week, September 1 was the 1st International Tempranillo Day […]
Guest Blog: It was a Very Good Decade (for Texas Wine and a Lot More) by Bobby Champion (Ex-Texas State Coordinator for Wine Marketing, Texas Department of Agriculture) Ten years of Texas Wine Marketing – […]
It’s “Septempranillo Day”– A Tempranillo Tasting with Pedro Garcia, Chef, Sommelier, Proprietor at El Meson Restaurant Unless you’ve seen one of my previous blog posts, you are probably think…Septempranillo, What the hell is that! Well, […]