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The Wine I Drank Last Night: Chateau La Dominique 2000 St. Emillion

April 11, 2011 admin 0

The Wine I Drank Last Night: Chateau La Dominique 2000 St. Emillion It wasn’t a Texas wine. But, it was one of those wines that helps me to better understand what we have (and need […]

Governor Perry, Don’t Leave Texas Wine Behind

April 8, 2011 admin 6

Governor Perry, Don’t Leave Texas Wine Behind Earlier this week, the day of the big NCAA women’s finals basketball game in Houston, Texas Governor Rick Perry’s office released an announcement (http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/15931/) that exhibited his confidence […]

What Women Want (in Texas Wine)

March 21, 2011 admin 3

What Women Want (in Texas Wine) Remember the storyline from the Mel Gibson movie of the same name: “Nick, a somewhat chauvinistic advertising exec hot shot, has his life turned haywire when a fluke accident […]

Whole Foods Market® Invites Shoppers to Taste and Tweet Bordeaux Wines; Tomorrow Mar. 11th

March 10, 2011 admin 1

Whole Foods Market® Invites Shoppers to Taste and Tweet Bordeaux Wines; Tomorrow Mar. 11th Two Houston stores host tasting of limited-time-only deals from 2009 vintage WHAT: Whole Foods Market Twitter Tasting of Bordeaux Wines Whole […]

Texas Sommeliers, Wine Experts Select Top Lone Star Wines

February 23, 2011 admin 7

Texas Sommeliers, Wine Experts Select Top Lone Star Wines …In the honor of our Texas heritage, I’ll be so bold as to as to say, “Remember Tempranillo…Remember Blanc Du Bois!” On Monday, January 17th, I […]

Rascal’s Palate Preview – Rascal’s Travels to Piemonte: Hail Cesare!

January 18, 2011 VintageTexas 0

Rascal’s Palate Preview – Rascal’s Travels to Piemonte: Hail Cesare! Normally, you don’t expect much from a book given as a present. Most times, people that gift a book really don’t know what you like […]

A Bottle Full of Memories and Rainbows

January 15, 2011 VintageTexas 0

A Bottle Full of Memories and Rainbows Last night I came home from an invigorating workout and opened my wine cooler As usual, I never really know what’s going to tumble out at me. I […]

Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: New Year’s Pairing – Champagne and Caviar

January 2, 2011 VintageTexas 4

Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: New Year’s Pairing – Champagne and Caviar If you’re like me, you’ve just celebrated in the new year with a pop of the cork: the cork on a bottle of Champagne, […]

Five Things I've Learned about Napa Valley Wines That Apply to Texas Wines

December 1, 2010 VintageTexas 3

Five Things I’ve Learned about Napa Valley Wines That Apply to Texas Wines Several weeks ago I attended the Napa Valley traveling road show that came through Houston, Texas. It was sponsored by Napa Valley […]

From Wes Marshall (Via Wesonwine.com): Oz Clark on Texas Wine

October 31, 2010 VintageTexas 2

From Wes Marshall (Via WesonWine.com): Oz Clark on Texas Wine In the middle of October, 2010, I got a phone call from Oz Clarke’s publicist asking if I would like to join him in a […]

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