Pontotoc Vineyard 2011 San Fernando Academy: A Fusion of All the Senses I’d tasted this wine once with winemaker Don Pullum during his visit to our hill country cottage for dinner. After that, I was […]
Newsom Grape Day 2013: It’s Game Time Around Here Its nearly time for the annual Grape Day at Newsom Vineyards in Plains, Texas. Dr. Ed Hellman from Texas AgriLife has put together a great program including […]
Austin Food & Wine Festival April 27, 2013: Texas Wines – Ready for the Main Stage The 2013 Austin Food & Wine Festival is coming up fast and on Saturday morning April 27, 2013, […]
Duchman Winery Dinner at Houston’s L’Olivier Restaurant: High Time for Texas Wines on the Gourmet Scene A splash of Vermentino on a knee and hearty conversation around well-matched gourmet food and excellent wines made for […]
Eden Hill Vineyard: 2013 Dallas Morning News – Texsom Wine Competition Gold Medal from Where? You haven’t heard of this award winning Texas winery either? I will admit that my knowledge of Eden Hill Vineyard […]
Texas Grape Growers Committee to host Blanc Du Bois Symposium: May 10, 2013 I’ve had some pretty good comments back (many by direct email rather than comments on the blog) from my recent post about Messina […]
Sitting Here Sipping On Some Messina Hof Private Reserve 2011 Blanc Du Bois As I’m sitting down to write this piece, I’m sipping on a white wine from Texas. It’s not a Texas high plains […]
Have You Ever Had a Pinot Grigio Rosé (Ramato)? I know its winter and I should be focusing my palate toward high intensity red wines that go so well this time of year, but something […]
We Ate Our Black-eyed Peas (And Sampled Some Wine) At William Chris Vineyards We drove into Fredericksburg on Monday afternoon knowing that cold weather was coming (with some much needed rain) and our car’s battery […]
VintageTexas 2012 Top Texas Wines – Honorable Mentions, For Darn Good Reasons Too! As I have learned in previous years, even when I list what I believe to be the ten best Texas wines, there […]