A Morning in Houston with Drops of Golden Dew: Dotson-Cervantes Gotas de Oro It was 9:30 on a weekday morning when the door bell rang. I expected this as, the evening before, I received a […]
Up and Coming Local South Texas Wines and Winemakers Shine at the Austin County Fair Wine Show Guest Blog from Louise Rice Martha Tarkington of Victoria and Dr. Ron Zboril of Bellville took home the […]
If I Was Appointed the Texas Wine Czar I would do the following ten things to promote Texas wines: 1. Annex a state that had at least 10,000 acres of quality producing grape vine to erase […]
It’s October. It’s Texas Wine Month. Join in the Fun! TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WINERIES TEXAS WINE MONTH TRAIL October 1-31, 2009 The heat is declining, school is in and October is almost here. That means […]
Congrats to a Colorado Winemaker; A Tip of the Hat to a Colorado Restaurateur Last week I had the occasion to travel up to and out west of Denver. With the summer of 2009 nearly […]
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 […]
Austin County Fair: First Ever Non-Commercial Winemakers Show There’s a new event at this year’s Austin County Fair….A Winemakers Contest. Homemade wines are a South Central Texas tradition that have stretched back from generation to […]
Barbaresco and Barolo, But Don’t Forget Dolcetto, Barbera and the Whites — — — — — New: See Rascal’s Travels: Hail Cesare in Piemonte at: http://rascalspalate.com/?p=21 — — — — — I could not remember […]
Texas Harvest Wine Trail Tuesday, September 1, 2009 by Ry @ Sotto Il Monte Vineyards “Saturday before last we went on the Texas Harvest Wine Trail – courtesy of Russ Kane at Vintage Texas and […]
Barolo & Barbaresco: Where the Nebbia and Nebbiolo Hang — — — — — New: See Rascal’s Travels: Hail Cesare in Piemonte at: http://rascalspalate.com/?p=21 — — — — — Heading east from Villefranche-Sur-Mer on the French […]