Events
What Texas Wine Goes with the "Big Apple"
What Texas Wine Goes with the “Big Apple” It was a brisk fall evening in Manhattan when we arrived at Trio Restaurant and Wine Bar. I had arrived in the “Big Apple” the previous day to […]
Month: October 2008
Events
2008 GrapeFest People’s Choice Awards
22nd Annual GrapeFest People’s Choice Awards Thousands of wine enthusiasts cast their votes for their preferred Texas wines at this year’s 22nd Annual GrapeFest during the Chesapeake Energy People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic. The […]
Events
Drink Texas…Save "Food Miles"
Drink Texas…Save “Food Miles” gives a new meaning to the saying…”Drink Responsibly”. After a prolonged period of consistently low oil prices, we are now facing a new situation – an age where companies and countries […]
Quiz
Answers to Texas Wine Quiz #1
Evidently some of you missed my posting of the results from the “Who Knows Their Texas Wines” Quiz (https://vintagetexas.com/?p=40) as comments at the bottom of the quiz posting. Sorry for the confusion. Well, here goes…. get […]
News
Texas Wineries go Mainstream…Can it be?
Robert Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide Features Texas Wines The recently released 7th edition of Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide has added a new chapter “East of the West Coast”. This chapter covers wines from all states […]
Great Places & People
Bloomberg.com Recognizes Texas Wines
Texas Wineries Grow Up, Beat the Heat, Seek Their Own Styles Review by John Mariani Bloomberg.com — Before you start scratching your head over the idea that Texas even makes wine, consider these stats: Texas […]
Great Places & People
Old World, New World Texas Wines (Part 2)
Torre di Pietra – New World Texas From Sisterdale, I headed north to find Torre di Pietra (www.texashillcountrywine.com). Its name “Tower of Stone” in Italian conjures up visions of an old world Italian monastery perched […]
Great Places & People
Old World, New World Texas Wines (Part 1)
Old World, New World Texas Wines (Part 1) For all its undeniable charm, the Texas Hill Country on the outskirts of Austin and San Antonio, is a ‘slice of heaven’. In just over a decade, […]