Amphora Wines: “That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet” This quotation by William Shakespeare certainly played in my mind last Saturday morning when I joined Austin-based, wine writer […]
What’s a Texas Grape Like Black Spanish Doing in Sonoma? You better ask Kaz. That’s Winemaker/Owner Richard Kasmier, a.k.a. Kaz who’s the brains and ego behind Kaz Vineyard and Winery who brings you an eclectic […]
Judgments of Texas Wine: Time for Another Texas Two-Sip. Join Me at Culinaria in San Antonio Where, What, When: Culinaria Wine and Culinary Arts Festival for the Texas Two Sip on Saturday, May 14, Hilton […]
Flight of the Phoenix: First Look (and Taste) of New CapRock Winery Last Saturday evening my Texas high plains wine and vineyard tour was nearing completion with one more event on the schedule. Over the […]
Lubbock Locavore Meets Locapour Our delegation of writers and media mavens arrived Lubbock Thursday evening. If you have not been to The Texas High Plains AVA, you might not immediately recognize it as an emerging […]
Virginia’s Ag Secretary Haymore Calls Out Texas for Cutting Wine Budget “Two of our closest competitors in the US, New York State and Texas, are actually cutting their wine marketing and education budgets and cutting […]
Manifesto: Three Lessons for Texas Winemakers to Live By I stopped by for a visit with Kim McPherson, known as “K Mac” to some in Texas; he’s proprietor and winemaker at his McPherson Cellars winery […]
TODAY ONLY: Hill Country Wineries Wine Tasting (Houston/Richmond, TX): Free Admission for Lucky Fans of VintageTexas The Safari Texas Ranch, Richmond, Texas, Wednesday, April 27, 2011 – 6:00pm to 9:00pm (Public Tasting) As a reader […]
Texas Two-Sip Tasting at Culinaria Wine and Culinary Arts Festival: Be There…Be Surprised! Come on down to the Culinaria Wine and Culinary Arts Festival for the Texas Two Sip on Saturday, May 14, Hilton Palacio […]
Culinary Thymes April Recipes and McPherson Wine Pairings This month, I worked with Alyce Ester at Culinary Thyme to develop wine pairings for her April recipes. My pairings were three new vintage wines from McPherson […]