TEXSOM Celebrates 11 Years as Nation’s Premier Sommelier Education Conference: Sessions and Registration Presently celebrating its eleventh year, TEXSOM, the most prominent and influential sommelier education conference in the world, announces that registration is now open […]
Texsom 2012 “Be There or Be Square”: August 11-13, 2012 You may remember the line “Be there, or be square” from The Wiz, the modern-day version of the Wizard of Oz. Well, this line could […]
A Little Bull, Country Western Honky Tonkin’ and a Glass or Two of Texas “Chardonnay” at Brennan Vineyards During my recent sit in the Brennan Vineyards (www.brennanvineyards.com) tasting room in Comanche, Texas, while I was trying […]
CHEF SURVEY – What’s HOT in 2010: Locally Produced Wine See what the Chef Survey from the National Restaurant Assocaition (www.restaurant.org/foodtrends) said about the top trends in Alcoholic Beverages. Come on Texas Restaurants, lets get […]
What Texas Wines Do I Drink on Thanksgiving and with Ten Top Texas Favorites? 1. Thanksgiving – I always like to have both red and white wines and also a sweet wine on the Thanksgiving […]
Iron Drink….Beer vs. Wine in Glass-to-Glass Combat! Guest Blogger, Jane A. Nickles It’s Tuesday night and I’m in the kitchen of Ventana Restaurant at the Texas Culinary Academy. Forty people have assembled for the first […]