Culinaria Texas Two-Sip: Be There…Be Surprised On tables with white linens at San Antonio’s Hilton Palacios Del Rio, twelve wines were poured and presented before each audience participant and panelist. By eye, it was obvious […]
Glad Other States are NOT following Texas’s Lead: Pennsylvania Names State Enologist Denise Gardner to replace Stephen Menke in May by Hudson Cattell Denise M. GardnerUniversity Park, Penn.—While educational institutions in Texas and Oregon struggle […]
Sniffing and Swirling: It’s the 1st Premium Açaí Wine I’ve had more than a few trips to Brazil. So many, that I sometimes default to the local spelling of Brasil. I’ve savored the scent of […]
A Bottle Full of Memories and Rainbows Last night I came home from an invigorating workout and opened my wine cooler As usual, I never really know what’s going to tumble out at me. I […]
Video: The New Year is a Good Time for a Texas Two Sip Challenge Being a proud but discerning Texan, it’s time to take a Texas Two Sip Challenge. Prove to yourself how far Texas […]
How Does the “Classification of Napa Valley” Discussion Relate to Texas Wine Quality? Tom Wark posted a Fermentation Blog yesterday that explored the future of Napa Valley and the issue of the commoditization of Chardonnay […]
Have a Wine and World Series Two-Sip Tasting Party: TXwine vs. CAwine With the World Series in full swing and the Texas Rangers hoping to come from behind against the San Francisco Giants, you have an […]
On DrinkNectar.com: Texas Wine Blogger Makes a Lebron-Style Announcement on His Future In August, Ben Simons of Vinotology announced his free agency. In a brave move, he left the comfort of his paying job to […]
A Day at the State Fair of Texas Wine Garden; Start the IV Drip of Lipator Stat! The clash of blue sky and a big yellow sun, wafting cool breezes and the booming voice of […]
McNews Flash! Army Couple Visits Over 100 Texas Wineries with their Texas Winery Passport As I wrote this blog, U.S. Army Major Tom McNew was already on his way to Iraq, but he left his […]