VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Trebbiano of Texas The Trebbiano is a widely known wine grape varietal, but tends to be over-cropped and make rather neutral wines. However, it has the distinction of accounting for […]
VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Quandary – It is possible to not like a wine and accept that it is still a well-made wine? A small but significant percentage of wines exhibit “off-characters”. These can usually […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: CapRock Sweet Tempranillo – An Old Technique with a Texas Twist Natural wine aficionado, Alice Feiring, said, “First time I had a well-made wine from carbonic maceration…I was pretty charmed. […]
Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Rosé Wines Rosé is simply the French word for “pink” which through the years has been assimilated into our English (and finally American wine) lexicon. True French-style Vin Rosé is not […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Bud Break in Texas Wine Country As of today, it’s now officially Spring 2011. But, in Texas, the grapevines don’t necessarily wait patiently for the official start of spring. A few […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Trellising and Grapevine Canopy Management The canopy (the canes, shoots and leaves that extend from the trunk of the grapevine) plays a key role in grape and ultimately wine quality […]
Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: New Year’s Pairing – Champagne and Caviar If you’re like me, you’ve just celebrated in the new year with a pop of the cork: the cork on a bottle of Champagne, […]
VintageTexas Sunday “Cyclopedia of Wine: Wine Faults I have been doing a lot of blogging on wine quality lately. But, from your perspective as a wine drinker in an evolving wine producing region like Texas […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Claret A widely used wine term meaning, in most countries except England, a light red wine. However, in England and as used by many wine aficionados, the word traditionally refers […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Frizzante An Italian term meaning slightly carbonated or sparkling. It is the same as what in French is known as “pétillant”. Many wines (white, rosé and red) are bottled frizzante […]