Iron Sommelier is Back for 2018: Periwinkle Foundation’s Premier Houston Wine Event Entering its 11th year, the Periwinkle Foundation’s 2018 IronSomm Competition presented by Autosol and organized by Sean Beck (Sommelier/Beverage Director at Backstreet Cafe, […]
27th Annual Gruene Music & Wine Festival – October 10-13, 2013 You’re Invited…Share with a Friend! 4 Days. 4 Distinct Events. Mark your calendars and raise your glasses, the 27th Annual Gruene Music & Wine Festival […]
Edible Texas Food & Wine Pairing Competition Rev up your creative culinary (and winemaking) skills for the Central Texas regional segment of the Edible Texas Food & Wine Pairing Competition, produced by Edible Austin and The Texas […]
Breakfast with the Texas Ag Commish for GOTEXAN Restaurant Roundup Kick-Off It was early in the pre-8:00 am light of morning as I drove a just few miles north of home to the “The Heights” […]
Ten Things I Learned About Wine, Food and People at the 2010 Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit 1. Court of Master Sommeliers – Deductive Tasting Format. This was a technique that I learned at […]
Mind the Gap: Arabian Tales from the 2010 Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit Kick-Off Reception and Dinner The drive from Fredericksburg to Buffalo Gap (just south of Abilene, Texas) was shorter than expected made […]
Buffalo Gap: What a Place for a Gourmet Wine and Food Event – “Not the end of the Earth, but you can see it from there” Buffalo Gap dates from 1857. The current Buffalo Gap […]
OK, I Admit It….I was One of the Kids with a Coonskin Cap. I Salute Fess Parker – King of the Wine Frontier Fess Parker, a television icon to a generation of youngsters as Davy […]
Video Highlights from Last Year’s Rattlesnake Round-Up: What Texas Wine do You Serve with Rattlesnake? My wife and I drove up to our cottage in Fredericksburg, Texas yesterday and are leaving shortly for the […]
What better way to appreciate wine and food in Texas but through a common appreciation of dogs. To be specific, last night’s Texas wine and food experience would not have happened but for such a situation. A WOW evening with a private chef is something that really get used to, and fine Texas wine to boot! […]