Houston’s Finest: L’Olivier Hosts Château la Nerthe Tasting I jumped at the chance to sample the cuisine of acclaimed executive chef Olivier Ciesielski for Tony’s restaurant fame now in his own L’Olivier Restaurant & Bar […]
Want to Know Everything about Viognier from Virginia, Texas, California and France? Viognier Symposium March 19, 2012 Brennan Vineyards Comanche TX Speakers include: — James Tidwell, Master Sommelier (Four Seasons Las Colinas) — John Delmare, […]
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 […]
A Texas Wineslinger, Book Project, a Macbook, Buffalo Gap, Gut Bugs, Music Appreciation and Wine It’s been a interesting week; at least today I can say that in retrospect. Finally after a one year writing […]
Buffalo Gap W&F Summit: Texas’s Red Dirt & Mesquite Smoke Terroir I left Fredericksburg, Texas, early today as the yellow dawn light filtered through a gray haze cast from west Texas wildfires. I thought, God […]
The Wine I Drank Last Night: Chateau La Dominique 2000 St. Emillion It wasn’t a Texas wine. But, it was one of those wines that helps me to better understand what we have (and need […]
Video: Winemaker Tastes True Vin de Terroir – If I could put dirt in the bottle… Terroir comes from the word terre “land”. It was originally a French term in wine, coffee and tea used […]