Ten Things We Learned at #DLW09 Conference & Taste-Off and #Texsom Last weekend I attended the GO TEXAN DrinkLocalWine.com Conference (www.drinklocalwine.com) and Twitter Taste-Off (https://vintagetexas.com/?p=1083) and the Texas Sommelier Conference (www.texsom.com) in Dallas Texas. As my […]
Savoring the Texas Hill Country: Luncheon at Becker Vineyards Entry 2 – The Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival Adventure Three winery hosted luncheons were held today, my selection, though hard to make, was […]
Know Your Terroir – Part I Can you Name the Ten Most Famous Wine Regions from their Terroir? Part I of this two part blog, focuses on the first five famous terroirs of the modern […]
North Texas Road Trip Entry 5 – Visiting the Supreme Expérimenter at Brushy Creek Vineyards There comes a point in just about every Texas road trip where a personal moment surfaces and human and natural […]
North Texas Road Trip – Entry 2; San Martino Winery I’m back on the road heading from Tyler Texas, northwest to Rockwall on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. The air is clear and crisp and […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: January 17, 2009 PROVENCAL WINE LUNCHEON: THIS SUNDAY, January 18th 11am at Mirabelle. The Wine and Food Foundation of Texas Mirabelle Restaurant – Austin, Texas with Christine […]
Terroir: A “Land – Man” Conjunction Earlier this year, I visited the Texas High Plains to observe the grape harvest. As I chronicled my trip and experience on this blog, I had an intimate awareness […]
Five New Year’s Wine Resolutions for 2009 1. Drink Well, Drink Local In 2008, I blogged about “Food/Drink Miles” as applied to wine selection. In 2009, I reconfirm that I will drink well, but […]
Day 2 – On the Texas Hill Country Holiday Wine Trail: Back in the Saddle Again The air was cool, but the morning sun was warm on my face. I saddled up my farm truck […]
Recognizing Great Wine….Guest Blog by Michael Vilim Michael Vilim is an Austin-based restaurateur with two first-class restaurants: Mirabelle and Castle Hill Cafe. He also serves on the Board of Directors for The Wine and Food Foundation of […]