What Texas Wines Do I Drink on Thanksgiving and with Ten Top Texas Favorites? 1. Thanksgiving – I always like to have both red and white wines and also a sweet wine on the Thanksgiving […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – October 30, 2009 Omni Hotels Features Flavors of Texas This fall, Omni Hotels across Texas are giving guests and locals alike the opportunity to experience the genuine […]
East Texas Celebration to Festive Fungi and Our Favorite Fermented Fruit Getting back to Houston last Thursday from a cold midweek trip to Ohio, I made a call up to Madisonville, Texas, to talk to […]
A TOAST ON THE HIGH PLAINS… THE “GIANT SIP” OF TEXAS The 1st Annual Lubbock, Texas Wine Festival… “A TOAST ON THE HIGH PLAINS…THE GIANT SIP OF TEXAS”. When: November 6 thru 8, 2009 (Fri. – […]
Texas Twitter Taste-Off: Taste, Tweet, Repeat – 200,000 times! And More Winners (Silver Award Wines) I can’t take credit for the line “Taste, Tweet, Repeat”, but those were the instructions I gave to the assembled […]
Let the Tasting Begin at the Drink Local Wine Conference and Twitter Taste Off (#DLW09) Well, this first of its kind event made the Wall Street Journal. Today was the kick-off of the Drink Local Wine […]
At the end of the session, one gentleman who at first had been ultra-resistant to the whole idea of Texas Wines summed up the feelings of the crowd by asking, “Why don’t you just get Robert Parker (www.erobertparker.com) to rate these wines? That would get the word out, once and for all, about just how good Texas wines can be.” […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: July 23, 2009 [to comment click icon in upper right] Texas Wine Industry Continues to Grow – Not Just Another Harvest Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, Todd Staples, […]
Great Texas Wines and Great Wines in Texas: Two Great Events in Central Texas Summer is a good time for a solace from the Texas heat and sun by seeking the cool comfortable surroundings of […]
A Comparative Tasting: Premium White Blends – Viviana, Alluvium Blanc and Conundrum Viviana – A wine alive and well with Texas heat… The hot days of Texas summer are upon us. What better thing to […]