VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: What is and isn’t in the word “Petit” Petit (pronounced puh-tee), it’s French for “little” or “small”, and when applied to wine, it can also infer something inferior. An […]
A Special Day All Around at Perissos Vineyards: After Being Two for Two, I Know When to Stop It’s not news to anyone in Texas, but it’s still hot and very dry. Yesterday was 99 […]
VintageTexas Sunday “Cyclopedia of Wine: Cold Soak versus Extended Maceration Maceration is a winemaking process whereby the phenolic materials of the grape (tannins, coloring agents (anthocyanins) and many flavor/aroma compounds) are extracted from the grape […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – June 30, 2011 Texas Wine: And the Medal Goes To… Jessica Dupuy: Eat My Words Blog (Texas Monthly) When it comes to Texas wine, we’ve got quite […]
Tweet Chat with a Real Live Master Sommelier about Texas Wine The next GO TEXAN Twitter Tuesday will be held on July 5 at 7 p.m. During the Twitter chat, the Texas Department of Agriculture […]
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 […]
When is an Award-Winning Wine Like a Breeze on a Hot Texas Day? At Pilot Knob Vineyard Even though it’s barely summer, it’s been hot, hot, hot and dry, dry, dry in most parts of […]
What’s in Wine Competition Results? More Texas Winners in 2011 Lone Star Competition There has been a lot of banter on the Internet (Blogs and Twitter) on the validity of wine competitions. I’ve judged in […]
What I’m Drinking Tonight: CapRock Winery 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Martin’s Vineyard It was a 100+ F today, but dry as a bone in the hill country outside Fredericksburg, Texas. When we arrived yesterday evening, we […]
Summer 2011 Brings New Chapters and Scorched Pages in the Texas Winegrowers Handbook Earlier this year the news from Texas was dominated by one word….Wildfire! Firefighters battled out-of-control wildfires that scorched hundreds of square miles […]