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VintageTexas 2009 – Texas' Best Wines
VintageTexas 2009 Texas Best Wines During the past year, I had the chance to taste a number of Texas wines. This included two wine competitions, a twitter taste-off and on the wine trail on the […]
Muscat Canelli
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What Texas Wines Do I Drink on Thanksgiving and with Ten Top Texas Favorites?
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 […]
Great Places & People
A Morning in Houston with Drops of Golden Dew: Dotson-Cervantes Gotas de Oro
A Morning in Houston with Drops of Golden Dew: Dotson-Cervantes Gotas de Oro It was 9:30 on a weekday morning when the door bell rang. I expected this as, the evening before, I received a […]
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Drinking In a Bit of Texas History
Drinking In a Bit of Texas History Entry 2 – The Texas High Plains Vineyard Planting Tour Continues from https://vintagetexas.com/?p=652…. After the dinner blessing, we lined up to load our plates with the delectable delights […]
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North Texas Road Trip – Entry 4; Jet Set La Bodega Winery
North Texas Road Trip – Entry 4; La Bodega – The Winery for the Jet Set I reckoned that my mid-day visit to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW for short) would be […]
Great Places & People
North Texas Road Trip – Entry 3; Lone Star Wines at the Fort Worth Stockyards
North Texas Road Trip – Entry 3; Lone Star Wines at the Fort Worth Stockyards Day two started on a clear, crispy morning in Dallas with patches of the frozen, slippery stuff marking my path to the car. […]
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Hill Country Hot Spot: The Cabernet Grill, the Texas Wine Country Restaurant
Hill Country Hot Spot: The Cabernet Grill, the Texas Wine Country Restaurant The Cabernet Grill is in a storied space at Cotton Gin Village, just south of Fredericksburg, Texas. The preceding restaurant in this space […]
Texas Wine Drinking
Sparkling Wine: A Well Deserved Texas Treat! – Part 2
Sparkling Wine: A Well Deserved Texas Treat! – Part 2 Sparkling Wine Lexicon A few terms helpful in understanding, purchasing and enjoying sparkling wines: Cava – Sparkling wines made by Champagne method from the Penedes […]
Texas Wine Drinking
Sparkling Wine: A Well Deserved Texas Treat! – Part 1
Sparkling Wine: A Well Deserved Texas Treat! – Part 1 Choosing a sparkling wine is a very personal thing, particularly for a holiday or New Year’s Eve celebration. For a wedding event, it can be […]