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A Truly Texas Pairing: Wine and Jerky
A Truly Texas Pairing: Wine and Jerky Just when you think that you’ve seen every kind, shape and form of wine event, a new one pops up. Messina Hof Hill Country and Big Tex Jerky […]
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Events
Educational and Membership Opportunities from The Food and Wine Foundation of Texas
Educational and Membership Opportunities from The Food and Wine Foundation of Texas There is a great wine educational opportunity coming up on July 15th. The class will pour ten wines and it should be an […]
Events
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – Harvest Edition (The Vintage of the Century)
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – Harvest Edition (The Vintage of the Century) Well, it’s time to start harvesting the fruits of this year’s Texas vintage. By most accounts, growers and winemakers alike […]
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VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Madeira
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Madeira The Portuguese island 400 miles into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northern Africa. Wines have been produced on this island since around the fifteenth century. However, this […]
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Messina Hof Paulo Shiraz: Texas Soup and Texas Wine Pairing
Messina Hof Paulo Shiraz: Texas Soup and Texas Wine Pairing If you are like me, you often have several unfinished bottles of wine (often from Texas) that end up in the refrigerator normally with only a […]
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Rattlesnake Wine Pairing Preview: 2009 Sweetwater Round-up Video
Video Highlights from Last Year’s Rattlesnake Round-Up: What Texas Wine do You Serve with Rattlesnake? My wife and I drove up to our cottage in Fredericksburg, Texas yesterday and are leaving shortly for the […]
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What I'm Drinking Tonight: Mandola Estate Winery 2008 Sangiovese
What I’m Drinking Tonight: Mandola Estate Winery 2008 Sangiovese Tonight, my wife and I had a simple baked rosemary chicken dinner. It is one of her specialities. While she was cooking, I was searching through my […]
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CHEF SURVEY – What’s HOT in 2010: Locally Produced Wine
CHEF SURVEY – What’s HOT in 2010: Locally Produced Wine See what the Chef Survey from the National Restaurant Assocaition (www.restaurant.org/foodtrends) said about the top trends in Alcoholic Beverages. Come on Texas Restaurants, lets get […]
Events
Texas Hill Country, Wine Lovers Trail – February 5-7 and 12-14, 2010
Texas Hill Country, Wine Lovers Trail – February 5-7 and 12-14, 2010 Come spend a romantic weekend (or two) in the stunning Texas Hill Country, sipping and sampling wine and chocolate at the 25 Hill […]
Events
What Wine Do You Serve with Chicken Fried Bacon? The State Fair of Texas Winning Fried Food
What Wine Do You Serve with Chicken Fried Bacon? The State Fair of Texas Winning Fried Food By JESSICA MEYERS / The Dallas Morning News Nothing says Texas State Fair like fried cooking, and nothing says […]