When Wineslingers Meet, Some Wine is Likely to Get Spilled Tuesday night was the night, Houston was the place, and Patranella’s Italian Restaurant near the newly developed Washington Avenue strip was the venue. That’s where […]
Valdicava Brunello 2001! Does Texas Have Anything that Comes Close? Well, here I am again at Texas Winedrinkers Anonymous (TWA). I have to confess something. Last night, I had a moment of weakness while at […]
Ten Great Places to Drink Local Wines (from USAToday) and Five Good Reasons From USA Today: While Napa Valley gets the most attention, winemakers are busier than ever around the nation, says blogger Jeff Siegel, […]
A Day at the State Fair of Texas Wine Garden; Start the IV Drip of Lipator Stat! The clash of blue sky and a big yellow sun, wafting cool breezes and the booming voice of […]
Ten Things I Learned at the 2010 GrapeFest: People’s Choice Texas Wine Competition I was optimistic when I opened my front door Thursday morning in Houston and entered my car for the drive up to […]
Steven Kreuger’s Texas Viva Viognier Flight at the Westin La Canterra Thursday evening I found myself on the northwest outskirts of San Antonio on the fringe of the Texas Hill Country, recalling something that happened […]
Ten Things I Learned at the Vinotology Mandola Twitter Tasting and Tasting Notes For those of you that did not follow the Ben Simon’s Vinotology Mandola Twitter Tasting using the Twitter tag #tastetexas this past […]
It’s Finally Time for a Taste of Texas, Twitter-Style Today is the day. The time to tweet is at 7:00 pm Central Time, when Ben Simon at Vinotology (http://www.vinotology.com) will be hosting an event on […]
The New Texas Wine Lexicon: Better Start Asking if You Want Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner Wines; They are Coming! This past week, I was visiting the Texas high plains, first on a bus tour of the […]
Brownfield, Texas: No Way! Been There and its Green with the Vines of Texas Wine Grapes We gathered in Brownfield, Texas, Yesterday. What you’ve never heard of it? Never seen it in the Atlas of […]