A Grand Affair of Wine and Food Awaits You…..This Week in the Houston Area Are you ready for some festivity, fun and frivolity? Join wine and food aficionados from Houston and Southeast Texas this week, […]
Earth, Wind and High Plains Vines Entry 3 – Conclusion of the High Plains Planting Tour Continued from: https://vintagetexas.com/?p=656 Caravanning across the Texas High Plains, our group included representatives from California, Kansas and Arizona along […]
Know Your Terroir – Part I Can you Name the Ten Most Famous Wine Regions from their Terroir? Part I of this two part blog, focuses on the first five famous terroirs of the modern […]
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 […]
Terroir: A “Land – Man” Conjunction Earlier this year, I visited the Texas High Plains to observe the grape harvest. As I chronicled my trip and experience on this blog, I had an intimate awareness […]
Five New Year’s Wine Resolutions for 2009 1. Drink Well, Drink Local In 2008, I blogged about “Food/Drink Miles” as applied to wine selection. In 2009, I reconfirm that I will drink well, but […]
Write-Off the Vine – Texas Wine News 2009 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition Champion and Medal Winning Wines (Texas Wine Winners) Just in time for your holiday pleasure, the […]
Day 3 On the Texas Hill Country Holiday Wine Trail: New Faces; Old Friends The last day of the wine trail did not start until noon. This gave me an opportunity to post my article […]
Recognizing Great Wine….Guest Blog by Michael Vilim Michael Vilim is an Austin-based restaurateur with two first-class restaurants: Mirabelle and Castle Hill Cafe. He also serves on the Board of Directors for The Wine and Food Foundation of […]
Wine Quiz #2 – Know your Italian Wines 1. What is the most famous red wine grape varietal used in Tuscany? A. Asti Spumante B. Vin Santo C. Sangiovese D. Marsala 2. Chianti is which […]