North Texas Road Trip Entry 5 – Visiting the Supreme Expérimenter at Brushy Creek Vineyards There comes a point in just about every Texas road trip where a personal moment surfaces and human and natural […]
North Texas Road Trip – Entry 2; San Martino Winery I’m back on the road heading from Tyler Texas, northwest to Rockwall on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. The air is clear and crisp and […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: January 17, 2009 PROVENCAL WINE LUNCHEON: THIS SUNDAY, January 18th 11am at Mirabelle. The Wine and Food Foundation of Texas Mirabelle Restaurant – Austin, Texas with Christine […]
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 […]
Day 2 – On the Texas Hill Country Holiday Wine Trail: Back in the Saddle Again The air was cool, but the morning sun was warm on my face. I saddled up my farm truck […]
Texas Hill Country Holiday Wine Trail – Day 1 I left Houston this morning to tour the Texas Hill Country Holiday Wine Trail(http://www.texaswinetrail.com) . The tour requires a two and a half hour drive due […]
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 […]