2011 Houston Wine Fest’s Almost Here: September 24-25, 2011 The Houston Wine Fest is a yearly, two-day festival dedicated to the great wine and delectable food pairings. The Houston Wine Fest is held in the […]
“More Gold Medals than Ever Before”: 2011 Lone Star Wine Competitions At the end of the first day of judging, I saw Michael Zerbach, Co-Chair of the Lone Star International Wine Competition held in Grapevine, […]
McNews Flash! Army Couple Visits Over 100 Texas Wineries with their Texas Winery Passport As I wrote this blog, U.S. Army Major Tom McNew was already on his way to Iraq, but he left his […]
At the end of the session, one gentleman who at first had been ultra-resistant to the whole idea of Texas Wines summed up the feelings of the crowd by asking, “Why don’t you just get Robert Parker (www.erobertparker.com) to rate these wines? That would get the word out, once and for all, about just how good Texas wines can be.” […]
Mysterious Alchemy – The Aging of Wine: Part 3 Three Part 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 […]
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 […]