Quote from the headline in The Comanche Chief Newspaper of July 4, 1913… While most of the nation had to wait until 1919 to enjoy the “benefits” of alcohol prohibition, in 1913 many in Texas […]
Tastes of Badia a Coltibuono: Wines that Entwine The Past and Future of Chianti Classico I recently tasted a selection of wines of Badia a Coltibuono and met its general manager and winemaker Roberto Stucchi-Prinetti, […]
What’s a Texas Grape Like Black Spanish Doing in Sonoma? You better ask Kaz. That’s Winemaker/Owner Richard Kasmier, a.k.a. Kaz who’s the brains and ego behind Kaz Vineyard and Winery who brings you an eclectic […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: January 21, 2011 Texas Wine of the Month: Val Verde Winery, Don Luis Tawny Port by Jessica Dupuy (Texas Monthly – Eat My Words) If I were […]
Frencesco Quaglia: The Man at Val Verde Winery that Gave Texas Wine Heading east from Marathon, I looked out from the road and the isolation in this part of Texas provided me little to announce […]
Two Winemakers, One Texas Winery and Two Texas Wines: Torre di Pietra Blanc Du Bois & Black Spanish I recently stopped by Torre di Pietra Winery (www.texashillcountrywine.com) in Fredericksburg, Texas and had two wines presented […]
Perhaps in Ten Years and with the Grace of God: Trapiche Tasting As you know if you read this blog, I spend a lot of time sampling, thinking and writing about Texas wine drinking, but […]
Winemaking Starts in Texas: A Retrospective “Tasting” with Father Garcia de San Francisco y Zuniga “When we entered the region, we saw grapes growing wild along the rivers of Tejas and they looked like I […]