VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Botrytis Cinerea Could a rot by any other name, be so sweet? Only if it known by its other names: Pourriture Noble (in France) or Edelfaule (in Germany). In any […]
Sullivan’s Steak House: Low Lights, Dark Paneling & New “Bar None” Menu The night was made for red wine: the lights were low and the paneling that surroundedd the room was dark. Our server presented […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: Holiday Season Edition Celebrate the Holidays with a Free Glass of Texas Wine at Antlers By John Griffin (SavorSA) As the days dwindle down to Christmas, it’s […]
Wine.com Opens Warehouse in Houston Area and Gets Permit to Operate/Ship Wine in Texas As reported by the Austin American Statesman and flagged by @TXwinecountry… The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has cleared Wine.com to resume […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – September 23, 2011 Texas Wine of the Month: Salt Lick Cellars Sangiovese Reserve, 2009 by Jessica Dupuy (Eat My Words/Texas Monthly) When it’s young, the wines tend […]
Tasting the Wines of the Ancients: Chateau Musar Day 2 of Texsom held in Dallas at the Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas was another blaze of palate-popping exploration; thirty-nine wines in all that again covered […]
Two New Master Sommeliers in Texas – Congrats to Craig Collins of Glazer’s and Devon Broglie of Whole Foods by Photo by Jeremy Parzen, text by Alfonso Cevola (On the Wine Trail in Italy) on (The Blend Blog) […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: What is and isn’t in the word “Petit” Petit (pronounced puh-tee), it’s French for “little” or “small”, and when applied to wine, it can also infer something inferior. An […]
VintageTexas Sunday “Cyclopedia of Wine: Cold Soak versus Extended Maceration Maceration is a winemaking process whereby the phenolic materials of the grape (tannins, coloring agents (anthocyanins) and many flavor/aroma compounds) are extracted from the grape […]
Guest Blog: A Case for Making the Hamburger the Official Texas State Sandwich…Now What Wine? By Rick Vanderpool To the House Culture, Recreation, & Tourism Committee (Rep. Guillen is Chair; Rep. Elkins is Vice Chair): Good […]