“In full discloser, I’m a bit surprised how well this wine turned out”, said winemaker John Rivenburgh (aka Rye – Vin – Berg, as he emblazoned on his new hats) referring to his newly released […]
Ravenswood Zinfandel and My Journey into Red Wine It sounds funny now, nearly thirty years later, but there was a time when I made trips to the northern California wine country and would bring back cases […]
What do the New Acres of Texas Grapes Hold in Store for Wine Consumers? In my previous blog post (Texas Wines Heading South? What Texans Can Learn From The Texas Grape Production and Variety Survey), […]
Texas Wines Heading South? What Texans Can Learn From The Texas Grape Production and Variety Survey To some wine consumers, I am sure that this data will fit their category of “Too Much Information” or […]
What’s with Wines from Ste. Genevieve: They’re Enjoyable, Inexpensive, Medal Winning and Good with Summertime Fare Wine people give lots of play to finding the absolute best wine possible. However, I recently read a series […]
Need More Good Wines in California (and Texas): Blame Varietals I recently read a good blog on why in the day of modern technology we don’t have more good wines that can be grown in […]
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 […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: January 31, 2010 Texas 2009 Vintage Report from Wines and Vines by Ed Hellman, Viticulture extension specialist with contributions by regional viticulture advisors: Penny Adams, Fran Pontasch, […]
VintageTexas 2009 Texas Best Wines During the past year, I had the chance to taste a number of Texas wines. This included two wine competitions, a twitter taste-off and on the wine trail on the […]
Mysterious Alchemy – The Aging of Wine 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 the Board […]