VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Spanish Wines to Texas Wines If you live in Texas and want to get a good idea of the potential this state has in terms of wine production, go to […]
Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: New Year’s Pairing – Champagne and Caviar If you’re like me, you’ve just celebrated in the new year with a pop of the cork: the cork on a bottle of Champagne, […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: What do Sicily and Texas Have in Common? Sicily, the largest of the Mediterranean islands, is one of the top three wine regions of Italy. Historically, its most famous wine […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Ohio Wine Regional Wine Week is approaching; See: www.drinklocalwine.com. Join in the wine fun. Also, if you are tasting a wine from Ohio or visiting a vineyard or winery in […]
VintageTexas ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Vintage Charts Vintage refers to the annual grape harvest and to the wine made from those grapes. In general, every year is a vintage year and all wines are vintage wines […]
VintageTexas Sunday “Cyclopedia of Wine: Wine Faults I have been doing a lot of blogging on wine quality lately. But, from your perspective as a wine drinker in an evolving wine producing region like Texas […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Red Wine Making – Pigéage and Délestage A technique used in red winemaking is the punching down the cap of grape skins that floats to the top of the tank […]
VintageTexas Cyclopedia of Wine: The Wine Grape Called Picpoul Pronounced “peek-pool” (also spelled Piquepoul), this variety of white wine grape is cultivated in the Southern Rhone and Languedoc regions of France (http://www.terroir-france.com/wine/regions.htm). It is known […]
VintageTexas ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Muscat Canelli, First Wine to Show True Texas Terroir Muscat Canelli with its floral, heady aromas is often called a “seductive” white grape. Muscat Canelli is known under a variety of […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Biodynamic Viticulture Biodynamic Viticulture is a subdivision of biodynamic agriculture that stems from the ideals of Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925). At its roots are the precursors of the organic movement. The […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Claret A widely used wine term meaning, in most countries except England, a light red wine. However, in England and as used by many wine aficionados, the word traditionally refers […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Frizzante An Italian term meaning slightly carbonated or sparkling. It is the same as what in French is known as “pétillant”. Many wines (white, rosé and red) are bottled frizzante […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Madeira The Portuguese island 400 miles into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northern Africa. Wines have been produced on this island since around the fifteenth century. However, this […]
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