Barrel tasting
Slate Theory Winery: A Photo-Visit and a Rorschach Test for the Palate
Wine is a cerebral experience – like a Rorschach test on the palate. […]
Wine labeling
Great Places & People
VT Retrospective: Making “Champagne” in Texas – Yes, It Happened Here!
Was this even possible? When did this happen, you say? Well, we have to harken back decades well before the 2006 agreement between the European Union and the United States that restricted the labeling of […]
Food and Wine
Messina Hof Winery: Where Wine & Augmented Reality Meet
A box showed up at my house, in it were three bottles of wine – two red and one white. At that point, everything looked fairly normal to me, someone that gets wine shipped to […]
Blanc Du Bois
Saint Tryphon Farm and Vineyards: Texas Wines on the Wild Side
Saint Tryphon Farm and Vineyards: Texas Wines on the Wild Side It is no doubt that, no matter what wine region you are in, “natural wines” are the rage these days, Say the words “natural […]
Events
TX Locations Wine: A worthy wine as big as the state it represents
TX Locations Wine: A worthy wine as big as the state it represents Dave Phinney’s idea is simple, complicated and a great deal of fun, all rolled into one. As you can see below harvested […]
Local wine
Texas Wine Quality Alliance is Up and Running!
Texas Wine Quality Alliance is Up and Running! I’m pleased to accounce that the new Texas Wine Quality Alliance (at www.texaswinequalityalliance.org) is up and running. This group is organized to “Advance the Excellence of Texas Wines” through […]
Local wine
TM Wine Club by Texas Monthly – Focuses on REAL Texas Wines
TM Wine Club by Texas Monthly – Focuses on REAL Texas Wines It was announced this week that Texas Monthly is starting a new wine club. Details were provided on their website at: http://www.texasmonthly.com/promotions/TMwineclub According […]
grape growing
Need Some Muscrat Love? It’s at Kerrville Hills Winery
Need Some Muscrat Love? It’s at Kerrville Hills Winery I like this Kerrville Hills Muscrat Love wine for several reasons. The first reason is because at the first public wine tasting that I think that […]
Local wine
Is Texas Wine Like Orange Juice?
Is Texas Wine Like Orange Juice? A friend of mine related the following story to me with the caveat that many wineries were likely tired of hearing people like Andrew Chalk (click here) and I […]