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Rios de Chile: Carmenère, the Grape Lost, Found and Doing Very Well in Chile

April 6, 2014April 8, 20147 years ago admin 129 Views 4 Comments Albondigas, Bordeaux, Carmenere, Carmenere in Chile, Carmin, Chile, DNA testing, Identification of Carmenere, Pacific Wine Group, Pheylloxera, Reserva, Rios de Chile, VintageTexas

Rios de Chile: Carmenère, the Grape Lost, Found and Doing Very Well in Chile Carmenère, a member of the Bordeaux

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VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Clairette, Clairet, Claret & Clarete

July 8, 20129 years ago admin 130 Views 3 Comments 2010 vintage, Bordeaux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Clairet, Clairette, Claret, Clarete, Cote du Rhone, England, Languedoc-Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Rioja, southern France, spain, Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine, Texas twang, wine education, wine merchants, wine terminology, wine terms

VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Clairette, Clairet, Claret & Clarete One of the things that often makes wine a field

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VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Botrytis Cinerea – Could a rot by any other name, be so sweet?

July 1, 2012July 1, 20129 years ago admin 283 Views 0 Comments Australia, Beerenauslese, Bordeaux, Botrytis Cinerea, Edelfaule, Encyclopedia, France, Germany, Grey Rot, Hungary, Moselle, Noble Rot, Pourriture Noble, Rhine, Sauternes, Texas, Tokay Aszu, Trokenbeerenauslese, VintageTexas, wine

VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Botrytis Cinerea Could a rot by any other name, be so sweet? Only if it

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VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Acidity

June 17, 2012June 29, 20129 years ago admin 79 Views 0 Comments acidity in wine, ageability, Bordeaux, drink local, fixed acids, French Chablis, German Riesling, liveliness of wine, local wine, mouthfeel, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Texas wine, total acidity, volatile acids

VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Acidity Think of acidity and fruit, and your mind immediately goes to the tart and

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Texsom 2012 “Be There or Be Square”: August 11-13, 2012

May 29, 2012May 29, 20129 years ago admin 423 Views 1 Comment Awards Reception, beer, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Drew Hendricks MS, Four Seasons. Las Colinas, Grand Tasting, Guy Stout MS, James Tidell MS, Leonetti Cellar, Master Sommilier, New Zealand, Niagara Peninsula, Oregon, preeminent wine conference, Riesling, Texas, Texas Best Sommelier Competition, Texas Sommilier Conference, Texas Terroir, Texas wine, TEXSOM, The Wisard of Oz, The Wiz

Texsom 2012  “Be There or Be Square”: August 11-13, 2012 You may remember the line “Be there, or be square”

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Texas Wines Heading South? What Texans Can Learn From The Texas Grape Production and Variety Survey

January 8, 201210 years ago admin 279 Views 6 Comments Aglianico, Argentina, Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, chardonnay, Dogs drinking wine, Dolcetto, DrinkLocal, French American hybrid, hybrid, Italy, Lenoir, local wine, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, non-vinifera, Pavlov's Dog, Pinot, Pinot Noir, Portugal, Primativo, Rhone Valley, Roussanne, Spani, Syrah, tannat, Tempranillo, Texas wine, Touriga Nacional, Uruguay, Vermentino, vinifera, Viognier, Zinfandel

Texas Wines Heading South? What Texans Can Learn From The Texas Grape Production and Variety Survey To some wine consumers,

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Messina Hof Hill Country Grand Opening: Of Tractors, Terroir and a Taste of 1984

October 21, 2011October 21, 201110 years ago admin 254 Views 2 Comments 2010 Texas grape harvest, AVA, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fredericksburg, High Plains, Hill Country, local wine, Meritage, Merlot, Merrill Bonirrigo, Messina Hof, Messina Hof Hill Country, Paul Bonarrigo, Paulo, Route 290 Wine Trail, Semillon, Terry Thompson-Anderson, Texas wine

Messina Hof Hill Country Grand Opening: Of Tractors, Terroir and a Taste of 1984 It was a grand day yesterday

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Messina Hof Let’s Talk Seafood Party: Like Opening the Pantry and Frig and Starting a Recipe from Scratch

September 9, 2011November 7, 201110 years ago admin 230 Views 4 Comments Birthday, Black Spanish, Bordeaux, Cab Franc, Cabernet Franc, Caroline Carruba, Chef Dorian Clark, Colorado, cooking party, Crème Brulee, discussions, four course, Fried Oysters, Gewürztraminer, gourmet meal, Lenoir, Let’s Talk about Stuffing and Dressing, Let’s talk about Thanksgiving Dinner, local wine, MESSINA HOF CHEF'S COAT, Messina Hof VIPs, Messina Hof Winery, Mise en Place, Missouri, New Orleans, Paul Bonarrigo, Pinot Grigio, presentation, Pumpkin Spice, Q&A, raspberry chipotle sauce, recipe creation, recipe development, recipe evolution, rolled fish fillet, seafood, Seafood Vinaigrette, Sherry, shrimp rice, Sohpia Marie Rosé, SOUS CHEF, tawny port, Texas, Texas wine, Virginia, wine sauce

Messina Hof Let’s Talk Seafood Party: Like Opening the Pantry and Frig and Starting a Recipe from Scratch Finally, a

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Wine Bloggers Start your Engines – #WBC11 is #UpAndRunning #TXwine #VAwine #SocialNetworking #Twitter #Viognier #Tempranillo #Viviana

July 22, 2011July 22, 201110 years ago admin 144 Views 1 Comment #TXWine, Bordeaux, Chilean wine, Llano Estacado Winery, Lone Oak Winery, McPherson Cellars, Melanie0, social media, Social Networking, Texas wine, twitter, VAwine, Virginia wine, WBC11, Wine Bloogger Conference

Wine Bloggers Start your Engines – #WBC11 is #UpAndRunning #TXwine #VAwine #SocialNetworking #Twitter #Viognier #Tempranillo #Viviana It’s my first time

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Manifesto: The Texas Wine Discussion Starts with Diurnal Temperature Swings, But Goes So Much Further

July 17, 201110 years ago admin 199 Views 3 Comments acidity, adjustments to wine, aroma, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, chardonnay, classic European grapes, color, Diurnal Temperature Flucuations, flavor, grape growing, High Plains, Hill Country, Houston, Italy, local wine, Mediterran, Mendoza, Merlot, Napa Valley, phenolic development, phenolics, pick early, pick later, Picpoul Blanc, Portugal, red sandy loam, Rhone Valley, ripeness, Sardinia, Sauvignon Blanc, Sicily, southern France, spain, sugar, sugar and acid, temperature swings, Texas, Texas Gulf Coast, Texas wine, vineyard, Washington State, wine grapes, winemaking

Manifesto: The Texas Wine Discussion Starts with Diurnal Temperature Swings, But Goes So Much Further How many times have you

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The Wine I Drank Last Night: Chateau La Dominique 2000 St. Emillion

April 11, 2011April 11, 201110 years ago admin 100 Views 0 Comments Ben Calais, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calais Winery, chateau, Cheval Blanc, earth smell, forest floor, France, French Merlot blend, French wine, geosmin, Graves, Malbec, Merlot, Not Texas wine, St. Emillion, wine descriptor, Wine Spectator

The Wine I Drank Last Night: Chateau La Dominique 2000 St. Emillion It wasn’t a Texas wine. But, it was

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Texas Sommeliers, Wine Experts Select Top Lone Star Wines

February 23, 2011February 24, 201110 years ago admin 268 Views 7 Comments Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Bordeaux, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, chardonnay, Dolcetto, Drew Hendricks, Lenoir, Montepulciano, Moscato, Mourvedre, Muscat, Pappas Restaurant, Petite Sirah, Pinot Grigio, Port, Rhone, Riesling, Rose, Sangiovese, Sherry, sommelier, Syrah, tasting, Tempranillo, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas Sommelier, Texas Sommelier Tasting, Texas wine, Texas wine experts, Vermentino, Viognier, Wine judging, Wine Tasting

Texas Sommeliers, Wine Experts Select Top Lone Star Wines …In the honor of our Texas heritage, I’ll be so bold

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Calais Winery – French Winemaking, Spanish-Style Grapes and Texas High Plains Grape Growing. Savor It While You Can!

October 17, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 183 Views 0 Comments Ben Calais, Big D, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calais Winery, chardonnay, Dallas, Deep Ellum, french style wines, High Plains, Lubbock, Merlot, Neal Newsom, Plains, spain, storefront winery, Tempranillo, Texas, Texas High Plains, urban winery, wine, wine grower, winemaker, winery

Calais Winery –  French Winemaking, Spanish-Style Grapes and Texas High Plains Grape Growing. Savor It While You Can! It was

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VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Claret

July 11, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 95 Views 0 Comments Becker Vineyards, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Blend, Bordeaux winemaking, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmener, Claret, Claret-style wine, cyclopedia of wine, favorite Claret, France, grilled meats, lamb, Les Trois Dames, Malbec, Meritage, Merlot, Petit Verdot, pheasant or quail, red wine, steak, terroir, terroir-france, Texas, VintageTexas, wine, winemaking

VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Claret A widely used wine term meaning, in most countries except England, a light red

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Guilty As Charged. Texas WineSlinger Admits, “I Drink Foreign Wine”

July 10, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 181 Views 4 Comments Argentina, Australia, Bandol, Barbera, Barolo, blog, Bordeaux, Cabernet, calibration, cellar palate, chateau, France, Haut Bages Liberal, Malbec, Mourvedre, Muscat, Napa Valley, Nebbiolo, palate, Pauillac, Rhone blend, Roussanne, Shiraz, South America, spain, tannat, Tempranillo, terroir, Texas, Texas Terroir, Texas wine, Vermentino, VintageTexas, wine, Wineslinger

Guilty As Charged. Texas WineSlinger Admits, “I Drink Foreign Wine” Yep! That’s right, I said it. It is a full

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