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News Flash: Black Spanish is Cabernet Franc x Vitis Aestivalis

May 20, 2016May 20, 20165 years ago admin 322 Views 12 Comments Black Spanish, Cabernet Franc, Jacquez, Jaquez, Lenoir, Texas wine, Vitis aestivalis

News Flash: Black Spanish is Cabernet Franc x Vitis Aestivalis Previously, I blogged on the Black Spanish/Lenior Symposium being held

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TXwine Twitter Tuesday Celebrates Texas Wine Month and Oktoberfest with Messina Hof Winery and Saint Arnold and Real Ale Breweries

September 28, 2012October 9, 20129 years ago admin 280 Views 0 Comments Cabernet Franc, Denise Clarke, Jeff Cope, Matt McGinnis, Messina Hof Winery, Oktoberfest, Pale Ale, Real Ale Brewing, Riesling, Russ Kane, Rye Ale, Saint Arnold, Texas beer, Texas wine, Texas wine month, Twitter tasting, TXwine Twitter Tuesday

TXwine Twitter Tuesday Celebrates Texas Wine Month and Oktoberfest with Messina Hof Winery and Saint Arnold and Real Ale Breweries

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

May 29, 2012May 29, 20129 years ago admin 249 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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A Truly Texas Pairing: Wine and Jerky

February 24, 2012February 25, 20129 years ago admin 129 Views 0 Comments #TXWine, Big Tex, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, drink local, Glory Mistella, jerky, late harvest, local wine, Messina Hof Hill Country, Messina Hof Winery, pairing, Sangria, Texas wine, wine and jerky pairing

A Truly Texas Pairing: Wine and Jerky Just when you think that you’ve seen every kind, shape and form of

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Top Ten Texas Wines of 2011 from VintageTexas: Installment #2 – Next Five Wines

December 28, 2011December 31, 20119 years ago admin 156 Views 3 Comments $20 Napa Valley Cabernet, 2011, Blanc Du Bois, BLancs, Buffalo Gap, Cabernet Franc, Cedar Crest Vineyard, drink local, Edible Texas, Food Wine Match, Grand Wine and Food Affair, Guy Stout, Installment #2, Llano Estacado, local wine, Lone Oak Winery, Messina Hof Winery, Muscat, Muscat Canelli, Perissos Vineyard, Roussanne, Roussanne Blend, Sister Creek Vineyards, Superiore Rosso, Texas wine, Top ten Texas wines, TXwine Twitter Tuesday, VintageTexas, Viognier, Viviano, Wine and Food Summit

Top Ten Texas Wines of 2011 from VintageTexas: Installment #2 – Next Five Wines I’ve already given you my standard

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Join Dale Robertson, Houston Chronicle Sports/Wine Writer on TXwine Twitter Tuesday, December 6, 2011

November 21, 2011December 3, 20119 years ago admin 316 Views 0 Comments availability factor, Cabernet Franc, CapRock Winery, Cedar Crest Vineyard, Dale Robertson, Denise Fraser, drink local, Drink Local Wine, DrinkLocalWine, drinklocalwine.com, Houston Chronicle, Houston Liverstock Show and Rodeo, International Wine Competition, Jeff Siegel, La Herencia, local wine, McPherson Cellars, Messina Hof Solara, Messina Hof Winery and Resort, Roussanne, Social Networking, spanish red blend, Sports Wine Guy, sportswineguy, Texas wine, Texas wine tasting, Top Texas Wine, tweetchat, Twitter tasting, TXwineTwitter Tuesday, VintageTexas, virtual wine tasting, Wine Curmudeon, wine ratings

Join Dale Robertson, Houston Chronicle Sports/Wine Writer on TXwine Twitter Tuesday, December 6, 2011 Denise Fraser (@DeniseFraser) and I (@VintageTexas)

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VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Canadian Ice Wine

September 25, 2011September 25, 201110 years ago admin 101 Views 3 Comments Baniff National Park, Blasted Church, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Canadian wine, Fairmount Chateau Lake Louise, Fairmount Hotel, Hatfield’s Fuse, Ice wine, Inniskillin, Lake Louise, local wine, Merlot, Mission Hill, Riesling, Sunday ‘Cyclopedia, Vidal, VintageTexas

VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Canadian Ice Wine My wife and I are up in the western Canadian high country

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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 189 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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Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Rosé Wines

June 26, 2011June 26, 201110 years ago admin 61 Views 0 Comments AOC, Bandol, Becker Vineyards, Black Spanish, Cabernet Franc, Cerasuola, Chateau Pradeaux, Chiaretto, Cinsault, cyclopedia of wine, Domaine Tempier, Driftwood Vineyards, Flat Creek Estate, Garnacha, Grenache, Lenoir, local wine, Malbec, McPherson Cellars, Messina Hof, Mourvedre, Perissos Vineyards, Petit Verdot, Rosado, Rosato, Rose, Rosé Champagne, Rosé d'Anjou, Rose wine, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tavel, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas wine, Vin Rosé

Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Rosé Wines Rosé is simply the French word for “pink” which through the years has been

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

April 11, 2011April 11, 201110 years ago admin 75 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 205 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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Exciting Times at CapRock Winery: Glazer's to Distribute; Will Use as Much Texas Grapes as Possible

November 20, 201010 years ago VintageTexas 67 Views 0 Comments Ambiente, Blush Royale, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caprock, CapRock Winery, chardonnay, Glazer's, Grenache, High Plains, Lubbock, Merlot, Muscat Blanc, Orange Muscat, Petit Verdot, Republic, Roussanne, Sauvignon Blanc, Tempranillo, Texas, Texas High Plains Appellation, Texas wine, Viognier, wine

Exciting Times at CapRock Winery: Glazer’s to Distribute; Will Use as Much Texas Grapes as Possible Most of you remember

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VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Claret

July 11, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 75 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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Video: Dallas Wine Trail – A Wine Trail without Leaving the City

May 29, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 81 Views 0 Comments best wines, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cathedral Mountain, Dallas, Drink Dallas, Grenache, Gulf Coast, Hill Country, Inwood Estate, new world, North Texas, old world, podcast, Syrah, TDA, Tempranillo, Texas, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas High Plains, Times Ten, video, Vineyards, Vino de Tierra Alta, VintageTexas, wine, wine trail, winery

Video: Dallas Wine Trail – A Wine Trail without Leaving the City This is the fifth in a series of

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A Meet-Up on the Texas Wine Trail and Visit to Vineyards in Alpine, Texas

May 12, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 221 Views 4 Comments Alpine, are big and bright, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cathedral Mountain, Cenizo, deep in the heart of Texas, Gage Hotel, Gladys Haak, Grenache, Haak, Haak Vineyards and Winery, Kert Platner, Marathon, Mourvedre, Raymond Haak, Syrah, Tempranillo, Texas, Texas stars, The Stars at night, Times Ten Cellars, twitter, Under the stars, vineyard, White Buffalo, wine

A Meet-Up on the Texas Wine Trail and Visit to Vineyards in Alpine, Texas Over the past year, I have

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