Jeff Siegel

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Who’s Responsible for the National Sweet Red Wine Trend….Llano Estacado Winery?

July 9, 2012July 9, 20129 years ago admin 245 Views 2 Comments Cabernet Sauvignon, drink local, Homestead Winery, Jeff Siegel, Llano Estacado Winery, local wine, Mark Hyman, national wine trends, sweet red wine, Tempranillo, Texas wine, The Wine Curmudgeon, Viviano, Wine business news

Who’s Responsible for the National Sweet Red Wine Trend….Llano Estacado Winery? Friend and wine writing colleague, Jeff Siegel – aka

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Discover Colorado Wines at 4th Annual DrinkLocalWine Conference

February 1, 201210 years ago admin 93 Views 1 Comment Colorado wine, Colorado Wine Industry Development Board, Dave McIntyre, DLW2012, drink local, DrinkLocalWine Conference, Horst Caspari, Jeff Siegel, Kyle Schlachter, local wine, Richard Leahy, Stephen Menke, Wayne Belding, Wine Curmudgeon

Discover Colorado Wines at 4th Annual DrinkLocalWine Conference April 28 Conference Also Features Colorado Challenge and Twitter Taste-Off Wine enthusiasts

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I Guess this is What Happens When the State Legislature and Governor Actually Care

December 13, 2011December 13, 201110 years ago admin 133 Views 0 Comments Bob McDonnell, drinklocalwine.com, Governor, Governor's Cup, Jeff Siegel, Judging Standards, local wine, Not Texas wine, The Wine Curmudgeon, Virginia, Virginia Vineyards Association, Virginia wine, Virginia Wine Board, Virginia Wineries Association, wine competition, Wine Quality

I Guess this is What Happens When the State Legislature and Governor Actually Care I received a copy of a

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

November 21, 2011December 3, 201110 years ago admin 464 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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Locapour: The Dream World of the Other 47

October 11, 201110 years ago admin 170 Views 0 Comments 47 words, chops, Colorado wine, Contest, COwine, Dave McIntyre, drinklocalwine.com, Garfield Estates, Jeff Siegel, lamb, local wine, regional wine week, Syrah

  Locapour: The Dream World of the Other 47 [Words – don’t count this one] It was brutal this summer

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Join Us for TXWine Twitter Tuesday – 7 p.m. this Tuesday, October 4 (Tweet-Up Live or Online)

September 29, 2011September 30, 201110 years ago admin 199 Views 0 Comments Devon Broglie, drinklocalwine.com, Duchman Family Winey, Flat Creek Estates, Jeff Siegel, local wine, Localwine, McPherson Cellars, State Fair, Texas wine, Texas wine Gal, Texas wine garden, TXwine Twitter Tuesday, Wine Curmudgeon

  Join Us for TXWine Twitter Tuesday – 7 p.m. this Tuesday, October 4, 2011 (Tweet-Up Live or Online) It’s

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Five Things I learned from the Twitterverse at DrinkLocalWine.com Conference

April 22, 2011April 25, 201110 years ago admin 307 Views 1 Comment Akashic Vineyard, Alamosa Cellars, Andrew Stover, Annie Gunn's, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Balzac Communications, Buck Mountain. Jowler Creek, Cabernet, chiefwino, chiefwino.com, Cynthiana, Dave McIntyre, DLWMO, Don Pullum, drinklocalwine.com, feral cat, French American hybrid, Gil Kulers, Glenn Baggett, Harsha Wines, Jeff Siegel, Jim Johnson, Joe Pollack, Kyle Harsha, LocalWineEvents.com, Locapour, Locavore, Marechal Foch, Merlot, Michael Wangbickler, MIssouri wine, MOnetlle, MOwine, Native American grapes, Norton, restaurant, Rick Rockwell, Russ Kane, social media, St. Louis Eats and Drinks, Syrah, Texas wine, Vignoles, VintageTexas, Virginia wine, We Don’t Need No Stickin’ Vinifera, WineKulers

Five Things I learned from the Twitterverse at DrinkLocalWine.com Conference … or why I think Mike Wangbickler gave me the

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DLW 2011: Missouri: The Write-Ups Keep Coming

April 11, 2011April 11, 201111 years ago admin 131 Views 0 Comments Around the Block, Christian Schiller, Colorado, Colorado wine country, COwine, Dave McIntyre, Discovering Midwest Wines, DLWMO, drinklocalwine.com, Jeff Siegel, Louisville Juice, Mary Bloch, MIssouri wine, MOwine, Olivia Wilder, Russ Kane, Schiller-Wine, Tom JOhnson, Trish Meyer, Twitter Taste-Off, TwitterTasting, VintageTexas, Washington Post

DLW 2011: Missouri: The Write-Ups Keep Coming Here are some links to blogs and online publications that talk about experiences

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Takeaways from DrinkLocalWine.com Conference: Missouri Wines – Day 2 Overview

April 4, 201111 years ago admin 184 Views 0 Comments Adam Puchta Norton, Adam Puchta Port, Annie Gunn's, Best Red Wine, Best White Wine, Chaumette Chardonel, Colorado wine, Dave McIntyre, drinklocalwine.com, Glenn Bardgett, I-V of California Cabernet Stat, Japanese Beer, Jeff Siegel, Localpour, Locapour, Locavore, Locopour, Media Choice Wine, Mike Wangbickler, MIssouri wine, Norton, Peoples Choice Wine, Portlandia, Rick Rockwell, Russ Kane, Sake, Sashimi, social media, Social Media for wineries, St. Louis, sushi, takeaways, taste-off, tasting notes, Texas wine, twitter, Twitter Taste-Off, video, VintageTexas, wineries, word of mouth spending, YouTube

Takeaways from DrinkLocalWine.com Conference: Missouri Wines – Day 2 Overview The conference started back up the following morning at the

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Takeaways from DrinkLocalWine.com Conference: Missouri Wines – Day 1 Overview

April 3, 2011April 4, 201111 years ago admin 258 Views 0 Comments Adam Puchta Norton, Adam Puchta Port, Annie Gunn's, Best Red Wine, Best White Wine, Chaumette Chardonel, Colorado wine, Dave McIntyre, drinklocalwine.com, Glenn Bardgett, I-V of California Cabernet Stat, Japanese Beer, Jeff Siegel, Localpour, Locapour, Locavore, Locopour, Media Choice Wine, Mike Wangbickler, MIssouri wine, Norton, Peoples Choice Wine, Portlandia, Rick Rockwell, Russ Kane, Sake, Sashimi, social media, Social Media for wineries, St. Louis, sushi, takeaways, taste-off, tasting notes, Texas wine, twitter, Twitter Taste-Off, video, VintageTexas, wineries, word of mouth spending, YouTube

Takeaways from DrinkLocalWine.com Conference: Missouri Wines – Day 1 Overview It’s been a whirlwind two days that began on Friday,

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DrinkLocalWine.com 2011: Missouri Wineries Twitter Taste-Off

March 28, 2011March 28, 201111 years ago admin 110 Views 0 Comments Best Red Wine, Best White Wine, Dave McIntyre, DLW 2010, DLW 2011, DLWMO, drinklocalwine.com, Eric Orange, Jeff Siegel, LocalWineEvents.com, Media’s Choice, MIssouri Twitter Taste-Off, MIssouri wine, Not Texas wine, People's Choice, taste-off, Twitter tasting, Virginia Twitter Taste-Off, Washington Post

DrinkLocalWine.com 2011: Missouri Wineries Twitter Taste-Off Twenty of Missouri’s top wineries will participate in the DLW 2011: Missouri Twitter Taste-off

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2010 Grape and Gridiron Classic is History: Texas wines prevail

October 25, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 164 Views 2 Comments 2010, El Centro, Grape and Gridiron Classic, Jeff Siegel, New York, Russ Kane, TDA, Texas, Texas Department of Agriculture, wine, wine competition

2010 Grape and Gridiron Classic is History: Texas wines prevail The Texas Department of Agriculture (www.gotexanwine.org) hosted the 2010 Grape

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2010 Grape and Gridiron Classic: Where wine and football meet!

October 22, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 210 Views 3 Comments Albany Times Union, Dallas, Dallas Cowboys, drinklocalwine.com, football, Fred LeBrun, Giants, GoTexan, Grape and Gridiron Classic, hashtag, Jeff Siegel, New Work Wine and Grape Assocaition, New York, play by play, Richard Leahy, Russ Kane, special teams, starting line up, TDA, Texas, Texas Department of Agriculture, Vintage Texas, wine, Wine Curmudgeon, Wine Report

— — — 2010 Grape and Gridiron Classic: Where wine and football meet! The Texas Department of Agriculture (www.gotexanwine.org) will

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Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – October 15, 2010

October 15, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 330 Views 0 Comments Driftwood, Grape Camp, grape growing, Jeff Siegel, Kiepersol Estate, passport, Retreat Hill, TDA, Texas, Texas AgriLife, Texas Department of Agriculture, TWGGA, USA Today, wine, Wine Curmudgeon, Wine Growing, wineries, winery

Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – October 15, 2010 TDA’s Texas Winery Passport Program Wins Award Guest Blogger:

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Ten Great Places to Drink Local Wines (from USA Today) and Five Good Reasons

October 8, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 101 Views 1 Comment Austin, B&B, Bed and Breakfasts, Dave McIntyre, Drink Local Wine, drinklocalwine.com, fine restaurants, Fredericksburg, Hill Country, Jeff Siegel, local wine, Napa Valley, Norton, Roussanne, San Antonio, Sangiovese, shopping, Syrah, Tempranillo, Texas, Texas Hill Country, texaswinetrail.com, Traminette, Vidal, Viognier, Washington Post, wine, Wine Curmudgeon

Ten Great Places to Drink Local Wines (from USAToday) and Five Good Reasons From USA Today: While Napa Valley gets

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