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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 337 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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VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Claret

July 11, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 148 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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Cowboys and Cabernet: Lone Star Wines Shine at California Conference

August 9, 200912 years ago VintageTexas 2430 Views 1 Comment Alamosa, Brennan Vineyards, Cabernet, California, Claros, conference, cowboys, Fall Creek, fifth wine state, Flat Creek, Inwood Estates, Jane Nickles, Llano Estacado, Meritage, Meritus, Norton, Parker, Pillar Bluff, Robert Parker, Sacramento, Stone House, SuperTexan, SWE, Texas, Texas Culinary Academy, Texas Legato, VintageTexas, Viognier, Viviana, wine, Wine Educators

At the end of the session, one gentleman who at first had been ultra-resistant to the whole idea of Texas Wines summed up the feelings of the crowd by asking, “Why don’t you just get Robert Parker (www.erobertparker.com) to rate these wines? That would get the word out, once and for all, about just how good Texas wines can be.”

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North Texas Road Trip: Entry 6 – Lone Oak Vineyard, a bit of Texas Bordeaux

February 14, 200913 years ago VintageTexas 287 Views 5 Comments barrel, blend, Bordeaux, Brushy Creek, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Cretaceous, Denton, Gainesville, grape, growing, Lake, Les Constable, Limestone, Lone Oak Vineyard, Malbec, Meritage, Merlot, microclimate, Petit Verdot, Ray Roberts, Red River, Robert Wolf, sandstone, sauvignon, Texas, Texoma, Valley View, vineyard, wine, winery

North Texas Road Trip: Entry 6 – Lone Oak Vineyard, a bit of Texas Bordeaux I stopped the previous night in