Pappas Bros., Drew Hendricks MS and McPherson Cellars Bingham Family Vineyards Roussanne Featured in Wine Spectator Imagine my surprise when I opened my July 31, 2012 edition of my Wine Spectator expecting to see […]
Just When I Was About to Write-off Texas Chardonnay Just about every year I vow to delete the word Chardonnay from the Texas wine lexicon, I find a reason not to. It usually comes after […]
They’re Back! CapRock Wines are in Distribution Again. I made my usually “run” to Spec’s Smith Street store in Houston earlier this week and found and interesting surprise. In the store’s Texas wine “section” [and […]
Texas Wine Shrimp Mac & Cheese Delight: My Fatal Mistake in Wine Selection? When my wife and I get an invitation to Chef and cookbook author Terry Thompson Anderson‘s house, we always know to expect […]
Houston…Get Ready for a Treat! McPherson Cellars Roussanne (Texas) 2010 I just found out that Houston (and maybe other locales that have access to Spec’s Stores) has a Texas wine treat in store for its […]
VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Trebbiano of Texas The Trebbiano is a widely known wine grape varietal, but tends to be over-cropped and make rather neutral wines. However, it has the distinction of accounting for […]
Caldwell Family Winery: An Urban Oasis of Texas Wine in Downtown Houston If you go to Google.com and type in the words “Caldwell” and “Winery”, at the top of the results page you will […]
From Tannat to Souzão: Sunday Morning Tasting at Bending Branch Vineyards As I drove from my personal piece of the Texas hill country to Bending Branch Vineyards just a short stretch of road from […]
Video: Calais Winery in Dallas Deep Ellum Presses 2011 Newsom Vineyards Tempranillo (The Purple Stuff) Here is “The Purple Juice”. It’s Newsom Vineyards 2011 Tempranillo (Texas High Plains Appellation) that was pressed at Calais Winery in […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: CapRock Sweet Tempranillo – An Old Technique with a Texas Twist Natural wine aficionado, Alice Feiring, said, “First time I had a well-made wine from carbonic maceration…I was pretty charmed. […]
What I’m Drinking Tonight: CapRock Winery 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Martin’s Vineyard It was a 100+ F today, but dry as a bone in the hill country outside Fredericksburg, Texas. When we arrived yesterday evening, we […]
A Tale of Two (or More) Texas Rosés on a Hot “Summer” Afternoon It’s Summer in Houston! Well, technically, we may not have yet reached Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 (the coming first day of summer […]
A Blast from the Past…and Present: BarZ 2004 Newsom Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon I have to admit that I’ve never been to Monty Dixon’s BarZ Winery, but in recent meet-ups I’ve found him an amiable sort […]
Texas High Plains Vineyard Visit: A Relapse of “Coonawarra Envy” Those who have read my blog over its nearly three years of existence have read my periodic rants on the red sandy loam of the […]
Flight of the Phoenix: First Look (and Taste) of New CapRock Winery Last Saturday evening my Texas high plains wine and vineyard tour was nearing completion with one more event on the schedule. Over the […]
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