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They’re Back! CapRock Wines are in Distribution Again.

November 10, 2011November 10, 20119 years ago admin 30 Views 8 Comments AVA, Blush Royal, Caprock, Cathy Bodenstedt, local wine, Lubbock, Reddy Vineyards, Rose of Grenache, Roussanne, San Antonio, Specs, sweet muscato, Sweet Tempranillo, Texas High Plains, Texas wine, Teysha Cellars

They’re Back! CapRock Wines are in Distribution Again. I made my usually “run” to Spec’s Smith Street store in Houston

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Texas Wine Shrimp Mac & Cheese Delight: My Fatal Mistake in Wine Selection?

October 29, 2011October 29, 20119 years ago admin 31 Views 1 Comment 2002 Vintage, aging Texas cabernet, AVA, bottle age, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cellar Select, Fredericksburg, Houston, Llano Estacado Winery, local wine, Lubbock, mac & cheese, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, Newson Vineyards, Plains Texas, shrimp, Shrimp mac & cheese, Terry Thompson-Anderson, Texas High Plains, Texas wine, Wine Aging, wine and food pairing, Wine Pairing

Texas Wine Shrimp Mac & Cheese Delight: My Fatal Mistake in Wine Selection? When my wife and I get an

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Houston…Get Ready for a Treat! McPherson Cellars Roussanne (Texas) 2010

October 6, 20119 years ago admin 29 Views 1 Comment AVA, Houston, Houston Chronicle, Houston wine, local wine, McPherson Cellars, Roussanne, Specs, Texas Appellation, Texas High Plains, Texas Spring Freeze, Texas wine, Who needs Chardonnay

Houston…Get Ready for a Treat! McPherson Cellars Roussanne (Texas) 2010 I just found out that Houston (and maybe other locales

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VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Trebbiano of Texas

September 18, 20119 years ago admin 18 Views 0 Comments Armagnac, AVA, Bill Elsey, Bingham Family Vineyards, Bobby Cox, Brownfield, Cognac, cyclopedia of wine, Duchman Family Winery, Frascati, local wine, Malvasia, Orieto, Other names for Trebbiano, Soave, Texas High Plains, Texas Trebbiano, Texas wine, Trebbiano, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, Trebbiano grape, Tuscany, Ugni Blanc, VintageTexas

VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Trebbiano of Texas The Trebbiano is a widely known wine grape varietal, but tends to

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Caldwell Family Winery: An Urban Oasis of Texas Wine in Downtown Houston

September 12, 2011September 12, 20119 years ago admin 40 Views 5 Comments AVA, belt buckle, Blanc Du Bois, Brennan Vineyards, Caldwell Family Winery, Cat Spring, Chris Caldwell, Eaglefire, Eaglefire Blanc Du Bois, Eaglefire Muscat Blanc, Eaglefire Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Eaglefire Napa Valley Reserve Blend, Facebook, French American hybrid, Garagista, gold medal, Golden Muscat, Google, Gulf Coast Grape Field Day, Houston, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Jeff Cope, LightCatcher Winery, Llano Estacado Winery, local wine, Locapour, Locavour, Lubbock, Messina Hof, Muscat Blanc, Napa Valley, Palacios VIneyard, Reddy Vineyards, Texas Eaglefire, Texas grapes, Texas High Plains, Texas wine, TEXSOM, The Heights, Tx Wine Lover, urban landscape, Vintners Own Winery, Washington State, wineries, Woodenville

  Caldwell Family Winery: An Urban Oasis of Texas Wine in Downtown Houston If you go to Google.com and type

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From Tannat to Souzão: Sunday Morning Tasting at Bending Branch Vineyards

August 27, 2011August 27, 20119 years ago admin 32 Views 0 Comments Bending Branch Vineyards, Big red wines, cold soak, Comfort Texas, extended maceration, Fermentation, Grand Star Award, Guadalupe River, Iberian varietals, John Rivenburgh, local wine, Lodi, Lone Star International Wine Competition, Mourvedre, Neal Newsom, Newsom Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Picpoul Blanc, Portugal, Psao Robles, Pyrenees mountains, Red Zinfandel, Reddy Vineyards, Rhone Valley, Robert Young, Rose, Roussanne, Sierra Foothills, south France, Souzão, spain, tannat, Tempranillo, Texas High Plains, Texas Hill Country, Texas wine, Touriga Nacional, Vermentino, Vijay Reddy

  From Tannat to Souzão: Sunday Morning Tasting at Bending Branch Vineyards As I drove from my personal piece of

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Video: Calais Winery in Dallas Deep Ellum Presses 2011 Newsom Vineyards Tempranillo (The Purple Juice)

August 15, 2011August 15, 20119 years ago admin 17 Views 0 Comments appellation, AVA, Calais Winery, Dallas, local wine, Newsom Vineyards, Tempranillo, Texas High Plains, Texas wine, TEXSOM, winemaking, winery

Video: Calais Winery in Dallas Deep Ellum Presses 2011 Newsom Vineyards Tempranillo (The Purple Stuff) Here is “The Purple Juice”.

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VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: CapRock Sweet Tempranillo – An Old Technique with a Texas Twist

July 31, 2011July 31, 20119 years ago admin 24 Views 3 Comments Alice Feiring, appellation, Beaujolais, CapRock Winery, Carbon dioxide, carbonic maceration, cucumber salad, cyclopedia of wine, Fermentation, fermentation inside grape, France, Gallia, Gaul, Italian sausage, local wine, Roman winemakers, Sin Crianza, Sweet Tempranillo, Tempranillo, Texas High Plains, Texas wine, Vino Joven, Vintage 2010, young wine

VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: CapRock Sweet Tempranillo – An Old Technique with a Texas Twist Natural wine aficionado, Alice

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What I’m Drinking Tonight: CapRock Winery 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Martin’s Vineyard

June 17, 2011June 17, 20119 years ago admin 9 Views 0 Comments Andy Martin's Vineyard, appellation, CapRock Winery, dinner, Fredericksburg, local wine, Lubbock, New Zealand, pasta, ravioli, Sauv Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Texas High Plains, Texas Hill Country, Texas wine

What I’m Drinking Tonight: CapRock Winery 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Martin’s Vineyard It was a 100+ F today, but dry as

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A Tale of Two (or More) Texas Rosés on a Hot “Summer” Afternoon

May 26, 2011May 27, 20119 years ago admin 25 Views 2 Comments Barbeque, Becker Vineyards, Black Spanish, Blush Royal, CapRock Winery, France, Gerbera Daisies, Granache, Houston, Lenoir, local wine, McPherson Cellars, Mediterranean, Messina Hof, Mourvedre, pink wine, Provencal, Pyrenees sheep’s milk cheese, Rose, Smoked turkey leg, Sophia Marie Rosé, spain, spicy sweet barbeque sauce, Spicy tuna roll, Strawberry Fruit Bar, Syrah, Texas, Texas barbeque, Texas BBQ, Texas Gulf Coast, Texas High Plains, Texas summer, Texas wine

A Tale of Two (or More) Texas Rosés on a Hot “Summer” Afternoon It’s Summer in Houston! Well, technically, we

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A Blast from the Past… and Present: BarZ 2004 Newsom Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

May 22, 2011May 23, 20119 years ago admin 19 Views 2 Comments Algove Cabernet, Amarillo, Australia wine, AVA, BarZ Cabernet, BarZ winery, Blue Mountain vineyards, Coonawarra, Davis Mountains, Lubbock, meatball recipe, meatballs, Newsom Vineyards, terroir, Texas High Plains, Texas wine

A Blast from the Past…and Present: BarZ 2004 Newsom Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon I have to admit that I’ve never been

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Texas High Plains Vineyard Visit: A Relapse of “Coonawarra Envy”

May 11, 2011May 12, 20119 years ago admin 22 Views 4 Comments 25 year old Newsom Cabernet vines, Aussie, Australia, Blackberry Torch, Cabernet Sauvignon, caliche, Coonawarra, Coonawarra Envy, Doc Russ, Ed Hellman, fruitfulness, Limestone, Limestone Coast, Neal Newsom, Newsom Vineyards, Nolan Newsom, red light stimulates grape fruitfulness, red topsoil, road cut, Rocky Mountains, sandy loam, Terra Rossa, Texas High Plains, Texas High Plains AVA, Texas wine, Tiera Roja

Texas High Plains Vineyard Visit: A Relapse of “Coonawarra Envy” Those who have read my blog over its nearly three

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Flight of the Phoenix: First Look (and Taste) of the New CapRock Winery

May 3, 2011September 21, 20129 years ago admin 32 Views 1 Comment 2010 vintage, AgriLife, AkashicVineyard, Almosawineguy. Muy Brands, Asian cuisine, AVA, bankruptcy, Bingham Vineyards, BinghamVineyard, Blush Royale, Bobby Cox, Caprock, Cathy Bodenstedt, Chenin Blanc, DeniseFraser, Eat My Words, Ed Hellman, extension service, Flight of Phoenix, gala dinner, GoTexan, JenMcInnis, Jessica Dupey, JFTxWine, Laurant Gruet, Lubbock, Merlot, Moscato Royale, mySA_food, Neal Newsom, new wines, Newsom Field Day, Newsom Vineyards, Phillip Anderson, Pinot Noir, Reddy Vineyards, Roussanne, Sauvignon Blanc, SeanBuckley, Tempranillo, Terry County, Texas High Plains, Texas Tech University, Texas wine, Teysha Cellars, twitter, VintageTexas, Viognier, wine and food pairing, wine release, Yoakum County

Flight of the Phoenix: First Look (and Taste) of New CapRock Winery Last Saturday evening my Texas high plains wine

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Lubbock Locavore Meets Locapour

May 1, 2011May 1, 20119 years ago admin 24 Views 1 Comment AVA, Cagle Steaks, Kick Butt Cab, Locapour, Locavore, Lubbock, Texas High Plains, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas wine

Lubbock Locavore Meets Locapour Our delegation of writers and media mavens arrived Lubbock Thursday evening. If you have not been

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Culinary Thymes April Recipes and McPherson Wine Pairings

April 24, 2011April 26, 20119 years ago admin 29 Views 2 Comments Culinary Thymes, Gulf Coast, Hill Country, lamb, Leek and Olive Tart, McPherson Cellars, Rhone blend, Roasted Salmon, Roussanne, Texas High Plains, Texas wine, Tre Colore, Viognier

Culinary Thymes April Recipes and McPherson Wine Pairings This month, I worked with Alyce Ester at Culinary Thyme to develop

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