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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from VintageTexas
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from VintageTexas
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Wineslinger Texas Wine Column – December 2012 Month At A Glance Summary
Wineslinger Weekly Texas Wine Column – December 2012 Month-At-A Glance Summary Texas Wineslinger – December 4, 2012: There are many Texas ports in a storm It’s starting to get cold and stormy outside. As we […]
Food and Wine
What I’m Drinking Tonight: CapRock Winery Toscano Bianco
What I’m Drinking Tonight: CapRock Winery Toscano Bianco It’s been a “hard” couple days. I flew over to New Orleans for a few meetings. Then, I “had” to have dinner at Galatoire’s on Bourbon Street: […]
Events
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – March 10, 2012
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – March 10, 2012 Winegrowing Regions of Texas Texas has eight officially recognized winegrowing regions; these are known as American Viticultural Areas (AVA). The most important features that […]
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A Texas Wineslinger, Book Project, a Macbook, Buffalo Gap, Gut Bugs, Music Appreciation and Wine
A Texas Wineslinger, Book Project, a Macbook, Buffalo Gap, Gut Bugs, Music Appreciation and Wine It’s been a interesting week; at least today I can say that in retrospect. Finally after a one year writing […]
cooking
Valdicava Brunello 2001! Does Texas Have Anything that Comes Close?
Valdicava Brunello 2001! Does Texas Have Anything that Comes Close? Well, here I am again at Texas Winedrinkers Anonymous (TWA). I have to confess something. Last night, I had a moment of weakness while at […]
fine dining
VintageTexas ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Vintage Charts
VintageTexas ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Vintage Charts Vintage refers to the annual grape harvest and to the wine made from those grapes. In general, every year is a vintage year and all wines are vintage wines […]
grape growing
Guilty As Charged. Texas WineSlinger Admits, “I Drink Foreign Wine”
Guilty As Charged. Texas WineSlinger Admits, “I Drink Foreign Wine” Yep! That’s right, I said it. It is a full admission. But, why? You would be amazed at some of the emails that I receive. […]
Events
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – July 2, 2009
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – July 2, 2009 Texas wine country a rising lone star: The Lone Star State is crushing grapes in emergent wine country by Josh Noel | Chicago Tribune […]
grape growing
Video: Viognier, Roussanne and Blanc du Bois: The Three Sisters of Texas Wines
Video: Viognier, Roussanne and Blanc du Bois: The Three Sisters of Texas Wines Ever think of Texas as a Chardonnay kind of place? I didn’t think so. It can be grown in Texas and even does […]
Events
Sienna Sip and Stroll: Pinot Gringos and All Their "Trick Wines"
Sienna Sip and Stroll: Pinot Gringos and All Their “Trick Wines” Entry 2 from the Grand Wine and Food Affair I was aware at the Grand Wine and Food Affair’s grand tasting held the previous […]