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Ravenswood Zinfandel and My Journey into Red Wine

July 15, 2018July 15, 20183 years ago admin 417 Views 0 Comments California wine, Gary Sitton, Joel Peterson, northern California Wine country, RavensWood Winery, Ravenswood Zinfandel, Red Zin, Sonoma Wine, wine education, Zinfandel

Ravenswood Zinfandel and My Journey into Red Wine It sounds funny now, nearly thirty years later, but there was a

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What do the New Acres of Texas Grapes Hold in Store for Wine Consumers?

January 10, 2012January 10, 201210 years ago admin 149 Views 1 Comment Anything but Chardonnay, Australia, blush wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, chardonnay, DrinkLocal, later spring freeze, leading grape varieties, local wine, Merlot, Muscat, Muscat Canelli, new acres, other grape varieties, Rhone, Sangiovese, spain, Syrah, tannat, Tempranillo, Texas wine, Wine Consumers, Zinfandel

What do the New Acres of Texas Grapes Hold in Store for Wine Consumers? In my previous blog post (Texas

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Texas Wines Heading South? What Texans Can Learn From The Texas Grape Production and Variety Survey

January 8, 201210 years ago admin 340 Views 6 Comments Aglianico, Argentina, Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, chardonnay, Dogs drinking wine, Dolcetto, DrinkLocal, French American hybrid, hybrid, Italy, Lenoir, local wine, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat Canelli, non-vinifera, Pavlov's Dog, Pinot, Pinot Noir, Portugal, Primativo, Rhone Valley, Roussanne, Spani, Syrah, tannat, Tempranillo, Texas wine, Touriga Nacional, Uruguay, Vermentino, vinifera, Viognier, Zinfandel

Texas Wines Heading South? What Texans Can Learn From The Texas Grape Production and Variety Survey To some wine consumers,

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What’s with Wines from Ste. Genevieve: They’re Enjoyable, Inexpensive, Medal Winning and Good with Summertime Fare

June 29, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 433 Views 18 Comments Brix, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fort Stockton, Fredericksburg, international, Lone Star, Muscat, Muscato, peach, Pennsylvania, Peregrine Hill, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, San Antonio, Shiraz, Ste. Genevieve, Texas, Texas Appellation, Texas AVA, value wine, WalMart, wine, wine competition, Zinfandel

What’s with Wines from Ste. Genevieve: They’re Enjoyable, Inexpensive, Medal Winning and Good with Summertime Fare Wine people give lots

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Need More Good Wines in California (and Texas): Blame Varietals

April 8, 201012 years ago VintageTexas 80 Views 2 Comments Barbera, California, Carignane, France, Germany, grape growing, hot, prohibition, spain, Syrah, Tempranillo, Texas, varietals, warm, wine, wine region, Zinfandel

Need More Good Wines in California (and Texas): Blame Varietals I recently read a good blog on why in the

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Two Winemakers, One Texas Winery and Two Texas Wines: Torre di Pietra Blanc Du Bois & Black Spanish

March 3, 201012 years ago VintageTexas 231 Views 4 Comments Aussie, Blanc, Blanc Du Bois, Chenin, Del Rio, Don Pullum, Florida, Frank Qualia, Fredericksburg, French Huguenots, Hill Country, Italian winemaker, Ken Maxwell, Lenoir, Mason County, Muscat, Pinotage, Route 290, Sangiovese, settlers, Shiraz, South Africa, Spanish trail, Texas, Texas varietals, Torre di Pietra, Val Verde Winery, wine, wine corridor, winemaking, winery, Zinfandel

Two Winemakers, One Texas Winery and Two Texas Wines: Torre di Pietra Blanc Du Bois & Black Spanish I recently

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Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News (Texas 2009 Vintage Report): January 31, 2010

January 31, 201012 years ago VintageTexas 113 Views 0 Comments 2009, Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Cabernet Franc, Ed Hellman, Fran Pontasch, Freeze, Fritz Westover, Frost, Gulf Coast, High Plains, Hill Country, Lenoir, Merlot, Penny Adams, report, Syrah, Tempranillo, Texas, Vermentino, Vintage, Viognier, viticulture, wine, Zinfandel

Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: January 31, 2010 Texas 2009 Vintage Report from Wines and Vines by

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VintageTexas 2009 – Texas' Best Wines

December 30, 200912 years ago VintageTexas 517 Views 7 Comments 2009, Barbera, Becker, Blanc Du Bois, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, dessert wine, Flat Creek, Fleur Sauvage, Gewürztraminer, Grape Creek, Grenache, Haak, Inwood, Landon, Llano Estacado, Madeira, Mandola, McPherson Cellars, Messina Hof, Mourvedre, Muscat Canelli, Pinot Blanc, Port, Primitivo, red wine, Riesling, Sandstone Cellars, Syrah, Tawny, Tempranillo, Texas, Texas Best, Times Ten Cellars, Touriga Nacional, Vermentino, VintageTexas, Viognier, Viviana, white wine, wine, winery, Zinfandel

VintageTexas 2009 Texas Best Wines During the past year, I had the chance to taste a number of Texas wines.

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Mysterious Alchemy – The Aging of Wine: Part 2

December 21, 200813 years ago VintageTexas 181 Views 0 Comments aging, appreciation, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Castle Hill Cafe, cellar, chateau, Chianti, Christmas, connoisseur, dinner, Dominus, drinking, Guest Blog, Insignia, Margaux, Michael Vilim, Mirabelle, Montelena, new world, old world, palate, Rhone, Ridge, Riesling, Rioja, scholarship, secondary flavor, tannin, Temparnillo, Texas, Viognier, wine, Wine and Food Foundation, wine lover, Zinfandel

Mysterious Alchemy – The Aging of Wine Three Part Guest Blog by Michael Vilim Michael Vilim is an Austin-based restaurateur

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Texas Black Spanish – The Grape Otherwise Known as Lenoir

December 16, 2008May 23, 202113 years ago VintageTexas 4334 Views 19 Comments Bastrop, Black Spanish, Bryan, bunches, Burgundy, Chisholm Trail, Double Barrel Age, Dry Comal Creek, El Paso, France, Franklin Houser, Fredericksburg, grapes, Herbemont, Jacques, Jacquez, Lenoir, Lone Wolf, Messina Hof, Papa Paulo, Phylloxera, Pinotage, Port, root stock, South Africa, Texas, vines, vineyard, wine, winery, Zinfandel

Texas Black Spanish – The Grape Otherwise Known as Lenoir: Regional Character, International Reputation Photo: Franklin Howser, making Black Spanish

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Day 3 On the Texas Hill Country Holiday Wine Trail

December 8, 200813 years ago VintageTexas 379 Views 1 Comment Banyuls, Barbara, BBQ, Black Spanish, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cathie Winmill, Chenin Blanc, Chisholm Trail, Comfort Cellars, Dry Comal Creek, Edwards, Franklin Houser, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg and Northern, German, Glen Rose, Hill Country, Jack Keller, Jalapeno wine, Lenoir, Limestone, Lukenbach, Maderized, Merlot, Montepulciano, Mustang, old world, Paco and Friends, patio, picnic, Pierce's disease, Pinot Grigio, Port, railroad, Rancio, Sangiovese, settler, Singing Water, Sister Creek, Sisterdale, spicy, Switzer family, Syrah, tasting, Texas, Texas Rangers, tour, unoaked Cabernet, vineyard, wine, wine dog, wine trail, winery, Zinfandel

Day 3 On the Texas Hill Country Holiday Wine Trail: New Faces; Old Friends  The last day of the wine

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