Texas High Plains Tour
Most wine producing regions have a cool body of water on their west coast (e.g. France, Chile, California, etc). This produces a cooling effect that depresses in night time temperatures. This cooling effect is critical […]
Most wine producing regions have a cool body of water on their west coast (e.g. France, Chile, California, etc). This produces a cooling effect that depresses in night time temperatures. This cooling effect is critical […]
“To Cellar or Not to Cellar….That is the Question” Try tasting a wine that is allowed to age properly and you will experience the results of some remarkable changes. The simple fruit and floral aromas […]
A Trip to Flat Creek Estate Winery The morning was truly a wonderful Texas Hill country morning….70 degrees, clear and bone dry. I was in my car with the top open and trying to navigate […]
HAAK 2003 MADEIRA WINS GOLD MEDAL IN NATIONAL WOMEN’S WINE COMPETITION Haak Vineyards & Winery proudly announces its 2003 Madeira Jacquez has won a Gold Medal in the second annual National Women’s Wine Competition […]
The Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up – October 1, 2008 Celebrating the menus of the Lone Star State while helping Texans in need….. Establishments that are members of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s GO TEXAN Restaurant […]
We had a long day with sessions on: Component Tasting Dry German Wines Wines from New Zealand Italy: Sourthern & the Islands The component tasting was very interesting as a way to “re-calibate” the palate […]
Back from Lunch…..Wines of Loire Valley Charles Curtis moderated the session on Loire Valley. This was a great session that shows one thing in spades… You can have a great wine region, but if it […]
Texsom 2008 – Sunday AM I arrived in Austin at the Four Seasons Hotel at 8:30 am and found my way to the event. Texsom 2008 was easy to find by the seemly endless tables […]
Tomorrow I leave early for Austin to attend the 2008 Texas Sommelier Conference (or for those in the Biz – Texsom 2008). I expect two days of simulating discussion on the lastest and greatest things […]
The Flagstaff House Restaurant sits nestled on the mountain side at an elevation of 6,000 feet and was originally a cabin built in 1929. Frankly, I though that I had made a wrong turn. […]