Wine Regions Unlike Texas
Are you Hungary for Wine?
Are you Hungary for Wine? Have you ever thought about Hungary as a major wine producing region? Well don’t feel bad if you haven’t as you are in the vast majority. But, as surprising as […]
Great Places & People
Sand in My Wine…..The Tasting
On a visit this past week to the Haak winery, my wife Delia and I had the occation to tour their expanding winery and facilities for concerts, weddings complete with an on-site kitchen and chef. […]
Great Places & People
Sand in My Wine……
“Texas Bays are a magnificent resource, shallow and brackish and marshy-bordered and rich with life …. The flat land runs to the flat bays, and beyond the flat sandy islands is the blue flat […]
Wine Regions Like Texas
The Wine in Spain Comes Mainly with the Cuisine – 2
The Wine in Spain Comes Mainly with the Cuisine – 2 Thus far, I have focused on only the food of Spain but, Spain is a wine drinking country and the food sets a wonderful stage for […]
Wine Regions Like Texas
The Wine in Spain Comes Mainly with the Cuisine – 1
The Wine in Spain Comes Mainly with the Cuisine News Flash [Update 9-9-10] If You Love Spanish-style wines, Its Time to Join Us for Texas TAPAS: Tempranillo Advocates Producers and Amigos Society Starting a Chapter […]
Texas Wines Vs. The World
The Judgment of Houston – 3
The Judgment of Houston – 3 In early May, a post competition taste-off of the top ten scoring Texas wines was held at the Grand Wine & Food Affair in Fort Bend County Texas. This […]
Texas Wines Vs. The World
The Judgment of Houston – 2
The major conclusion of the “Judgment of Houston” was readily evident in the rankings of the top scoring wines and how the top Texas wines placed with respect to the non-Texas ringers. The judges did […]
Great Places & People
The Judgment of Houston – 1
The Judgment of Houston – 1 Rewind about thirty wine years to the mid-1970’s……France was king of wine and California was clamoring for credit. Then, on May 24, 1976, Harpers Wine and Spirit Weekly Magazine […]
Wine Regions Like Texas
A Texan in France….Part 2
After spending a day in Chateauneuf de Pape and a tasting at Chateau le Nerthe, we drove on to Gigondas farther up the road. The wines from this area are some of my favorites, a […]
Wine Regions Like Texas
Hello world! A Texan in France
Why would someone that has a love affair with Texas go to southern France (particularly with the exchange rate situation)? Simply put….to experience things Mediterranean and “wine culture”, first hand. Well, guess what? This region of France appears to […]