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4.0 Cellars Rebranded Now Texas Wine Collective Expands Experience

December 6, 2020December 6, 20204 months ago admin 831 Views 0 Comments

This winter, Texas Wine Collective (formerly 4.0 Cellars in Fredericksburg, Texas on Route 290 East, a collaboration of Lost Oak

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From the Room Where it Happened: Backstreet Cafe, Periwinkle & 2020 Iron Somm Evan Turner

November 14, 2020November 14, 20205 months ago admin 1006 Views 0 Comments Iron Sommelier, Periwinkle Foundation

On November 12, Houston’s finest sommeliers were put to the test for the title of Iron Sommelier in the city’s premier wine competition and

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We’ll be calling him “Double Gold Ron” for the rest of the year!

November 12, 2020November 12, 20205 months ago admin 822 Views 0 Comments

Ron Yates Wins Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco International Wine Competition for the Second Year in a Row

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Gold Medal 2016 Bar-Z Pinot Noir: Never Say Never!

November 6, 2020November 6, 20205 months ago admin 990 Views 0 Comments Bar Z Winery, Monty Dixon

All, I can say today is… WOW! I may be the last person in Texas (or, maybe on the planet)

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Be in the Room Where it Happens. Houston’s Finest Somms Compete Benefiting The Periwinkle Foundation

October 20, 2020October 20, 20206 months ago admin 1193 Views 0 Comments Houston Sommelier, Iron Sommelier, Periwinkle Foundation

On November 12, Houston’s most exciting wine event is going to take place again this year. And, you can be

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Celebrate Texas Wine Month: Rainbow Lodge Tasting Kits for Two

October 16, 2020October 16, 20206 months ago admin 940 Views 0 Comments

For a limited time, a Houston premier restaurant, Rainbow Lodge, is celebrating Texas Wine Month by offering a weekly At

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Toasting Texas Pecan Month with Texas Wine

October 15, 2020October 15, 20206 months ago admin 1033 Views 0 Comments Texas wine

Virtual pecan and wine tasting to mark October as Texas Pecan and Texas Wine Months As October marks Texas Pecan

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Bar Z Winery: Cabernet the Texas North 40 Way

October 4, 2020October 4, 20206 months ago admin 1099 Views 0 Comments Bar Z Winery, Newsom Vineyards

It’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to visit the northern regions of Texas near Amarillo and on

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Specialist of Texas Wine Certification Class on Zoom: Starts Jan. 27th. Enroll now, learn/taste inside stories & pick the best Texas wines!

October 3, 2020January 5, 20216 months ago admin 1340 Views 0 Comments

NOTE: This blog has been updated for the new upcoming Specialist of Texas Wine Classes from Texas Wine School. Specialist

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Bonarrigo Family Introduces Old-World Style ‘Heritage Series’ Wines

September 18, 2020September 18, 20207 months ago admin 3035 Views 0 Comments

As I wrote in The WineSlinger Chronicles, “Paul V. Bonarrigo and wife Merrill started their Messina Hof Winery in the

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Retrospective: Wineries as Bars, Nothing New Here

August 1, 2020August 1, 20209 months ago admin 2004 Views 0 Comments

Mr. Artzt, a Texas Farmer, claims that he is about to give up the manufacture of Texas wine for a

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Retrospective: The Day in 1868 When Texas Became a Wine Country

July 28, 2020July 28, 20209 months ago admin 1226 Views 0 Comments

From the Sunday Edition of the Galveston Daily News on October 25th of 1868, we can see that the “pure

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Retrospective: Wines of Vision from Fine Texas Ladies at Blue Mountain

July 23, 2020July 23, 20209 months ago admin 2196 Views 2 Comments Gretchen Glasscock, Nell Weisbach, Texas Davis Mountains

Photo from www.fortdavis.com This blog highlights a story that originally ran in the Paris (Texas) News on April 18, 1979

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Specialist of Texas Wine Certification Course Now on Zoom: How to pick the best Texas wines!

June 9, 2020July 23, 202010 months ago admin 2932 Views 0 Comments Texas wine, The Wineslinger Chronicles, Wine Certification, wine education

Specialist of Texas Wine Certification Course Now on Zoom: How to pick the best Texas wines! In the comfort of

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TXwine Twitter Tuesday, May 26th 7-8p CT – Texas Cabernets & Chardonnays – Taste-Tweet-Repeat-Retweet!

May 22, 2020May 22, 202011 months ago admin 1668 Views 0 Comments

TXwine Twitter Tuesday, May 26th 7-8p CT – Texas Cabernets & Chardonnays – Taste-Tweet-Repeat-Retweet & Hasta Luego! Join us on May

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