After searching the wine list (a very modern display on a iPad-like device where my selection went automatically to my order), my eyes locked on a Merlot that got my interest. It was a Chateau Lassségue Les Cadrans Grand Cru 2022 from the Côte de Saint-Émilion where the property is run as a partnership between the longtime owners, the Seillan family, and since 2003 American Jackson Family Wines. […]
We found out that it is an understatement to say that Craig Kritzer at Frogtown Cellars is an outspoken leader in promoting Dahlonega Plateau AVA’s fine wine growing and winemaking. […]
Never fear Cotes de Bordeaux are here! Geez, it’s hot outside, but inside Chef Pedro Angel Garcia‘s El Mason Restaurant, coolness and pleasure prevailed as we enjoyed bites of unique Spanish/Latin American preparations along with […]
Last Tuesday evening Texas Fine Wine, a consortium of four Texas fine wineries, provided a Zoom “Talk and Taste” session organized by Denise Clarke that featured wines from: Pedernales Cellars Duchman Family Winery Spicewood Vineyards […]
Still to this day, the RUMOR PERSISTS that Texas wineries are not making “REAL TEXAS” wines, choosing instead to simply relabel wines or use grapes from west coast winegrowing regions. There is a SECOND RUMOR […]
You may have heard of the play Waiting for Godot. It was written by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett. In this play, Beckett features two characters engage in seemingly unending hours in discussions and encounters while […]
On your next Texas Hill Country road trip, there’s a “tasting stop” you need to make. It’s located on north side of Route 290 at the midpoint between Fredericksburg and Johnson City, Texas, a 20-minute […]
If you’ve been anywhere around Texas wines for the past 15 years or so, either at the winery or in just about any major supermarket you’ve seen Becker Vineyards “Claret – Le Trois Dames”. For many years, this was my “gateway” Texas wine for people that ask me for a suggestion and wanted something they could easily find locally. […]
This blog post calls into question some remaining loose ends in the Black Spanish story. […]