Great Places & People
Mountain Dining at its Best
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. […]
Texas Wine Drinking
Some Like it Hot! Summertime & Spice
There is one thing that can generally be said about Texans (both native and those that have spent enough time and effort here to become naturalized). They generally like BOTH types of food: Hot […]
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Texas Icons – The Aulers of Fall Creek Vineyards
Texas Icons – The Aulers of Fall Creek Vineyards Texas is noted for its icons (people, places and things). Its iconic people helped forge Texas into a unique spot in the Universe. This is particularly true […]
Wine Regions Unlike Texas
Are you Hungary for Wine? The Tasting….
Are you Hungary for Wine? The Tasting…. The Faust Wine Cellar was the remarkable setting for my candle lit tasting of a collection of Hungarian wines described below: Budai Sauvignon Blanc (London Wine Magazine, Gold […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]