In California & Texas, Latinos are Moving to Wine; We’re in for Some Exciting New Pairings The research in California is showing that wine consumption among Latinos has increased dramatically over the past five years – much faster than for non-Latinos. The number of glasses of wine consumed by Hispanics per month climbed by nearly [...]
Another Bordeaux profile updated, with more detail on Malartic's history as well as current proprietors the Bonnie family, and revised vineyard information. New images too.
I find poise and substance in this commune.
I find brilliance. But not everywhere....
I continue my report on the 2010 Loire vintage with tasting notes on the wines of the Nantais and Anjou, Muscadet in the main. Also, some comments on Muscadet's current crisis.
A review of recent releases from this Umbrian estate.
My report on the Pessac reds and whites.
More fascinating Hungarians.
I meet up with Matthieu Baudry to taste his 2009s and 2010s.
Some great experiences on my last day of tasting.
Good value white Burgundy from the time when Nicolas Potel left Nicolas Potel...if you see what I mean.
The conclusion of my report on the 2010 Loire vintage. Here I round up a few Touraine opinions, along with my tasting notes for the Touraine appellations including Chinon, Vouvray and Montlouis, as well as the central region's Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé.
An antidote to Bordeaux.....from Bordeaux?
More wines from the right bank.
I revisit to taste the 2009s again. Some show very well...and some do not.
From Les Secs to Quintessence; sec cuvées from 2009 and 2008, followed up by sweeter cuvées from a range of vintages, 2003 to 2007.
The best Vieux Chateau Certan ever?
I find inconsistency and greatness.
A few right bank wines, and Pessac-Léognan.
A rather tannic success in this vintage.
An excellent vintage for Bordeaux's sweet wines.
I meet Yves Guégniard, of Domaine de la Bergerie, and discover a broad range of high quality wines as I do so.
A commune to watch out for in this vintage.
Gary V Video: Texas Wines Inspired by Italian Piemonte and French Rhone Valley While on-location at a winery (Times Ten Cellars) in Dallas, Texas, Gary Vaynerchuk (pronounced Vay-nur-chuck with strong tri-syllabic punctuation) found that he was pleasantly surprised by two wines from the Lone Star state. The first was Duchman Family Winery Dolcetto, a grape [...]
A Tale of Two (or More) Texas Rosés on a Hot “Summer” Afternoon It’s Summer in Houston! Well, technically, we may not have yet reached Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 (the coming first day of summer 2011), but nevertheless it feels like summer to me. The afternoon temperature was 97 F outside and my wife’s Gerbera [...]
Texas Wineries, Texas Music “Unite” at 2011 Austin Wine & Music Festival May 28-29 Foodies, Ear Foodies & Oenophiles Unite at Texas-Sized Festival Operation “FINALLY HOME” Award-winning Texas wineries, local artisan breweries and some of the best Texas musicians will pour it on May 28-29 for the 2011 Austin Wine & Music Festival in the [...]
Eight Texas Wineries Pair with Five Central Texas Chefs for First Regional Wine and Food Pairing Competition Chefs prepare 15 stellar wine and food pairings to compete for $5,000 grand prize 15 Texas appellation vintages from 8 Texas wineries are featured matches with each of the courses from the competing chefs for the inaugural [...]
Register TODAY – 2nd Annual Texas Wine Quality Boot Camp Plan on attending one or both of these information packed sessions. Our theme this year is “Texas Wine, Enhancing Color and Structure”. 2nd Annual Wine Quality Boot Camp – June 4-7 2011 Grayson County College, T. V. Munson Viticulture & Enology Center, Denison, TX – [...]
A Blast from the Past…and Present: BarZ 2004 Newsom Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon I have to admit that I’ve never been to Monty Dixon’s BarZ Winery, but in recent meet-ups I’ve found him an amiable sort and a man who caused me to wonder…Why? Well, to start with, on the map his BarZ Winery near Amarillo, [...]
Around the Twitterverse of Texas Wine Check out what is being said about Texas wines in the here-and-now around the Twitterverse: From JFTxWine: RT @JohnnyParanoia: Going to stop in at the Red Caboose winery today. The greenest most energy efficient winery in #Texas. #txwine <AWESOME! From PeriniRanch: RT @VintageTexas: Check out this article on Texas [...]
Although not the first Maryland wine festival of the season, Wine in the Woods is certainly the most notable spring festival and one of the largest in the state. Good weather brought close to 30,000 attendees to downtown Columbia last year. Given the current forecasts for the weekend – mid-80s and mostly sunny – we [...]
A Story of the Three Texas Viogniers As I selected this title, I had in my mind the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. You know, when Goldilocks got tired, she found one bed too soft, another too hard and the third was just right. Well, it seems that when it comes to Texas [...]
Because another wine food and travel blog was way too long . another wine blog Wine gives me great joy . Then I have to pee . HoustonWino Home Links About About AWB About Amy About Joe Contact Contact AWB Contact Amy Contact Joe Industry Contact Information Services Web Blog Design Thirsty Girl hosts You Bet Shiraz POSTED May , 2011 17 Amy Corron Power J oin us as we taste Peter Lehmann 2008 Barossa Shiraz at 7 p.m . CENTRAL 5:00 p.m . PACIFIC , 8 p.m . EASTERN on Wednesday , May 18th with our favorite Thirsty Girl Leslie Sbrocco’s and winemaker Ian . Hongell Ian is the Senior Winemaker at Peter Lehmann Wines . He joined the team in 1998, after working vintages in California , France and Germany as well as holding the senior winemaking position for five years at Cranswick Wines in New
The third and final day and I faced another grueling 6-7 hour drive back home. But just so I’d have EVEN MORE wineries to write about for you, dear readers, I found three that made sense as stops on the way back north. And good thing, too, because one of them was super worth it: [...]
Day 2. Following breakfast at the Fairfield Inn we found the night before, it was time to hit the road for our only full day in the area. I managed to get through seven wineries and stay on my feet and, while it’s important to note here that you don’t need to finish each and [...]