Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – June 30, 2011 Texas Wine: And the Medal Goes To… Jessica Dupuy: Eat My Words Blog (Texas Monthly) When it comes to Texas wine, we’ve got quite a few we’d gladly recommend. But rather than take out word for it, take it from the San Francisco International [...]
More fascinating Hungarians.
An antidote to Bordeaux.....from Bordeaux?
I revisit to taste the 2009s again. Some show very well...and some do not.
The best Vieux Chateau Certan ever?
An excellent vintage for Bordeaux's sweet wines.
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 taste the latest releases, from 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Notes on both young and mature wines.
I continue my report on the 2009 Loire vintage with tasting notes on the wines of the Nantais and Anjou, mainly the latter, featuring Domaines Cady, Forges, Rochelles and more.
The conclusion of my report on the 2009 Loire vintage. I continue with Touraine and the Central vineyards, including wines from Jacky Blot, Gaudrelle, Couly-Dutheil, Charles Joguet, Vincent Pinard and many more.
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.
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.
From Les Secs to Quintessence; sec cuvées from 2009 and 2008, followed up by sweeter cuvées from a range of vintages, 2003 to 2007.
I taste vintages young and old, with Monique and Tessa Laroche, including two superlative sweet wines, Cuvée de l'Abbesse and Cuvée des Nonnes.
Tom Cannavan's picks: the white wines.
A vintage with Multiple Personality Disorder; I explain my thoughts, alongside my tasting notes on 11 wines.
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Tweet Chat with a Real Live Master Sommelier about Texas Wine The next GO TEXAN Twitter Tuesday will be held on July 5 at 7 p.m. During the Twitter chat, the Texas Department of Agriculture will talk about the fourth annual GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-up, July 25-31. This statewide restaurant week promotes restaurants that serve [...]
Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Rosé Wines Rosé is simply the French word for “pink” which through the years has been assimilated into our English (and finally American wine) lexicon. True French-style Vin Rosé is not a blend of red and white wines. In fact, this process of making a Rosé is prohibited in France (except [...]
When is Merlot a Serious Grape? At Blackbird Vineyards I received a late invite to a wine tasting scheduled for yesterday evening, I believe, at least in part because an accolade I received recently on Jeremy Parzen’s Tasting Notes blog in The Houston Press website: – — – — – Vintage Texas: Top Texas wine blogger [...]
When is an Award-Winning Wine Like a Breeze on a Hot Texas Day? At Pilot Knob Vineyard Even though it’s barely summer, it’s been hot, hot, hot and dry, dry, dry in most parts of Texas! Nevertheless, earlier this week as my wife and I drove off from our Texas Hill Country cottage near Fredericksburg, [...]
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What’s in Wine Competition Results? More Texas Winners in 2011 Lone Star Competition There has been a lot of banter on the Internet (Blogs and Twitter) on the validity of wine competitions. I’ve judged in several wine competitions; most commercial, but some amateur that I find particularly interesting. There are several judging methods used in [...]
What I’m Drinking Tonight: CapRock Winery 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Martin’s Vineyard It was a 100+ F today, but dry as a bone in the hill country outside Fredericksburg, Texas. When we arrived yesterday evening, we had no water and expected the worst about our well. But, the guys showed up early today and found the [...]
Summer 2011 Brings New Chapters and Scorched Pages in the Texas Winegrowers Handbook Earlier this year the news from Texas was dominated by one word….Wildfire! Firefighters battled out-of-control wildfires that scorched hundreds of square miles across the state. In April, one West Texas blaze narrowly missed the historic frontier Army cavalry fort (home of the [...]
Write Off the Vine, Texas Wine News is Back: 2011 Harvest Trail, GO TEXAN Go Thirsty, More Texas Wine Competition Results Texas Hill Country Wineries Harvest Wine Trail, August 5-7 and 12-14, 2011 The harvest marks the end of the growing season and is the focus of seasonal celebrations. For the wineries it is the [...]