• Top Ten VintageTexas Blog Posts of November 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:22
    Top Ten VintageTexas Blog Posts of November 2011 Texas Black Spanish – The Grape Otherwise Known as Lenoir Pecan Jam: A San Saba Celebration of Texas Wine and Pecan-Filled Foods Principal Factors in the Control of the Vineyard Manager that Affect Grape Quality VintageTexas to Review Wines What Texas Wine Goes with the “Big Apple” [...]

  • No wine of the Week ?

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    If I have to choose, it would be the 1947 Bonnezeaux.

  • Tasting: Yannick Amirault - Update, 2010 & 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    A report and tasting of wines from 2007, 2008 & 2009.

  • Tasting: Loire Valley Fizz 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    Vouvray, Montlouis, Saumur & Crémant: I taste and report on 17 wines from the major Loire Valley appellations for sparkling wine.

  • Wine of the Week: Les Cailloux du Paradis Romorantin 2007

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    I taste this organic Romorantin from Claude Courtois.

  • Blog: Bonnezeaux in Bordeaux

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    A Loire tasting in Bordeaux.

  • Wine of the Week: Klein Constantia Vin de Constance 2000

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    Baudelaire, Dickens, Austen.....and us?

  • Tasting: Sauvignon Blanc Ambassadors 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    I taste four admirable Touraine Sauvignons awarded 'Ambassador' status by Sam Harrop and the Interloire tasting team.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/thewinedoctor/feed/~4/KyoxB4tVHE8" height="1" width="1"/

  • Another Day, Another Bordeaux

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    More from Bordeaux.

  • Profile: Chateau La Couspaude

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    St Emilion in the ripe and modern style from the Aubert family.

  • Blog: Loire Harvest 2011 - News

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    Reports on the imminent harvest from Anjou & Saumur.

  • Shannon Ridge Vineyards "Falconer Ranch" 2009 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This yellow colored Riesling from Lake County opens with a mild Bartlett pear bouquet with a hint of wet stone and vanilla. ...

  • Merryvale "Napa Valley" 2008 Merlot

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This opaque and very dark black cherry red colored Merlot opens with a craisin bouquet with a hint of black currant. ...

  • Robert Weil "Kiedrich Grafenberg Trocken Erstes Gewachs" 2010 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This pale yellow colored Riesling from the Rheingau is one of the most refined dry styled Rieslings that I have covered. ...

  • Tres Sabores "Por que no" 2008 US Red Blend

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This very dark red blend is called Why Not! It opens with a very fruit forward and attractive pomegranate and blueberry bouquet. ...

  • Skylite Cellars "Big Red Hiney Wine" 2006 US Red Blend

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This is just a fun wine with a fun name. ...

  • Tramin "Pinot Bianco" 2010 Italian White

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This pale yellow colored Pinot Bianco from Alto Adige is a very nice and approachable wine. ...

  • Tiefenbrunner "Weissburgunder Pinot Bianco" 2010 Italian White

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This pale yellow Pinot Bianco displays lots of bubbles when first poured. ...

  • Chivite "Biologico" 2007 Merlot

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This opaque and very dark ruby colored organic Merlot from Spain opens with an old shoe leather, black cherry and red currant bouquet. ...

  • Schramsberg "Blanc de Blancs Brut" 2008 Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This light yellow colored sparkler was ones of the top wines we covered in this year's big blind tasting. ...

  • Charles Smith "The Velvet Devil" 2009 Merlot

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This light ruby colored Merlot opens with mild and attractive bouquet. ...

  • Gloria Ferrer "Royal Cuvee Brut" 2004 Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This pale yellow colored sparkler opens with a musty mild apple bouquet with a hint of wet stone. ...

  • Gloria Ferrer "Blanc de Blancs" 2006 Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This pale yellow colored sparkler opens with a bread dough bouquet with hints of almond and apple. ...

  • Herdade do Esporao "Private Selection Red" 2007 Portugal Red

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This opaque and very dark ruby colored wine opens with an attractive and fragrant boysenberry bouquet with a hint of blueberry. ...

  • Tom Eddy "Bella Vista Vineyard" 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This opaque onyx colored Cabernet will appeal to Old World fans. ...

  • Gloria Ferrer "Carneros" 2008 Chardonnay

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This deep yellow colored Chard opens with a fragrant lemon and oak bouquet. ...

  • Big House "Big House White" 2010 White Blends or Varietals

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This white blend made from 11 different grapes is a really nice value wine. ...

  • Herdade do Esporao "Duas Castas" 2010 Portugal White

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This pale yellow blend of Gouveio and Verdelho opens with fragrant green pear bouquet with a hint of green melon and pink grapefruit. ...

  • Gloria Ferrer "Blanc de Noirs" (10/11) NV Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This coral colored sparkler is a good value consideration for your holiday parties. ...

  • Roederer Estate "Brut Rose" (10/11) NV Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This light pink colored sparkler opens with a wet stone and toast bouquet with hints of peach. ...

  • Pina "Firehouse Vineyard" 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This opaque and dark ruby colored Cabernet opens with fragrant black cherry bouquet with a hint of oak, plum and anise. ...

  • Louis Roederer "Brut Premier" (10/11) NV Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This Champagne performs very well with the panel every year. ...

  • Robert Weil "Estate Riesling Dry" 2010 Riesling

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This pale yellow colored Riesling opens with a mild pear and slight wet stone bouquet. ...

  • Pirouette 2007 US Red Blend

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This very dark ruby colored blend from Washington State opens with a fragrant blackberry and black currant bouquet. ...

  • Delamotte "Brut" (10/11) NV Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This yellow colored Champagne opens with a mild green apple bouquet with hints of cantaloupe. ...

  • Gloria Ferrer "Brut Rose" 2007 Champagne & Sparkling Wine

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This orangish pink colored sparkler was my favorite Sparkling Rose entry this year. ...

  • Herdade do Esporao "Quinta Dos Murcas Reserva" 2008 Portugal Red

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    I retasted this wine last night and it is showing really well right now. ...

  • Herdade do Esporao "Private Selection White" 2009 Portugal White

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This is a winter white, as it is a little heavier than most. ...

  • Maisonry "Stagecoach Vineyards" 2008 Tempranillo

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    This opaque and onyx colored Tempranillo opens with a fragrant and attractive black cherry and oak bouquet. ...

  • Fairview "La Capra" 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    It is rare to find a Good $10 Cab. ...

  • Herdade do Esporao "Reserva Red" 2008 Portugal Red

    Updated: 2011-10-31 17:10:15
    Slightly opaque dark ruby red blend opens with fragrant blueberry bouquet with a hint of raspberry and oak. ...

  • Governor Perry: Is Texas Planting Vines in the Backyard of the Statehouse? Virginia Is. And, Supporting its Wine Industry, Too!

    Updated: 2011-10-30 04:09:44
    Governor Perry: Is Texas Planting Vines in the Backyard of the Statehouse? Virginia is. And, Supporting Its Wine Industry, Too! The Virginia wine industry has the full support of its state government right up to the top man. Watch and listen to this YouTube video of Virginia’s governor,  claiming that Virginia is the nation’s fifth [...]

  • Texas Wine Shrimp Mac & Cheese Delight: My Fatal Mistake in Wine Selection?

    Updated: 2011-10-30 04:09:43
    Texas Wine Shrimp Mac & Cheese Delight: My Fatal Mistake in Wine Selection? When my wife and I get an invitation to Chef and cookbook author Terry Thompson Anderson‘s house, we always know to expect something delicious, exquisitely prepared and, perhaps, even unexpected. I always like to bring a special Texas wine: something that I [...]

  • Grape Winesworld's Magazine

    Updated: 2011-10-29 12:00:19
    Saturday October 29th Log in Register Contact About Search and find good red . wine Visit Winesworld.net the wine . database Home Wine Food Travel Recipes Reviews Book Reviews Prod . we don’t like Restaurants Wine Reviews Ebooks Archives Contributors Hrayr Berberoglu Morten Pedersen Hotel Professionals We are looking for advertisers . Advertise with us and get a good . deal mail winesworld.com Professor Hrayr Berberoglu Professor B offers seminars Greater Toronto Area to companies and interested parties on any category of wine , chocolates , chocolates and wine , olive oils , vinegars and dressings , at a reasonable cost . Please , contact him at hberbero ryerson.ca List of Professor B`s . books Professor Berberoglu accepts wines , liquors , liqueurs , and beers for sensory evaluation from

  • Pinot Noir Winesworld's Magazine

    Updated: 2011-10-29 11:59:59
    Saturday October 29th Log in Register Contact About Search and find good red . wine Visit Winesworld.net the wine . database Home Wine Food Travel Recipes Reviews Book Reviews Prod . we don’t like Restaurants Wine Reviews Ebooks Archives Contributors Hrayr Berberoglu Morten Pedersen Hotel Professionals We are looking for advertisers . Advertise with us and get a good . deal mail winesworld.com Professor Hrayr Berberoglu Professor B offers seminars Greater Toronto Area to companies and interested parties on any category of wine , chocolates , chocolates and wine , olive oils , vinegars and dressings , at a reasonable cost . Please , contact him at hberbero ryerson.ca List of Professor B`s . books Professor Berberoglu accepts wines , liquors , liqueurs , and beers for sensory evaluation from

  • Tasting Winesworld's Magazine

    Updated: 2011-10-29 11:59:42
    Saturday October 29th Log in Register Contact About Search and find good red . wine Visit Winesworld.net the wine . database Home Wine Food Travel Recipes Reviews Book Reviews Prod . we don’t like Restaurants Wine Reviews Ebooks Archives Contributors Hrayr Berberoglu Morten Pedersen Hotel Professionals We are looking for advertisers . Advertise with us and get a good . deal mail winesworld.com Professor Hrayr Berberoglu Professor B offers seminars Greater Toronto Area to companies and interested parties on any category of wine , chocolates , chocolates and wine , olive oils , vinegars and dressings , at a reasonable cost . Please , contact him at hberbero ryerson.ca List of Professor B`s . books Professor Berberoglu accepts wines , liquors , liqueurs , and beers for sensory evaluation from

  • In my inbox lately…

    Updated: 2011-10-29 04:02:46
    Once in a while, I find a number of stories that are interesting enough to pass on to you, dear reader, but speak so well for themselves I don’t have much to add. Enjoy! Events Regional Wine Week wraps up, and Jeff Siegel finds a skeptic with a pretty good point. David White of the [...]

  • Texas Hill Country (Wine Country) Pictorial

    Updated: 2011-10-28 01:39:45
    Texas Hill Country (Wine Country) Pictorial (featuring the photos of Houston-based photographer, James Skogsberg) About a month ago, my wife and I had friends Jim and Lillian Skogsberg out for a visit to our Hill Country cottage on the “Big Hill” near Fredericksburg, TX. Jim is an avid photographer and provided photo-documentation of several stops [...]

  • The Game of Scoring Wines Winesworld's Magazine

    Updated: 2011-10-27 08:29:44
    . Thursday October 27th Log in Register Contact About Search and find good red . wine Visit Winesworld.net the wine . database Home Wine Food Travel Recipes Reviews Book Reviews Prod . we don’t like Restaurants Wine Reviews Ebooks Archives Contributors Hrayr Berberoglu Morten Pedersen Hotel Professionals We are looking for advertisers . Advertise with us and get a good . deal mail winesworld.com Professor Hrayr Berberoglu Professor B offers seminars Greater Toronto Area to companies and interested parties on any category of wine , chocolates , chocolates and wine , olive oils , vinegars and dressings , at a reasonable cost . Please , contact him at hberbero ryerson.ca List of Professor B`s . books Professor Berberoglu accepts wines , liquors , liqueurs , and beers for sensory evaluation

  • Pecan Jam: A San Saba Celebration of Texas Wine and Pecan-Filled Foods

    Updated: 2011-10-26 15:29:44
    Pecan Jam: A San Saba Celebration of Texas Wine and Pecan-Filled Foods When Mike McHenry first called me and asked if I would attend the inaugural Pecan Jam Texas Wine and Pecan Festival in San Saba, Texas it was over a year ago. In fact, it was so long ago that I thought that he [...]

  • Paul Franson (The Business End) Says, “Now it’s sweet red wines” Yep, Texas is a National Trend Setter!

    Updated: 2011-10-23 19:29:50
      Paul Franson (The Business End) Says, “Now it’s sweet red wines” Yep, Texas is a National Trend Setter! According to Paul Franson, “First it was a resurgence of rosé wine, then Riesling made a comeback, and it was only recently that sales of slightly sweet Muscat wines have gone through the roof. Now odd [...]

  • Messina Hof Hill Country Grand Opening: Of Tractors, Terroir and a Taste of 1984

    Updated: 2011-10-22 09:29:54
    Messina Hof Hill Country Grand Opening: Of Tractors, Terroir and a Taste of 1984 It was a grand day yesterday on the Fredericksburg Route 290 Wine Trail with another Texas winery planting its footprint at the epicenter of where it’s happening. It’s at the stretch of road between Blumenthal and Stonewall centered on (appropriately enough)  [...]

  • Expect More of the Same (Weather) for Texas Wine Country

    Updated: 2011-10-21 16:30:51
    According to a recent story on CNN, La Nina is expected to influence weather patterns across the country for the second year in a row. Weather officials say with La Nina in place, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and other surrounding states are unlikely to get enough rain to alleviate the ongoing drought. “Ninety-one percent of [...]

  • Wine of the Evening: Perissos Vineyards Roussanne

    Updated: 2011-10-21 16:30:48
    Wine of the Evening: Perissos Vineyards Roussanne Like a dry white wine? Maybe a Chardonnay, but perplexed what to get that grows well in Texas? My recommendation is to give it a go with Perissos Vineyards Roussanne. I did. Last night I paired the Perissos Vineyards Roussanne with an interesting vegetarian feast: avocado half, cabbage [...]

  • Octoberfest and Oktoberfest in Oklahoma

    Updated: 2011-10-20 19:01:09
    : Oklahoma Wine News Statewide Oklahoma wine industry news and vineyard events . Never miss a local wine tasting event . Our wine blog includes an online archive of winery news , festival dates , state wine law news , grape growing tips , and a full list of Okahoma winery . websites 10 20 2011 Octoberfest and Oktoberfest in Oklahoma and Take Me Hunting a photo by FreeWine on . Flickr Multiple Octoberfest celebrations are going on this weekend around Oklahoma . You can tatste some Oklahoma wines at the event in Eufaula , Oklahoma . The Eufaula Octoberfest starts tomorrow from 5pm-9pm . You can try Oklahoma wines from Nuyaka Creek Winery and Whispering Meadow Winery plus Choc Beer and Polka music . Click here for Eufaula Octoberfest details The Opening Night of Tulsa's massive Oktoberfest is

  • Top 100 wine blogs in 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-20 14:33:11
    This is an analysis of the ranking of wine sites. Apps and magazines 3 websites clearly stand out as the biggest information hubs: the Wine Spectator, the Wine lovers page and Robert Parker’s forum. This in part is explained by their quality. It is also explained by the long time they have been known by wine enthusiasts. Having [...]

  • Oklahoma Wine Tastings in Bricktown

    Updated: 2011-10-18 08:36:29
    : Oklahoma Wine News Statewide Oklahoma wine industry news and vineyard events . Never miss a local wine tasting event . Our wine blog includes an online archive of winery news , festival dates , state wine law news , grape growing tips , and a full list of Okahoma winery . websites 10 18 2011 Oklahoma Wine Tastings in Bricktown About a dozen different Oklahoma wines being poured in Bricktown Put a Cork in It Winery on the Bricktown Canal is now open in the Heart of Bricktown in Oklahoma . City Put a Cork in It Winery 115 East California Oklahoma City , OK 73104 Customers are provided up to five tastings for free or you can purchase a souvenir wine glass for 10 and taste as many of wines as you . wish Posted by Thomas at 12:34:00 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook :

  • Hurray for Local Wines (from the Other 47 States*) – You Should Know Who They Are!

    Updated: 2011-10-18 01:49:19
    Hurray for Local Wines (from the Other 47 States*) – You Should Know Who They Are! FOURTH ANNUAL REGIONAL WINE WEEK SETS RECORDS One of the most successful ever, Regional Wine Week grows from grassroots passion for local wine DrinkLocalWine‘s fourth annual Regional Wine Week was the most successful in the group’s history, linking to [...]

  • Hats and gloves are so 2010. Try this.

    Updated: 2011-10-18 00:27:49
    Ahh, fall. So far, it’s been pretty warm (and occasionally even sunny!). But with leaves turning and falling all around us, Matt and I are turning our thoughts towards fall. I get cold easily, so firewood, slow cooked food, and throw blankets are a must. Somewhere in the last month, with cold rain coming through [...]

  • Regional Wine Week

    Updated: 2011-10-11 12:42:38
    “Cheap, gross, oily, swill, garbage, lame, snobby, trash, syrupy, only good for a buzz, local wine is not. If you like dry, dessert, red, white, chilled, mulled, varietal, blended, fruit, sparkling, dandelion, mead, boxed, bottled, homemade, or anything in between, stems up! Maryland has wine for you.” Local bloggers are celebrating Regional Wine Week, an outgrowth [...]

  • It’s TasteLive! Tuesday: Small Lot California Cabernet Sauvignons

    Updated: 2011-10-11 05:46:15
    : Another Wine Blog Because Another Wine , Food , Beer and Travel Blog would have been way too ing long Skip to content Home Best of AWB Reviews Food Cooking Recipes Contact Us Contact AWB Contact Amy Contact Joe Media PR Inquiries Links About About This Site About Amy About Joe RSS Feed Twitter StumbleUpon FaceBook Wine is the most civilized thing in the world . Ernest Hemingway October 10, 2011 It’s TasteLive Tuesday : Small Lot California Cabernet Sauvignons By Amy Corron Power 2 Comments Tweet Share T he Detroit Lions are 5-0 To help celebrate another BIG WIN , we’re joining the TasteLive panel to taste some Big Red Wines After a late Summer hiatus , TasteLive Tuesdays are back Join us and this week’s wine-loving panel at 8 p.m . Central 9 p.m . Eastern , 6 p.m . Pacific as we taste

  • In the news lately…

    Updated: 2011-10-08 14:11:34
    Regional Wine Week starts next week. Dave McIntyre chimes in with his 47-word essay. The Piedmont Wine Trail thanks federal employees with free tastings during Columbus Day Weekend. DC Wine Week gears up for its debut October 15th, with events all over the city. David White of Terroirist announces their DC Wine Riot ticket giveaway. Theevent itself is October 21st and 22nd at DAR’s Constitution Hall, and [...]

  • The Power of the Placebo

    Updated: 2011-10-05 17:08:14
    Watch this video below and imagine replacing the word “placebo” with “wine” This line is the most poignant: “The placebo isn’t about what’s in it, but the beliefs that we load onto it.” You see this all the time with wine. Expensive wines score better because people are happier drinking expensive wines.

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