I had the pleasure of attending the DrinkLocalWine conference 2012 held in Colorado. This was my first DrinkLocalWine conference and hopefully it will not be my last. I was interested in the conference when I saw the schedule and then have the chance to meet some of the people in person who I follow onRead More
Archives for April 2012
Nomacorc
I’ll admit I had not heard of Nomacorc until I was reading my Twitter feed and saw Paul Bonarrigo from Messina Hof had answered a question from somebody asking about cork taint. He said he was not concerned with cork taint because he was now using Nomacorc closures at Messina Hof. After I decided toRead More
Colorado Wineries
When I decided to go to DrinkLocalWine.com’s conference DLW 2012 in Denver, I quickly made airline reservations. Later I learned some of the other attendees were going to take a full day tour on Sunday of various local wineries around Denver and Boulder. Unfortunately my return flight was already scheduled for Sunday morning so IRead More
Salt Lick Cellars
Salt Lick Cellars is in Driftwood next to the Salt Lick BBQ Restaurant. The winery is owned by Scott Roberts & winemaker is Jay Knepp. Read More
Texas Vineyard & Smokehaus
Texas Vineyard & Smokehaus is located in Palestine where Texas wine is made and is owned by Rafael and Cheryl Hernandez. Read More
TXwine Twitter Tuesday Featuring the Wines of 4.0 Cellars
The next TXwine Twitter Tuesday will be held on Tuesday, May 8th, at 7pm CST. Normally TXwine Twitter Tuesday is held on the first Tuesday of the month so please make note of the date for May. The wines of the new 4.0 Cellars will be featured and representatives and their winemakers will be availableRead More
DrinkLocalWine 2012 Early Plans
The DrinkLocalWine 2012 conference is coming up quickly on Saturday and I am looking forward to it. A full day of seminars and fun is planned for the conference on April 28 at Metro State College in Denver with seminars starting at 9am. Tickets are almost gone so if you were sitting on the fence,Read More
Wineries Can Close so Drink Local Might Help
Unfortunately it’s a fact of life. Businesses open and close all the time due to various reasons. The winery business is not exempt from this process. In the effort to maintain the “latest and greatest” list of all Texas wineries, in addition to adding new wineries which are opening, we also have to update theRead More
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Bar Menu and Steak & Cake
We got a chance to meet Sullivan’s Steakhouse General Manager Zaidi Syed at the Houston location for an introduction to the restaurant’s new Bar Menu, Steak & Cake, and their custom blended Private Reserve Sullivan’s Cabernet. We do not usually eat a lot so sitting at a bar eating dinner is perfectly fine for us.Read More
Hilmy Cellars
Hilmy Cellars is located in Fredericksburg and opened March 2012. It is owned by Erik Hilmy who is also the winemaker producing Texas wine. Read More