My first taste of Barking Rocks winery this evening was about as Texan as you can get. The television alarm was blearing Severe Thunderstorm Warning, and the rain and winds were blowing in along with the breathtaking crackles of cloud to ground lightening. Then came the marble sized springtime hailstones, oh so pretty, but ohRead More
NewAir AW-180E Wine Cooler Review
The NewAir AW-180E wine cooler is an 18 bottle single zone wine cooler. It is a thermoelectric wine cooler which means it’s really quiet whereas a compressor wine cooler can be louder. The wine cooler arrived safely in a nicely packaged box to ensure there was no damage. After removing the wine cooler from theRead More
Review of Bending Branch Winery Souzão
By contributing writer Brock Estes, President of Fly Gap Winery Why is Souzão Important? I am a super fan of Portuguese varietals, and I have read some literature about Souzão, and have tried a few blends that contained some Souzão, but have never had the opportunity to try a monovarietal wine made from Souzão. Bending Branch WineryRead More
Ferrari Wine Bubbles for the Holidays
It’s almost holiday time and that’s when a lot of people start thinking about bubbles for their holiday celebrations. Like some people, I used to think any wine that had bubbles was Champagne. Obviously I learned later that Champagne is a sparkling wine produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region of France. After takingRead More
Pedernales Viognier Reserve 2012 – Out of Bounds?
By contributing writer Brock Estes, President of Fly Gap Winery As I woke up early one morning in July with no commitments to anything and the wife and kid away, I decided to celebrate my independence day. I stepped outside to watch the sunrise and get some feel good flowing through my body, and then grabbedRead More
NewAir Wine Cooler AW-321ED Review
In order to store our white wines we have two small wine coolers, an eight bottle and a twelve bottle cooler. Besides those we use a dorm fridge but we are unable to keep it at the correct temperature since the freezer portion would drip with water, so we need to keep the wines coolerRead More
Duchman Family Winery’s 2010 Vermentino
The 2010 Vermentino from Duchman Family Winery has been getting a lot of press with its recent availability and top wine bloggers have been commenting on the wine. Duchman Family Winery is obviously excited about the wine with winemaker Dave Reilly even saying, “The 2010 Vermentino is the best wine I’ve ever made.” The 2010Read More
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