The Sip: Houston recently was held with four excellent Texas wineries representing Texas in a blind tasting format Read More
2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition Texas Winery Results
The top winners in the 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition were recently announced. Along with that announcement, it stated they judged wines from 40 Texas wineries. I am not sure where they got that number because according to the official results of all medals, there are 47 wineries in the listRead More
Battle of the Texas Roussannes
Following last year’s Battle of the Texas wine Orange Muscats, we decided with the help of some friends to do another blind tasting, the Battle of the Texas Roussannes. Summer heat called for a chilled wine and the decision was to focus on Roussannes from Texas fruit. Coincidentally the month before we made this decision,Read More
Texas Viognier is Blind Tasted Against California and France
16 Texas Viognier wines were blind tasted against each other and 2 California Viognier wines and a Viognier from France. Read More
Sister Creek Muscat Canelli Blind Tasting
We have always loved the Sister Creek Vineyards Muscat Canelli. The Italian style wine with its slight carbonation is the closest wine to Moscato d’Asti we have found in Texas. Sister Creek makes two versions of the Muscat Canelli, one which you can find at wine stores and a Reserve Muscat Canelli which can onlyRead More
NICE Winery Malbec Vertical Wine Tasting
I have previously posted about the NICE Winery located in Houston and owned by Ryan Levy and Ian Eastveld. We enjoyed visiting the winery the first time so much that we joined their wine club. NICE Winery makes their Malbec in Mendoza, Argentina and has three vintages available: 2007, 2008, and 2009. The 2009 wasRead More
Cap*Rock Winery
Cap*Rock Winery is located in Lubbock where they make their Texas wine and is owned by Catherine Bodenstedt. Read More
DrinkLocalWine Conference 2012 from the Day After
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
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
DrinkLocalWine DLW 2012: Colorado
I have certainly enjoyed tasting and drinking Texas wine, my local wine, no matter where it may be made within Texas. When I get a chance to visit other states, I try to find nearby wineries to visit and sample the local wine from that state. Now I am getting the chance to taste someRead More
