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Blind Tasting with the Palate Club

June 19, 2021 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Palate Club wines in box

I review the Palate Club which is a blind tasting wine club to help you find new wines you will love! Read More

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: blind tasting, Palate Club, Wine club

North Texas Wine Country Blind Tasting Competition

July 25, 2019 by Krista Hartman 2 Comments

North Texas Wine Country doing the Blind Tasting Competition

Krista attended the first event for North Texas Wine Country which was the Blind Tasting Competition Read More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: blind tasting, competition, North Texas, North Texas Wine Country, North Texas Wineries Association, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Vineyard, Wine Tasting

Can you Survive the Dungeon Experience at 290 Wine Castle?

June 26, 2019 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Dungeon event room

290 Wine Castle offers a Dungeon Experience. Can you survive? Read More

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: 290 Wine Castle, Babol, blind tasting, Cava, Hill Country, pairings, Private Tasting, Tasting, Tasting Guide, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Wine Tasting

Texas vs. The World Wine Tasting

November 20, 2018 by Robin Clark Leave a Comment

Texas vs The World November 2018 placemat

Robin attended the recent Texas vs. The World blind tasting Read More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: blind tasting, Daniel Kelada, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Vinovium

The Sip: Houston

March 18, 2016 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

The Sip: Houston

The Sip: Houston recently was held with four excellent Texas wineries representing Texas in a blind tasting format Read More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: blind tasting, Fall Creek Vineyards, Inwood Estates Vineyards - Fredericksburg, Spicewood Vineyards, Stone House Vineyard, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, The Sip, winemaker

2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition Texas Winery Results

November 20, 2013 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

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

Filed Under: News Tagged With: award, blind tasting, competition, Houston Rodeo, Texas Wine, Wine Competition

Battle of the Texas Roussannes

July 14, 2013 by Jeff Cope 12 Comments

Roussanne blind tasting - Revealed wines

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

Filed Under: Events, Popular Tagged With: Arche, award, Becker Vineyards, blind tasting, Blue Ostrich Winery & Vineyard, Brennan Vineyards, Brushy Creek Vineyards and Winery, CALAIS Winery, English Newsom Cellars, McPherson Cellars, Spicewood Vineyards, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Wedding Oak Winery

Texas Viognier is Blind Tasted Against California and France

June 17, 2013 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Pedernales Viognier Reserve 2012

16 Texas Viognier wines were blind tasted against each other and 2 California Viognier wines and a Viognier from France. Read More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Andrew Chalk, award, blind tasting, Dallas, local wine, Pedernales Cellars, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Viognier

Sister Creek Muscat Canelli Blind Tasting

January 16, 2013 by Jeff Cope 2 Comments

Sister Creek Reserve Muscat Cannelli

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

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: blind tasting, Muscat Canelli, Sister Creek Vineyards, Texas Wine

NICE Winery Malbec Vertical Wine Tasting

December 2, 2012 by Jeff Cope 5 Comments

Blind wines

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

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Argentina, blind tasting, Cahors, France, Hill Country, Malbec, Mendoza, Nice Winery, Patagonia, Port, Texas Wineries, Vertical tasting

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