El Gaucho Winery is located in the Hill Country in Spicewood and is owned by Bennett and Eugenia Sewell Read More
Review of Septima Obra Malbec 2014
Jeremy reviews the Septima Obra Malbec 2014 from Mendoza, Argentina Read More
Review of Rutini Sauvignon Blanc and Malbec
We review the Rutini Sauvignon Blanc 2014 and Malbec 2012 Read More
TEXSOM 2013 – Day 2
I started my second day at TEXSOM in the amphitheater watching the SOMM documentary by director Jason Wise. I had seen the movie previously at home but decided watching the movie among Master Sommeliers, including some who were in the movie, along with director Jason Wise being present would be a treat. We started the sessionRead More
Mendoza – Day 3
We had already enjoyed two wonderful days in Mendoza with Day 1 giving us a great introduction to Mendoza and Day 2 letting us harvest and blend Nice Winery’s Malbec. Our final day of three days in Mendoza was to travel farther from Mendoza city to the Uco Valley which was about 90 minutes away. AlongRead More
Mendoza – Day 2
Our first day in Mendoza was full and our second day was no exception. Instead of visiting different wineries, we were going to spend the entire day at the Cecchin Family Vineyard where The NICE Winery makes their Malbec and Demi-Sec Sparkling wine. We were to do harvesting and blending to determine what would compriseRead More
Mendoza – Day 1
We recently had the opportunity to travel to Mendoza, Argentina along with one of our favorite Texas wineries, The NICE Winery located in Houston, Texas. If you are a frequent visitor to Texas wineries, you may not have heard of them yet unless perhaps you came across their wine in stores like HEB, a wineRead More
Heading to Mendoza!
There will be a short hiatus of blog posts while we take a vacation to Mendoza, Argentina. It’s time to explore far outside of Texas and enjoy some Argentine wine. Gloria and I both love Malbec wine and Mendoza is arguably the best place which grows and makes Malbec. We are wine club members atRead 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