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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

French Wine Law Changes

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In the French appellation system, new regions are added or removed from time to time.   Here is a list of recently added AOCs, courtesy of...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Local Event: Chilean wine tasting at the MFAH

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James King of the Texas Wine School will be leading a Chilean wine tasting at the Museum of Fine Arts, to complement their current exhibitio...

Vinho Verde: Your New Favorite Summer Wine

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There’s a certain type of wine I love to drink in the summer.  I look for something that can be drunk cold, is crisp, light, refreshing, an...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Building a Better Wine Tasting

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Recently I was invited to the best educational wine tasting I’ve ever experienced, and I wanted to pass on some great lessons we can all u...
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

"A Nation of Wineries"

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This interactive infographic from the New York Times shows the growth of U.S. wineries from 1937 until now. http://www.nytimes.com/interac...
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Texas Saké (a surprise addition to your 4th of July?)

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Did you know Texas makes saké?  I didn’t until recently.  And it’s not just any sake:  it’s saké made from the same type of rice used in ...
Monday, July 1, 2013

Retsina Update

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Recently I wrote about ancient beers and wines , including retsina, the Greek white wine infused with pine resin.  Unfortunately, though ret...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Boxed Wine?

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Really? Yes!  There are plenty of reasons you might want to buy boxed wine. It’s cheap. It’s environmentally friendly (less packaging...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Texas Viognier Beats California and Rhone!

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The traditional home of the Viognier grape is in the Rhone Valley in France, and it has also had success in California.   But more and more ...
Friday, June 21, 2013

Is your wine over the hill?

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I tend to keep wines far too long.  I buy an interesting bottle, and then I save it for when I’m serving just the right meal, for when I ge...