Doña Paula is a hot little winery. read the latest press. Man, I wish every winery had this kind of press traction:
Wine of the week: Los Paulos Malbec 2008 from Dallas Journalist Jeff Siegel
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Source: The Wine Curmudgeon
Author:Jeff Siegel
“Call it the malbec conundrum. Argentina’s national grape produces one of the most popular wines [...]
Continue reading about Doña Paula Malbec, Matrot Bourgogne and Cogno Barolo in the news
[ August 25, 2010; 12:00 am to 7:00 pm. ]
Come and enjoy a tasting of summer whites with Master Sommelier, Guy Stout, at the beautiful Hyatt Lost Pines Resort in Bastrop, TX on Wednesday, Aug 25th at 5pm. For reservations please call 512 308 3882, only $20 per person.
Continue reading about Guy Stout: “Let’s drink some summer wine.”
Photo by 1 Wine Dude, Joe Roberts, CSW
At the recent Texsom, one of the best seminars was the one Brian Cronin MS and Laura Williamson MS presented on Greek Wines. The darling grape of the summer is Assyrtiko, evidenced by numerous blog posts, print articles and general media buzz. I admit to liking this wine [...]
Photo by Kevin Marple
Glazer’s Corporate Mixologist, Caterina Miltenberger had her cool and spicy margarita chosen by D Magazine as the best in Dallas! Congratulations, Cat! Here’s an excerpt:
Maxim (O) Heat
Sometimes you need a spike of heat to cool down properly. That’s the sensation you’ll get from sipping a Maximo Heat margarita. The soothing [...]
Celebrating Cristal, Turning Over a New Leaf, Clarifying the 2006 Vintage in Piedmont and Summer splash: 10 great drinks you need to try
Wall Street Journalist Lettie Teague waxes on the glories of Bastille Day with a bucket of Cristal. Nice work if you can get it. Read all about it here: Celebrating Cristal
Meanwhile Dallas Journalist [...]
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In Frankfurt the Bulls and the Bears are both bullish on Riesling
A perky blond walks into my cubicle. “Do you have a moment? There’s someone you might like to meet.”
I duck into a large, grey meeting room, darkened for a slide presentation. I cannot make out the presenter. I really have many other things to [...]
I was reading the web site of the Biltmore Estate when I came upon this: “The most visited winery in the United States isn’t located in Napa Valley. It’s at Biltmore in the mountains of North Carolina, where approximately 1 million visitors stop by to sample award-winning estate wines each year.”
It got me to thinking [...]
Frédéric Panaïotis, the Chef de Caves for Ruinart Champagne
There are good days and there are exceptional days. Any day when one is invited to have Champagne at lunch is one of the latter. And even better when the Chef de Caves invites you. Such was the case recently when Ruinart winemaker Frédéric Panaïotis was in [...]
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The hallowed West Texas grounds of Perini Ranch and the Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit
The Stout Report
By Guy Stout, CWE, MS
Out in the West Texas town of…… You were thinking El Paso, well it’s Abilene, actually, just south of there in Buffalo Gap.
It is home to Perini Ranch Steakhouse, the finest peppered tenderloin you [...]
Continue reading about Best Wine & Food Fest you’ve never heard of: Part 2
Servings: 1 drink
• 1 oz. St. Germain Liqueur
• 1 oz. Beverage Artistry™ Yuzu Luxe Sour, thawed
• 1/2 oz. Culinary Traditions™ Strawberry, thawed
• Splash of Domaine Chandon Etolie Rose
• Spirits of Absinthe over the Glass
Method:
1. Place all ingredients into a shaker glass. Shake 20 times. Strain and pour into a [...]
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