AC on November 2nd, 2009

To spend any time with Damon Ornowski is a treat to the intellect. He has an encyclopedic memory and can really belt it out in two minutes. In this short take, Damon is waxing on the glories of Gruner.
Next week Damon and I hit the road all across Texas with a carload of Kracher and [...]

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Today Kim McPherson showed up in front of the Flip Cam for this short interview. Kim is one of the nicest (and humblest) guys in Texas and he and his dad, “Doc” have done more to elevate the Texas wine industry than anyone else I can remember.
The McPherson Family has been involved in grape growing [...]

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One of the pleasures of the wine and spirits world is to be able to meet people from all over the world. Today I had the great delight to meet Francisco Quijano, the director of Tierra de Agaves, agave growers and makers of the small batch Tequila, Lunazul and the ultra-premium small batch Tequila, La [...]

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AC on September 9th, 2009

Liloa is a great guy with some of the best sake’s (and sake knowledge) – Here he is at the Texas Package Store Association Grand tasting talking about his line of Sake One products.

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And yes, the bartender, Kyle, is over 21.

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When: Aug 23, 2009
Where: Dallas, Texas
What: Texas Package Store Association annual convention
Length: 2 minutes.
Pete Angus, VP Sales, gives a brief overview about Tito’s Texas Vodka and dispels a few myths about one of the hottest emerging spirit brands in America.

Pete Angus of Tito\’s Texas Vodka interview @ T.P.S.A. 2009 convention

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