I was priviledged to have lunch at Truluck's with the brains behind the Sauvignon Republic. Upon being introduced to John Buechsenstein, winemaker and John Ash, celebrity chef and award-winning cookbook author. The guiding principle behind their winemaking...
Happy people drink socially. Unhappy people drink habitually. Wine drinkers drink wine as part of a well-lubricated "lifestyle". This is why there is such a wide availability of literally thousands of wines. This is why there are hundreds of wine blogs...
If you looking for a good value wine, try a Malbecs from Argentina. I recommend the Telteca Anta Malbec. Old vine, reserve-level, solidly oaked, from the high desert in Argentina's Mendoza province, this wine will redefine what you think about Malbecs....
Some wines are for light, enthralling, enticing times. Others are for deadening the pain of loss. Monster Cabs are for both celebrating and commiserating. Be they high-alcohol, densely-oaked new-age Oregon Pinot Noirs; thickly-fruited, jammy Aussie Shiraz;...
With warming trends, it seems it's Summer all over all of the time. Certainly here in Central Texas, the Eastern edge of the Scorching Southwest. Early Fall brings Festival Season here in Austin, with our Austin City Limits fest being the hottest thing...
Pictured here is the view from the "Tasting Deck" at Esterlina Vineyards, a tiny, mountaintop, boutique property making world-class wines. Green rolling hills, mammoth redwoods, untamed rivers, the wild Northern California coast-plus all of the great...