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That is not the only problem with the three tier system in Texas.
The Three Tier System Bites
Since I've become active in the online wine community, I have always been supportive and empathetic towards those poor misfortunate souls who have the bad luck to live in backwards states that won't allow them to receive wine shipments from out of state. This morning, I woke up as one of those...
If I had to pick a region, I would probably pick the Piedmont region of Italy but I would really love to see all of Italy.
If You Could Only Take One Wine Trip...
I keep seeing all of these wine trip contests going around Twitter and Facebook. In the last week I have seen contests for prizes in Italy, Austria, and Argentina. I also saw that fellow wine blogger @Sonadora left for Portugal this week, and @Makerstable had a great post on Palate Press abo...
To me, I thought it tasted like a "gamey" Cabernet Sauvignon. Which is why I think I do not like it but I see how others could.
Review: To Be Perfectly Franc - 2008 Becker Vineyards Cabernet Franc
I love drinking wine that was grown and/or produced locally, so I have been really excited to try out the 2008 Becker Vineyards Cabernet Franc that is made entirely from grapes grown here in the High Plains of Texas. These grapes were practically grown in my backyard, and some of them were gr...
If you can figure out a good way to consume all of the different voices without it taking up too much time.
I Am Robert Parker
Those of you who are on Twitter might have seen that Robert Parker joined the ranks of the Twitterati as @RobertMParkerJr. While looking at his profile I noticed something that freaked me out a bit. Given all of the comments that were being tossed around, I was reluctant to share my observatio...
I think that there are elements that both of you got right. I know of very few people that do not like a Malbec.
I Owe Dale Cruse an Apology
I came across a quote from Dale Cruse on Twitter (check out his Drinks Are On Me blog) - @dalecruse "Liking Malbec is akin to liking Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue.' It's predictable & they like it because they're 'supposed' to." I posted the following snarky comment on my Facebook page (fan me up) ...
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