Dec 30, 2022
A Sicilian Wine Varietal that's Value to the Max
Sicilian wine is my "it" wine right now. I'm pushing it on everyone I know because what you get flavor-wise compared to the price is...
Oct 31, 2021
The Morning Cure: Grits
As a Texan, I will be the first to admit we have a push and pull relationship with the south. Geographically, we are in fact in the...
Dec 8, 2020
Korean BBQ: Best When Shared
I think I have a problem. My eyes start to grow wide when I think about it. My cheeks (fuller now then maybe ever before?) crawl towards...
Sep 22, 2020
Remembering Summer: The Aperol Spritz
I'm looking back at the summer of 2020 with a glass half full mentality. A glass of Aperol Spritz, to be exact.
Sep 22, 2020
Mar 1, 2020
18 Noble Grapes - Grenache
Sydney and I opened this bottle - another from wine producer Yalumba in the Barossa Valley (Australia) - for dinner after a low key,...
Feb 27, 2020
18 Noble Grapes - Shiraz
Variety: Shiraz Shiraz is a signature grape variety that is grown in Australia, also known as Syrah in Europe. The grape originates from...
Feb 27, 2020
18 Noble Grapes - Nebbiolo
Variety: Nebbiolo If you like your wines big, bold, and red, Nebbiolo needs to be on your radar. Hailing from Northern Italy’s Piedmont...
Feb 26, 2020
18 Noble Grapes - Riesling
Variety: Reisling Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety...
Feb 26, 2020
18 Noble Grapes
I've hit a wall with wine. It's a good thing, I suppose. Coming back from Burgundy I was turned off to Pinot Noir and let an army of...
Nov 21, 2019
Tasting Notes: 2017 Paso Creek
Do you remember my last post on wine? Neither do I. No excuses, I just dropped the ball. But here I am, a simple man, ready to share his...
Aug 31, 2019
Tasting Notes: Montinore Estate Pinot Noir 2017
A Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley under $20.
Aug 29, 2019
A Movable Feast: Barley Swine
Barley Swine is casual. Not like a cozy corporate coffee shop, more like a bohemian farmhouse.
Aug 21, 2019
Tasting Notes: Pourquoi Faire Sans Blanc?
Today's wine is a Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley.
Aug 19, 2019
Tasting Notes: Burgundy Macônnais White
This is a chardonnay from France. It was good. Really good. Good enough to where I question if I like Sauvignon Blanc at all...
Aug 16, 2019
Tasting Notes: Upcoming
The wines I will try over the next seven days..
Aug 14, 2019
Tasting Notes: Lamadrid
Today's wine comes from Argentina. While Argentina Malbec is having a moment, I was reassured...
Aug 13, 2019
Naples By Austin: Bufalina
If virtue lies with those who use food as merely a means of sustenance, then count my soul among the virtueless masses who live to eat
Aug 12, 2019
Tasting Notes: Bordeaux Blanc 2017
Finding the right time to start anything is difficult, as it doesn't exist. It's with this attitude I stroke the keyboard. This series is...
Aug 9, 2019
a NEW START: Tasting notes
Recently, it may seem that I've taken a hiatus from wine. But that's simply untrue.