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May 2, 2012
Texas Wines Are Talk of the Town
In the wake of Sunday's Texas wine seminar at the Austin Food & Wine Festival, organized and moderated by Houston wine writer Russ Kane, Texas wines seem to be on everyone's minds this week. Eatocracy (CNN): Food & Wine magazine executive wine editor Ray Isle, a Houston native, was a member of the ... More >>
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March 12, 2012
Wine of the Week: Who Needs Another Merlot When You Have Cerasuolo di Vittoria?
Did the world really need another Merlot and Chardonnay in 1995? Evidently, the Planeta family thought so, and when the younger generation of this Sicilian clan launched the eponymous winery in the mid-1990s, they delivered bold, oaky, concentrated, and highly alcoholic Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Wine of the Week: A Red That Lasts for Days
After what's your favorite wine?, the question that I get asked the most at wine tastings and seminars is how do you make wine last after you've opened the bottle? My initial answer is drink good wine: Wine with high acidity will last longer once opened; acidity is one of the key elements that give ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Upcoming Events: Kick It With Kombucha and Go Greek
If you don't like kombucha, I promise that it's only because you haven't tried Kickin Kombucha. I've turned many a hater into a convert with the brew, which just so happens to be made right here in Houston at the Kitchen Incubator downtown. I mention this because Kickin Kombucha is launching a new ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Wine Whine: Waiter, Please Don't Chill My White Wine (Too Much)!
You can imagine how thrilled I was when I discovered one of my favorite northern Italian white wines on the list the other night at Giacomo's Cibo e Vino on Westheimer: The 2010 Anas-Cëtta (Nascetta) by Cogno for under $40. (The name of this rare grape is Nascetta, pronounced nah-SHEHT-tah. Origina ... More >>
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December 16, 2011
Odd Pair: What Wine to Pair with Hospital Food?
Photos by Jeremy Parzen.When you're admitted to the hospital to have a baby, you're taken off solid foods. As soon as the baby is born, they bring you a meal to regain your strength. In our case, it was hospital cafeteria meatloaf.Color me pink! Tracie P and I had a baby on Monday: Georgia P ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Top 5 Champagnes Under $60 for the Holidays
Photos by Jeremy Parzen.Remember: Champagne doesn't have to be white. Rosé Champagne is often considered the more "muscular" expression of the appellation. Look for Bollinger Rosé, Ruinart Rosé, and our favorite, Billecart Salmon Rosé.Okay, folks. There's good news and there's bad news. ... More >>
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December 12, 2011
Wine of the Week: An Argentine Chardonnay that Surprised Me
Photo by Jeremy Parzen.Argentina isn't what I generally reach for when I go wine shopping, but I was pleasantly surprised when my Spec's salesperson turned me on to this Patagonia Chardonnay.Most of the wine that comes from South America tends to be made in the California style: big flavor, b ... More >>
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December 1, 2011
Messina Hof Has the Best Wine in Texas, According to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
This year, more than 2,500 wines were entered into the annual Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo's International Wine Competition. Of those entries, 736 were from Texas wineries. And of those Texas wineries, Messina Hof swept up 20 medals and the coveted title of Top Texas Wine for its 2004 Solara, whic ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Yao Ming: Basketball Player, Shark Saver, Wine Maker
The last time we wrote about Yao Ming, it was to cover the former Houston Rockets center's fight against shark fin soup consumption in his home country, China, where the soup is considered a luxury and a necessity at large banquets and parties. Now, the retired basketball player is making news for ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
Wine of the Week: The Aegean Sea in a Glass
The first time I tasted Thalassitis by the Gaia winery (Santorini, Greece), it was poured for me by the "best sommelier in the world 2008," Aldo Sohm, at Le Bernardin in New York City in 2010. Aldo paired the wine with raw sea urchin: The "saltiness" and intense acidity of this wine, he noted, was ... More >>
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November 17, 2011
10 Thanksgiving Wines (That We Actually Drink)
Photos by Jeremy Parzen.Dolcetto can deliver character without overwhelming the palate or breaking the bank.Yes, folks, it's that predictable time of year when everyone posts their Thanksgiving wine recommendations. Among the literally hundreds of blogs and feeds that I follow, one of my favo ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Wine of the Week: A "No Sulfites Added" Texas Wine
Photos by Jeremy Parzen.Houstonian winemaker Lewis Dickson produces wines with no added sulfites on his estate, La Cruz de Comal, in the Texas Hill Country.There's good news and there's bad news. First, the bad news. In the wake of last Friday's "myth-debunking" post on sulfites in wine, I ... More >>
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October 3, 2011
Wine of the Week: Biodynamic Lees-Aged Grüner Veltliner
Although Nicolas Joly is widely hailed as the father of biodynamic grape-growing and winemaking in Europe today; the Nikolaihof estate in the Wachau region of Austria is generally considered to be the first biodynamic winery in the world. (The pan-agricultural biodynamic movement was founded by Aust ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
Wine of the Week: Pinot Noir Isn't the New Merlot
Three years ago, when I attended a talk by Wine & Spirits Magazine editor-in-chief Josh Greene at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California, he discussed the rising popularity of Pinot Noir and its eclipse of Merlot as the by-the-glass go-to grape among young wine profes ... More >>
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July 25, 2011
TexSom Has Som-thing for Everyone
Last year, when I traveled to Friuli, Italy with a group of top U.S. sommeliers, I overheard their fearless and übercool leader, Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey, tell his colleagues, "Every state should have a TexSom." He was referring to the Texas Sommelier Conference, the annual Texas win ... More >>
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May 16, 2011
Wine of the Week: a Modern but Balanced Chenin Blanc from South Africa
We have a saying at our house: No wine without food and no food without wine. In other words, we never serve wine in our home as a stand-alone cocktail. It is always served within the context of a meal, whether we're entertaining guests or just cozying up on the coach for a Law & Order: SVU m ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Passport Spain Quiz: Answer Some Questions and Win Tickets to a Tasting with a Rockstar Winemaker
Always wanted to meet and taste with rockstar and heartthrob winemaker Alvaro Palacios (right), one of the "50 most influential people in the wine world" according to Decanter? Well, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Houston Cooking School of Central Market's "Passport to Spa ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Wine of the Week: Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut
Thanks to the generosity of my neighbors, this week's wine is a bubbly made in the Méthode Champenoise, which, according to the wine's website, is pronounced, "may-tawd shaw-pah-nuaz." This method is a replica of the traditional way that Champagne (named after the region in France where it i ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Wine of the Week: Intipalka 2009 Ica Valley Tannat
It wasn't so much the origin of this wine that interested me- it's the last of three samples from Peru reviewed for Wine of the Week. But the varietal, Tannat, is something that I've never tried before on its own. Tannat is a red grape that was originally grown in the Madiran appellation in ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
Wine(s) of the Week: Duel Napa Valley Chardonnay
I had a couple bottles of Chardonnay sent to me from different wineries, and noticed they were both within a year's vintage of one another, in the same price range, and both from the Napa Valley. So, why not do a Wine of the Week, "Food Fight" style? It was on like Donkey Kong, only a little ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Germany Meets Texas: Rieslings at The Tasting Room
Scallops.Nik Weis of St. Urbans-Hof traveled all the way from Germany to show off his Rieslings, and after a few sips, it was evident why he would make the effort to share this refreshingly light and sweet wine with Houstonians. The first of The Tasting Room's Winemaker Dinner Series events ... More >>
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December 21, 2010
Wine of the Week: Biltmore Estate Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine
'Tis the season of overindulgence, and I say, why wait to pop open that bottle of bubbly taking up room in your refrigerator? The week of Christmas is as good as any to start the celebratory drinking and a perfect time to test out samples of sparkling wine in preparation for New Year's Eve. ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Wine of the Week: Tempra Tantrum 2009 Tempranillo /Shiraz Blend
Another sample courtesy of UnderdogWineMerchant.com, this Spanish wine with a nicely designed, trendy label seems to be part of what the company calls a "Nuevo-Vino" approach to winemaking. I did a little poking around on the winery's website and decided that this wine's being marketed to w ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Messina Hof 2010 Harvest Festival
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Blogs
March 18, 2010
Wine of the Week: Trimbach Riesling
Spring is here. And that means one thing: White wine is back. As the days get longer and warmer, we find ourselves drinking more white than red. Of course, there are always exceptions. But for the most part, we like to sit outside and soak up the sun with our chilled glass of white wine. No ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Wine of the Week - Marcy Jimenez of Houston Wine Merchant
Marcy Jimenez has been in the wine industry for 10 years. She started as a restaurant sommelier, but has been the wine buyer for the Houston Wine Merchant for a little more than two years. "Being a buyer is less stressful and frenetic," she said. "I also have much better hours." But being a b ... More >>
Dining
October 1, 2009
Heavenly Fries
The b7 frites at Block 7 Wine Company
Blogs
September 14, 2009
Obscure Wine Grapes: Huxelrebe
Photo by Robb WalshInstead of combining grape juices to make a blend, German viticulturalist Georg Scheu crossed two popular varietals to make a new grape. Huxelrebe is a cross between sweet and aromatic Muscat and the austere Swiss wine grape, Chasselas. Invented in 1927, Huxelrebe was named ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2009
Upcoming Events
Whether your beverage of choice is wine, coffee or beer, we've got you covered in this week's upcoming events. The French Open takes place this weekend, and if you're looking for a spot to watch, then Coffee Groundz is the place for you. The coffee shop-cum-gelateria in Midtown is offering specials ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2009
Carnivores Behaving Frugally
That's Your Big Boy If the three-martini lunch was the status symbol of the go-go '80s (Gordon Gekko and all that), then surely the steakhouse dinner replete with a bottle of Opus One and a finishing cigar was the defining dish of the naughty '00s (pronounced "aughties" by the way). Su ... More >>
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February 26, 2009
Eco-Friendly Wine
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November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving Day Feast at Messina Hoff
Web exclusive!
Dining
October 16, 2008
Texas Wants Beer: Change This Law!
Web exclusive!
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August 14, 2008
Harvest Grand Finale Vintner Dinner
Messina Hof Winery celebrates its 2008 ports
Calendar
August 2, 2007
Harvest Festival
You can squish your wine and drink it too at Messina Hof
Dining
May 3, 2007
Five Wines That'll Blow Your Mind
The Vintage Mirrors the Year
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May 1, 2007
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May 1, 2007
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April 10, 2007
Andrea Lazar’s Passionate Picks
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April 10, 2007
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Dining
March 9, 2006
Monsterville on Washington
Welcome to Houston’s culinary cutting edge
Dining
February 24, 2005
Wine Geek Chic
Which wine will you be serving at your Oscar party?
Dining
June 5, 2003
Le Fracas Français
Boycott is the only bad taste at Chez Nous

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