I am not much of a horse race fan. Maybe it is because I grew up in Texas where rodeo was big, but for horse racing you had to drive to Louisiana. But the Triple Crown is different. It has more than enough pageantry, funny hats, beautiful horses, beautiful women, and hoopla […]

A friend of mine sent me a link to a nice graphic of per capita RED wine consumption in the world in 2006. I thought it was fun, so I’m just sharing.

The summer heat has arrived early in Austin, making me think about the white wines of summer. This past Friday, the WineEnabler crew got together and put several white wines to the test.
The six wines we tasted were Michel Redde La Moynerie Pouilly-Fumé 2005 ($11.25!), Oro de Castilla Verdejo 2007 ($13.99), Pieropan Soave Classico […]

Ridge wines are special to me. When I was first learning to taste wine about a year-and-a-half ago, I had my first a-ha moment with wine while drinking a wine from Ridge. Neil and Kathy had invited Rachael and I over to their house for a wine tasting party. To help us […]

If you look around you can find a small group of American wineries that are not following the crowd or the critics. Instead, these wineries are following the grapes to produce individual, authentic wines. I really enjoy finding these wines and sharing them with friends. Recently, we received a sample of wines […]

It’s hotter than a “modie-fo” here in Austin, Texas, and it isn’t even EASTER for crying out loud. You may ask yourself what is a “modie-fo?” Well, it’s just a made up word of mine that I bet you can figure out all on your own. Anyhow, the point is that we […]

On Wednesday, Rachael and I visited Parkside, which is located on 301 E 6th St in Austin, right smack in the heart of the 6th Street district. Presumably, we were meeting Justin of ModernWino.com there to talk shop about wine blogging. But in actuality, I think we were all the most excited about […]

As part of the continuing quest to find good wines at around the $10 mark, we’ve got a few to report back on. If you’re an Austinite, both of these wines are from the HEB at Red River and 41st, and both cost $10.

2007 Fog Head Pinot Noir
On recommendation from Steve, the HEB wine […]

I moved to Silicon Valley in 1984 to work for Data General. It was an amazing time – the birth of both the technology age and the modern era of Californian wine. I spent my days making semiconductors and weekends visiting wineries and tasting wine with friends. The various wine producing areas […]

St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, and I normally think of this as a beer, not a wine, holiday. Though I don’t get giddy over the idea of drinking green beer like some people do, I still like to throw back a few Irish brews on this debacherous day.
However, as I read in the LA […]