May
Bottle Rocket: Te Koko will change your mind about New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
If you still think all New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc tastes alike– lime, passionfruit, grapefruit and just-picked tropical fruit –then pick up a bottle of Cloudy Bay’s Te Koko and see the world change. Unscrew the top on a bottle of Te Koko (virtually all NZ wines have screw tops), pour a glass, and take a Continue reading →
If you still think all New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc tastes alike– lime, passionfruit, grapefruit and just-picked tropical fruit –then pick up a bottle of Cloudy Bay’s Te Koko and see the world change. Unscrew the top on a bottle of Te Koko (virtually all NZ wines have screw tops), pour a glass, and take a Continue reading →
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Hot Date: Saturday, April 28: Four Seasons hosts Washington winery Cote Bonneville at wine dinner
Master somm James Tidwell runs the show at the Four Seasons in Las Colinas, which is to say he is in charge of everything that lubricates the tony resort that will soon host the Byron Nelson golf tournament. But Saturday night, Tidwell’s concentrating his considerable talent on a wine dinner with Cote Bonneville, whose estate Continue reading →
Master somm James Tidwell runs the show at the Four Seasons in Las Colinas, which is to say he is in charge of everything that lubricates the tony resort that will soon host the Byron Nelson golf tournament. But Saturday night, Tidwell’s concentrating his considerable talent on a wine dinner with Cote Bonneville, whose estate Continue reading →
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Bottle Rocket: tasting the 2009 Simi Cabernet “Landslide Vineyard” with winemaker Susan Leuker
The 2009 is still sleeping in barrels (it’ll be released in the fall), but the 2008 is pretty darn good.
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What to buy your sweetie for Valentine’s Day
Of course, it has to be something French, because French men know about love. They know about women. And they know about shoes and lavender and bath soaps, which no man really understands.
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Las Colinas is Center of Universe for Big-Wig Master Sommeliers Meeting, January 20-22
If you smell a little Barolo in the air this week, it’s because the Court of Master Sommeliers-Americas, the group which counts nearly 200 members–all master sommeliers–will be holding their 2012 Annual Conference at The Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas from January 20-22. The Court counts among its members Hatch friends and Dallas wine luminaries James Tidwell Continue reading →
If you smell a little Barolo in the air this week, it’s because the Court of Master Sommeliers-Americas, the group which counts nearly 200 members–all master sommeliers–will be holding their 2012 Annual Conference at The Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas from January 20-22. The Court counts among its members Hatch friends and Dallas wine luminaries James Tidwell Continue reading →
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May
Bottle Rockets: Mothers Day Wine Picks from Sommelier DLynn Proctor
Three wines–two under $15– for sipping and swirling this Sunday.
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