The monthly wine tastings at Pappas Bros. Steakhouse in Dallas are the best wine tastings in the city. Why? Because the certified sommelier staff at PBSH is the best in the state and because they love to share good wines with those who care about ...
Susan Leuker of Simi This is Susan Leuker, the director of winemaking at Sonoma County star winery Simi Winery. What’s Susan holding in her hands? A bottle of 2009 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon from grapes grown in the Landslide Vineyard. Why the ...
On a recent trip to Fredericksburg, Texas, I stopped at William Chris Vineyards, in the nearby town of Hye. Part of my the fun of working as a sommelier at a prominent Texas steakhouse is tasting some of world’s best wines, which often ...
Chateau Montelena's Bo Barrett “Having a winery is more than eating foie gras, filling out government forms and drinking wine all day,” Chateau Montelena owner Bo Barrett told me over lunch recently. We were tasting through ...
Cheval des Andes winemaker Nicolas Audebert decanting an older Cheval des Andes “It’s not important who the winemaker is,” says Nicolas Audebert, the winemaker of Cheval des Andes, the prized Cabernet-based blend from Mendoza, ...
we started the evening with a spicy gazpacho sour Honig Vineyard owner Mike Honig 2002 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon "Premier Napa Valley" Akaushi strip steak with charred radicchio and huckleberry marmalade When I tasted through last ...
newton winemaker chris millard with a bottle of his premier blend, 'the puzzle" A couple of weeks ago, I popped the top on a cellared bottle of 1995 Newton unfiltered Pinot Noir that impressed me with its elegant structure and still-fresh ...