Category: Houston Wine Scene
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Meet Dave Phinney of Orin Swift Cellars- RODEO Houston Grand Champion Winemaker
Are you in Houston and a little jealous watching your friends’ Facebook pics from last night’s Rodeo Uncorked event? Or were you there and need a little more rodeo wine in your life? Well, you are in luck! Dave Phinney of Orin Swift Cellars will be in Houston at the Heights Kroger store tomorrow, Tuesday,…
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Houston Area Wine Events in August
Here’s what’s going on in wine in August in the Houston area: Jump to an Event Houston Restaurant Weeks 2015 Wine Tastings at French Country Wines A Mid-Summers Wine Dream Cooking Class & Wine Dinner at Central Market Hatch Chiles and Sparkling Wine at Central Market Discover Series: Roses for Summer at Central Market Houston…
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Behind the scenes as a wine judge
For the next two days I’ll be judging wines with 99 other judges for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo for my third year in a row. I can’t wear lipstick or anything with a fragrance. Nothing. And I’ll be in a room that’s about 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Wanna what happens behind the scenes? I’ve got the…
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Houston Area Wine Events in September
You might have noticed a few changes around here on MomsToolbox. Not too long ago I mentioned that I was moving my content from MomsTravel Tales to join MomsToolbox, and with the new header, I have also moved some of my wine content and series that were on VineSleuth Uncorked over to MomsToolbox, as well. It might…
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Shop and cook with Monica Pope & Maurizio Ferrarese
In Houston and in the market for some fun? A few years ago I invited a friend to join me for a private cooking lesson with Maurizio Ferrarese of Quattro at Four Seasons Hotel Houston and the two of us had a blast sipping sparkling wine and learning how to make fantastic risotto, among other things.…
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Rattan Pan-Asian Bistro in Houston
You might not think of a Pan-Asian bistro as the place to find an outstanding wine list, but Rattan, located in the Energy Corridor in West Houston, has exactly that. When I first visited, I was certainly expecting a delicious dinner with a few notable wines. What I got was a symphony of flavors from…
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Mimosa Brunch at The Tasting Room
For those of you lucky enough to live in Houston, all four The Tasting Room locations offer a new take on the traditional mimosa Champagne brunch. Rather than just offer one orange mimosa, the Tasting Room offers a selection of fresh, house-made juices and purees to go along with their list of sparkling wines. The experience…
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Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition Winners
This weekend I, along with 99 other judges, swirled, sniffed and tasted our way through more than 2,900 wines to help determine the winners of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo’s international wine competition. I hope to share the details of my first wine judging experience soon, as well as fill you in on…
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Houston wine bloggers at The Tasting Room
I had the pleasure of toasting and dining at the Tasting Room in Uptown Park last week with fellow Houston wine bloggers (as featured in Jeremy’s photo, clockwise): Jamie Glover Dabbs, Social Media Director for The Tasting Room and Max’s Wine Dive and blogger at The Black Door (me) Bear Dalton, fine wine buyer of…
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Chateau La Nerthe and L’Olivier
Living in Houston definitely has its perks… awesome people, incredible arts (all kinds) and world-class restaurants, to name a few things I love about my city. Back in June, I was treated by Pasternak Wine Imports, who imports some very delicious wines, to a meal with several other bloggers at one of those amazing restaurants, …
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Modus Operandi Sauvignon Blanc at Hawthorn
Last night my husband and I dined at Hawthorn in the Upper Kirby District of Houston for the first time and I was served a wine that I have been thinking about since that first sip, so I had to share it with you. I was at the restaurant initially to learn more about their…
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Let’s rodeo in Houston with wine events every day
Yep, that’s me, your VineSleuth, chatting it up with Houston wine LEGEND Bear Dalton of Spec’s at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Rodeo Uncorked Roundup and Best Bites competition event just over a week ago. There were hundreds of medal-winning wines from the international wine competition to taste alongside delicious bites from some of…
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Max’s Wine Dive in Houston, Texas
This was just one of the signs that greeted me as I went to meet with Jacob Fairchild, the director of wine sales for Max’s Wine Dive in Houston. “Merlot is the new Merlot,” said another one. Obviously I was in for a treat. But I knew that already. About two weeks prior to the…