Thought you all (or y'all, as they say here in Texas) might like to get a picture for what it's like to live out here on the plains of West Texas.  Last week I took a trip out to visit my friends at Bingham Family Vineyards and get a tour of their place.  It was so windy that I wasn't [...]

I'm proud to announce a new post that I have written for Palate Press.  I really had a great time working with Meg Maker and Ryan Reichert from Palate Press.  There are some great people over there, and it is a really great online publication that I am proud to have the privilege of being published on. My post has [...]

"He" and "She" (which I guess would make a "They"), from the Swirl Smell Slurp blog have an ambitious project together that is pairing them with local bloggers across the country to try to taste America.  They are trying to taste wine from every state in this here US of A, and were kind enough to ask me and Jim [...]

This is part three of the 2010 Texas – Virginia Wine Summit.  For part 1 of the 2010 Texas – Virginia Wine Summit, you can find the Dawn of Cooperation here on Vinotology.For part 2 of the Summit, you can find The Great Tasting here on Wine(Explored) Chairman: Welcome to the third session of the 2010 Texas – Virginia Wine [...]

The bustle of activity over the last week has left me spent. I try to work up the energy to accomplish anything productive, but my strength fails me.  Just when I feel that all hope is lost, I post a simple message on Twitter, which reads, "Hmm, I'm starting to think that I'm not going to get a Wine Blogging [...]

 I'm going to be honest, and not in the kind of way that is self-serving or flattering, more in the kind of way that exposes a kind of hidden douchebaggery.  I admit that I've always had a tendency towards a certain benign snobbishness.  I've never been overtly snobby, but somewhere deep down I've always felt a sort of pity or [...]

The day is rapidly approaching (this Thursday, March 25th) for the #WAMerlot Twitter tasting that my friend Josh Wade from DrinkNectar has put together.  People from all over the country will be popping the cork on some Washington Merlot, and then tweeting about the wines that they are drinking. It's been really exciting to see the level of participation that [...]

The Good   You guys know that I'm a punk rocker from way back, so I had no choice but to select this awesome post as The Good for this week.  Matt does a great job of expressing the reasons why I blog about wine, not to mention the fact that he references underground music, and handmade rock 'zines.  I [...]

I'm really excited about the continuation of the Texas/Virginia Wine Summit over on the Wine(Explored) blog.  Today we are presenting more of our case for our state's merits when it comes to wine, and this time we have brought physical evidence.  Read the results here. Also, if you are on Twitter, follow Josh from Wine(Explored) @wineaccguy.

Chairman: The Texas – Virginia Wine Summit will now come to order. After years of jostling for the honor of joining California, Washington, New York, and Oregon as the fifth of the future “Big Five,” we have decided to put this question to you, the panel, for reconciliation. We have to my left, representing the great state of Texas, Ben [...]