With the 25th Annual San Angelo Food & Wine Festival coming up, some pointers. Continue reading “Wine tasting”
Category: Recent Columns
Varietal wines
There are more than 5,000 varieties of wine grapes (Vitis vinifera). Continue reading “Varietal wines”
Riesling
Normally, you do not associate white wines with aging. Enjoy them young, with frisky spring flowers in the nose and green fruits on the tongue. Continue reading “Riesling”
Easter
As Christian families gather to celebrate the empty tomb and Jewish families the passing over of the 10th plague in Egypt, they traditionally serve one of two dinners: a roasted ham or some cut of lamb. Continue reading “Easter”
Zinfandel
If you enjoy rooting for scrappy underdogs, Zinfandel is your wine. Continue reading “Zinfandel”
Wine San Angelo drinks—White Zinfandel
Wine snobs roll their eyes in disdain, but for one in ten wine drinkers, White Zinfandel—the winemaker’s mistake that proved golden—is their wine of choice. Continue reading “Wine San Angelo drinks—White Zinfandel”
Meritage
“Meritage”—what is it, and why is it so pricey? Continue reading “Meritage”
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day evokes images of a dram of Irish whiskey, a pint of stout. But wine? Continue reading “St. Patrick’s Day”
Wine drinking temperatures
Wine experts say Americans serve white wines too cold and red wines too hot. Continue reading “Wine drinking temperatures”
Carlo Rossi
San Angeloans buy more Franzia House Favorites boxed wines than any other wine. Carlo Rossi jug wines are another top seller. Continue reading “Carlo Rossi”