Natalie MacLean, the leading online wine expert in Canada, interviewed me for her podcast/video interview. It posted today (10-16-2019). The segment is 45 minutes long and the quality is good. Natalie is a charming personality and interviewer. If you are interested in Natalie’s online material and me talking about wine in general and about Texas wine and several other stories, here is the link to the video interview:
Link to video of the interview
Natalie MacLean interview podcast
After Texas wine pioneers demonstrated you could grow wine vines in Texas, the next question: what wine vines do we grow? Continue reading “Texas grapes”
Crljenak kaštelanski (pronounce Tserl-yee-ehnak Kashh-tell-ann-skee). Primitivo (pronounce pri-meh-TEE-Voh). Or, if you are confounded by Croation and intimidated by Italian, go with the California pronunciation: zinfandel (‘zin-fən-del). Continue reading “Zinfandel’s names”
More notes of interest from the wine world: Continue reading “More wine tidbits”
Good news, bad news, an interesting wine factoid: Continue reading “Wine tidbits”
Collectible wine. Nice to dream about, unlikely to be acquired. You probably are not going to spend more on a bottle of wine than on your daughter’s wedding. Continue reading “Expensive wine characteristics”
“Natural” wine—next big thing in the avant-garde wine world. What is that all about? Continue reading “Natural wine”
Some winsome wine facts to amuse and entertain you over your morning cup of coffee or evening sips of wine: Continue reading “Winsome wine facts”
It is hard to think of California wine and not think of zinfandel. Continue reading “Old vine zin”
It is hard to think of California wine and not think of zinfandel. Continue reading “Old vine zin”