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January 29, 2018
The Yanks Have Bought Dr Pepper
What does Keurig's acquisition mean for the national soft drink of Texas?
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January 25, 2018
Why Patrón Sold To Bacardi For $5.1 Billion Dollars
And why the company, started by Austin billionaire John Paul DeJoria might have been worth even more.
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January 23, 2018
That’s Amaro! A Cocktail From Houston’s Coltivare
The Italian restaurant has built its drink program around this herbal liqueur. Try the Life Aquatic.
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January 23, 2018
Three Enterprising Vets Hope Sotol Becomes the Next Mezcal
Despite its rich Texas history, sotol is a little-known spirit. The men behind new Driftwood distillery Desert Door want to change that.
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January 22, 2018
Jensen Ackles Isn’t the Only Star at Family Business Beer
By bringing head brewer Nate Seale back to Austin, the new brewpub draws beer geeks as well as fans of ’Supernatural.’
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January 1, 2018
San Antonio, Shaken and Stirred: How to Enjoy the Cocktail Conference
Everyone from the novice to the aficionado can get something out of the city's festival of drink (just pace yourselves, please).
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December 13, 2017
Swift Distillery Stakes Its Claim on Texas Single Malt
Dripping Springs couple devote their resources to producing a whiskey known for its purity, simplicity, and elegance (and one ideal for the holidays).
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November 22, 2017
Get Through Thanksgiving With Our Favorite Autumn Drink Recipes
Need a glass of something to make it through that one loud uncle’s political opinions after Thanksgiving dinner? We’ve got you covered.
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December 30, 2016
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
In the age of gastropubs and microbreweries, Texas still boasts a few real dive bars—where the jukebox is irreplaceable, the beer is domestic, and the patrons feel like family—if you know where to look.
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May 12, 2016
How Mighty Swell Cocktails Is Disrupting the Drink Domain
The wine cooler is back. And better.
Eat My Words
December 23, 2015
Spirits to Get in the Holiday Spirit
Six Texas wines, beers, and cocktail recipes.
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November 10, 2015
Texas Native Competes in the Wine Big Leagues in New Sommelier Reality TV Series
Jack Mason competes in "Uncorked," Esquire TV's new show about the quest to become a Master Somm.
Food & Drink
September 17, 2015
Dare to Be Grape
These six splendid wineries are setting the standard for Texas viticulture.
Food & Drink
September 17, 2015
The Hangover
Chip Tate built Balcones into one of the country’s most innovative whiskey distilleries. But last year he lost the company in a bitter clash with his investors. Now he’s starting from scratch—again.
Food & Drink
September 17, 2015
Reign of Terroir
A decade and a half after I wrote about the poor quality of Texas wines for this magazine, Lone Star vintners are starting to turn heads.
Food & Drink
September 17, 2015
King of Hop
The founder of Austin’s maverick Jester King Brewery talks about his big new project.
Food & Drink
September 17, 2015
What’s the Brew-Haha?
These eight breweries—as scenic as they are savory—are creating quite the buzz.
Food & Drink
September 17, 2015
Southern Comfort
Alba Huerta, arguably the best bartender in Texas, chats about serving cocktails in Houston.
Food & Drink
September 17, 2015
Moved by the Spirits
Inspired by Texas’s new array of homegrown hard alcohols, some of the state’s most innovative bartenders create five bold new cocktails.
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September 17, 2015
Five Unexpected Wine Finds
Comfort Bending Branch Winery’s Tannat grapes, a dark, inky variety from Southwest France and Uruguay, make for innovative wines with rich fruit concentration and grippy tannin. 2012 Estate Tannat, CM, $60. Del Rio Val Verde Winery, founded in this sleepy border city in 1883, is the state’s
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September 17, 2015
Drink Like a Texan
Texans are a thirsty bunch, and our drinks package has everything you need to imbibe like Sam Houston's watching.
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September 2, 2015
The Mathematics of Winemaking
How one Colorado-based outfit is bringing its formula for urban winemaking to Texas.
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March 22, 2015
What the Texanist Drinks
True Texans stock up with more than Topo Chico and Big Red.
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December 15, 2014
Holiday Cheers With Beers
More than a dozen craft beers from Texas and beyond that will pair well with your holiday feast.
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February 11, 2014
Chic-Choc Old-Fashioned
From Minnie’s Tavern and Rye House, San Antonio.
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August 13, 2013
And Texas’s Best Sommelier Is…
Following a rigorous competition at the ninth annual TEXSOM conference, Austin sommelier Scott Ota, of Arro restaurant, takes top honors in what has been called a game-changing year for the state's wine industry.
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April 15, 2013
Texas Gives New York A Shiner
New Yorkers are cheering as our iconic yellow-labeled bock rams toward their city.
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March 26, 2013
Twelve Texas Wines Received Gold Medals
And 62 more state wines captured awards at the Dallas Morning News and TexSom Wine Competition.
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January 29, 2013
Texas Wine of the Month: Pedernales Cellars Tempranillo Reserve 2010
This year kicks off with a Tempranillo for Texas Wine of the Month. By now, you should be fairly familiar with the prevalence of this grape. It’s turning heads in Texas blends (McPherson Cellars La Herencia) as well as in single-varietal wines (Inwood Estates Vineyards “Cornelius” Tempranillo). This month, we
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Confirmed: Texans Drink A Lot Of Beer
Texas buys more beer than every state except for California, though we're only #8 per capita.
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January 20, 2013
That’s the Spirit
Not that you’re looking for an excuse, but these five original cocktails concocted by Texas bartenders using local liquors are a thoroughly acceptable reason to pour yourself a drink. Or three.
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January 20, 2013
Cool Cocktails
A few of the state’s best mixologists share their secrets to making delicious drinks.
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April 30, 2012
Build a Better Margarita and They Will Come
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February 22, 2012
Happy National Margarita Day!
Get your salt shaker and limes ready to celebrate that "frozen concoction that helps you hang on."
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February 14, 2012
Shiner Hops Forward with Wild Hare
Spoetzl Brewery's first Pale Ale debuts with a curious ad campaign.
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January 18, 2012
Pourology 101 Comes to San Antonio
Modeled on the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, the first ever San Antonio Cocktail Conference is ginning up for next weekend, with four days of drink seminars, guided tastings, and cocktail parties. You can get a buzz just reading the program, which is amazing both in its scope and
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September 27, 2011
Texas Craft Brewers Festival Returns to Austin
The Texas Craft Brewers Festival is back! Well, it was back and now it's gone. Don't worry, you can always catch it next year. It happened this past Saturday, September 24th at Fiesta Gardens in Austin--the first time the festival had been put on since 2005. There have