Libations
September 18, 2018
Welcome to Sommelier Summer Camp
Why are the world’s biggest wine names spending August in a Dallas suburb? Take a trip inside TEXSOM.
TexSom
Libations
April 30, 2018
What We Learned at the International Wine Awards in Dallas
Texas vintners held their own at the competition, which included more than 3,200 entrants.
Food & Drink
September 20, 2016
Vino and Veritas
Rachel DelRocco, Texas's best sommelier, the state's wine industry, pairing food and wine, and how to talk about wine when you don't know much.
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
March 25, 2015
Balaced Wines Pursue the Lone Star State
Texas-based Pinot Noir and Chardonnay fans looking for a safe-bet in their pursuit of quality wines from California should consider an upcoming Houston wine tasting event on Monday, March 30 from non-profit organization In Pursuit of Balance (IPOB). Founded in 2011 by Rajat Parr of Domaine de la Côte
Food & Drink
August 13, 2014
A Big Year for Texas and Austin’s Sommelier Communities
TEXSOM, the nation's largest wine education conference, celebrated its ten-year anniverary, and Joelle Cousins, who works at Austin's Red Room Lounge, was named the best Texas sommelier in 2014, the sixth time an Austinite has taken home the honor.
Libations
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.