Merlot - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/merlot/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:36:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Merlot - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/merlot/ 32 32 103504436 Great Wines For Valentine’s Day — and a Surprisingly Good Super Bowl Wine https://houstonnewmedia.org/great-wines-for-valentines-day-and-a-surprisingly-good-super-bowl-wine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-wines-for-valentines-day-and-a-surprisingly-good-super-bowl-wine Thu, 10 Feb 2022 00:36:06 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=380813 Looking for some wines for weekend dinners, or Valentine’s Day, perhaps? My tasting schedule was interrupted recently while I was out of the country — though I did sample some good Mexican wines (more on that later) — but I’m back in the sw...

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]]> 250549 Holiday Wines That Make Any Special Occasion Even More Memorable — From White to Red to Sparkling and Rose https://houstonnewmedia.org/holiday-wines-that-make-any-special-occasion-even-more-memorable-from-white-to-red-to-sparkling-and-rose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holiday-wines-that-make-any-special-occasion-even-more-memorable-from-white-to-red-to-sparkling-and-rose Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:19:12 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=369888 Every year, as Thanksgiving and Christmas approach, I am the recipient of requests for wine recommendations for the holidays. It’s a job I take seriously, as Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year, for several reasons, chief among th...

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]]> 207266 New Zealand Wine Wiz Nick Goldschmidt on the Surprisingly Easy Secret to a Lifetime of Good Drinking https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-zealand-wine-wiz-nick-goldschmidt-on-the-surprisingly-easy-secret-to-a-lifetime-of-good-drinking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-zealand-wine-wiz-nick-goldschmidt-on-the-surprisingly-easy-secret-to-a-lifetime-of-good-drinking Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:19:19 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=358131 I like to talk about wine with people who share my passion for it. We open bottles, we trade stories about travel and soil types, terroir and residual sugar, and we talk of taste and food and restaurants. We recommend wines to one another, we drink, an...

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]]> 180848 Napa’s House of Wine — Jeff Cole On Life at the Stunning Sullivan Rutherford Estate https://houstonnewmedia.org/napas-house-of-wine-jeff-cole-on-life-at-the-stunning-sullivan-rutherford-estate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=napas-house-of-wine-jeff-cole-on-life-at-the-stunning-sullivan-rutherford-estate Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:36:03 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=323204 I love to talk about wine with people who share my passion for it. We open bottles, we trade stories about travel and soil types, terroir and residual sugar, and we talk of taste and food and restaurants. We recommend wines to one another, we drink, an...

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]]> 101940 This 40th Anniversary Merlot Proves Worthy of Milestone — Your Virtual Wine Tasting Find https://houstonnewmedia.org/this-40th-anniversary-merlot-proves-worthy-of-milestone-your-virtual-wine-tasting-find/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-40th-anniversary-merlot-proves-worthy-of-milestone-your-virtual-wine-tasting-find Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:30:01 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=322317 Virtual wine tastings. How many have you participated in during the past week? I’ve enjoyed several, including one a few days ago that featured a mourvèdre and a cabernet sauvignon, all from Arizon, from different producers, and all representing great ...

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]]> 96653 Scottish Wine Guru Appreciates California Vineyards, Treasures a Good Champagne and Loves a Great Wine Rap https://houstonnewmedia.org/scottish-wine-guru-appreciates-california-vineyards-treasures-a-good-champagne-and-loves-a-great-wine-rap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scottish-wine-guru-appreciates-california-vineyards-treasures-a-good-champagne-and-loves-a-great-wine-rap Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:27:50 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=280361 I love to talk about wine with people who share my passion for it. We open bottles, we trade stories about travel and soil types, terroir and residual sugar, and we talk of taste and food and restaurants. We recommend wines to one another, we drink, an...

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]]> 27755 This Largely Unknown Wine Grape Produces an Underrated Red https://houstonnewmedia.org/this-largely-unknown-wine-grape-produces-an-underrated-red/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-largely-unknown-wine-grape-produces-an-underrated-red Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:44:56 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=269435 Have you ever heard of Rebo? If not, don’t worry, because you are not alone. Rebo is a grape that was created in Trentino, a province in Italy’s far north (recall the Council of Trent from your history class?), a cross between Teroldego and...

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]]> 15667 Shaking Up Your Wine Game — Drop the California Cabernet Crutch for a Bordeaux Blend https://houstonnewmedia.org/shaking-up-your-wine-game-drop-the-california-cabernet-crutch-for-a-bordeaux-blend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shaking-up-your-wine-game-drop-the-california-cabernet-crutch-for-a-bordeaux-blend Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:56:33 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=265327 You want something to pair with the Beef Wellington you plan to serve at dinner, having begun the evening with Cava. Your five guests are accustomed to drinking California Cabernet, and while there is definitely nothing wrong with that at all, you want...

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