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The "Texas Two-Sip Tele-Tasting" put on by the Texas Department of Agriculture was so cool. Yup: TDA and cool in the same sentence. Here's how it worked. TDA sent 10 wines in nearly indestructible wrappers to a handful of people who write about wine. They were all tagged - 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, etc. - and labeled with the varietal. Then at the designated time, we all signed on to a Webcast - I hope to have the link shortly so you can see it, too - where our tasting guides led us through each pairing. Our guides were Devon Broglie (Best Sommelier at the 2006 Texsom Conference and a Whole Foods Market Southwest wine buyer) and Craig Collins (second in '06 to Devon, oversees Central Texas sales team for Prestige Wine Cellars). I know both these guys through the Texas Sommelier Association and grape-picking at Guy Stout's Hill Country vineyard. The varietals - viognier, sangiovese, Rhone reds, tempranillo and orange Muscat - were chosen because they thrive in Texas and point to the future of wine here. Read on for the details and the promised link. The Texas wines were paired with comparable wines, and no one knew which was which. While all the Texans did well, the standouts were the viognier, tempranillo and orange muscat. Brennan Llano Estacado Signature Melange 2007 ($11) vs. France's La Vieille Ferme Rouge 2006 ($7.99): McPherson Sangiovese 2006 ($18) vs. Italy's Badia Coltibuono Chianti Classico 2006 ($25): Inwood Estates Vineyards Cornelious 2007 ($39.50) vs. Spain's Pesquera Tinto Ribera del Duero 2005 ($35): Texas Hills Vineyards Orange Moscato 2005 ($17.50) vs. Quady Electra Orange Muscat 2007 ($12.99): Here's the You Tube link to the Webcast: http://www.youtube.com/user/GoTexanWine. The hour-long video is broken up into five parts. Archived Comments |
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BTW, the Brenner is actually Brennan Vineyards...
From a proud drinker & supporter of Texas wines.
Ann, so right you are. (I suppose I have Leslie Brenner on the brain.) Thanks for the correction. Have you tried the viognier?
The viognier from Brennan Vineyards is wonderful. As well as their rose and their chardonnay.
We sell the Brennan Viognier, McPherson Sangiovese, and the Texas Hills Orange Muscato at Salado Wine Seller in Salado, TX. www.saladowine.com
Far out, June - thank you for commenting. I'll drop by the next time I make an Austin run.
Kim,
I have had their Viognier, and it's wonderful.
There are several wine trails happening in the next 2 months: Grapevine New Vintage Wine Trail (which I'm sure you already know about), as well as Way Out Wineries Spring Wildflower Trail - May 1-3 http://www.wayoutwineries.org/ (of which Brennan is a member) and the Austin Wine Festival May 23-25, 2009 - www.AustinWineFestival.com...
hm... amazing :)