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Zins, Pinots, and SOMMs, Oh My! – Episode #281

In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews two wines and reviews the recently released movie, SOMM. Wines reviewed are the 2010 Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel and the 2010 Rex Hill Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. In the 3rd segment, Mark talks about the movie

Canto Cantele – Episode #280

In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews four wines from the Cantele Winery in Puglia (Apulia) Italy. These were kindly donated by my friend, Dr. Jeremy Parzen, in Austin. I review 4 wines here. First is the 2011 Chardonnay. Not a grape that

East India Wine Company – Episode #279

In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark finally get to review 3 wines his friend Amber Noel kindly bought for him during her tour in India in February. India started making wine thousands of years ago, but it’s modern wine industry is less than

Kingdom of God – Episode #276

After being away for several weeks I’ve returned. My mother passed away on April 27th; a few days after my return from vacation. I decided to return with an episode to explain my absence and to honor her memory. While my mother wasn’t a huge

Hanging at the Red Room Lounge – Episode #275

In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark takes a quick trip up IH-35 to Austin to hang out with Advanced Sommelier, GM and Sommelier of Personal Wine and Red Room Lounge Bill Elsey. Mark and Bill talk about how Bill got into the

TXWine Twitter Night With Some Friends – Episode #274

In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark heads over to his good friend Ceci Barretto’s wine shop Vinously Speaking for a night of Texas Wine Tweeting. We are joined by a few other San Antonio wine peeps. Robin English-Bircher, who is another wine