In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark visits the new tasting and B&B facility for Messina Hof in Stonewall (Fredericksburg), TX. While the actual winery is in Bryan, TX, they built a facility in the Hill Country to showcase their wines since this
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark visits Becker Vineyards for a tour and tasting. Nichole Dembele, Public Relations & Tasting Room Coordinator at Becker Vineyards. Nichole and Mark talk about Becker and taste 3 wines. They are the Non Vintage Viognier, the
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews three sparkling wines. The first wine is the Biltmore Estates Blanc de Blancs. This wine was sent to Mark initially for a Skype tasting. Unfortunately they weren’t able to get together in time for New
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews 3 wines for Christmas. He also tests a prototype wine opener and aerator. The wines for today are the 2011 Biltmore Estates Christmas Wine. This wine was donated by the Estate for the purpose of
Each year this idea, this website, this property gets bigger and evolves. It grew out of an idea. An idea that there could be a wine for geeks. Not wine geeks, but a wine for geeks, nerds, etc. Wine geeks are a subset of that
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews 3 wines rather than 2 and a Wine 101 Segment. Since the Christmas tree is up right now, the green screen is taking a rest, so no Wine 101 for the rest of the year. Wines
This is the 5th part in my series of blog posts about my trip to France. My first really good night sleep on the trip has just happened. I left San Antonio on a Saturday and arrive in France Sunday morning. I don’t get to
In this special edition of 1337 Wine TV, Mark review 3 wines for Thanksgiving here in the U.S. The first wine is the 2009 Christophe Cordier Macon. The second wine is the 2009 Kings Ridge Pinot Noir from Oregon. The third is an unusual pairing
This is the 4th part in my series of blog posts about my trip to France. Monday morning. 7AM. I wake up refreshed. Not an ounce of jet lag. No, really. I don’t get that at all. But then again, I have a weird body
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews another Cul-De-Sac wine he bought at HEB. This time it’s the Merlot. He then reviews the Sonoma Cutrer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. This week’s Wine 101 is about the difference between Super Tuscan and Chianti. Here are
