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
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark scares up 3 wines for Halloween. He then pairs them with some traditional Halloween candy. The wines reviewed are the Non-vintage Dia De Los Blancos from South Coast Winery. I thought this was a World Market
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, I do a video Skype interview with the man that inspired me to do video wine reviews, Gary Vaynerchuk. This is an interview that has been in the works on and off for a while. The last couple
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark shares wine with Sam Scarpari of Seraphim Wines via Skype. Sam is 8800 miles away and 16 hours ahead in Australia. He and Mark are just a couple of blokes
This is part 3 (yes, it’s a year later I’m finally continuing this story) in my series of blog posts about my trip to France. I’m leaving on a jet plane….. All charged up and ready to go to France, I load up the car
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark visits Rockport-Fulton area of the Texas Gulf Coast for a few days and checks out the local wine scene. He reviews three wines bought at Lighthouse Liquors which is an eclectic wine shop located in Fulton. They
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark does a Google Hangout of One. Thursday 8/30/12 was #CabernetDay on Twitter where people from all over got together on Twitter to drink Cabernet-based wines. These could be Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc (one of the parents
