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
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
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark heads to the beach in Rockport, TX for a study break. He brings 3 beach friendly wines, aka box wines. These are great since it’s usually a bad idea to bring glass to a beach. He samples
In this special 4th Anniversary Episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews 3 wines. The first wine is the first repeat label in the history of the show. He reviews the 2011 Noble Vines 337 Cabernet Sauvignon – The Wine That Started It All. 4
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
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
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
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark interviews the first American to earn the title of Master Sommelier as awarded by the Court of Master Sommeliers. Eddie and Mark talk via Skype about how he got into wine, his experience in France, and
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark finally rights some wrongs as the Foursquare Mayor of Max’s Wine Dive in San Antonio. He has been going to Max’s for almost two years and has never had two of their signature dishes – Fried
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark visits the Messina Hof Winery in Bryan, TX. This is where it started for Messina Hoff in the 1970s. He sits down with Paul the VI and Paul the VII Bonarrigo (Father and Son) to taste
