In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews 3 sparkling wines for your New Year’s Eve celebration,. The wines are from 3 different countries, so there should be something for everyone. Wines reviewed in this episode are the Non-Vintage Borgoluce Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG,
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark picks 3 wines for Christmas. These may not be the first three wines that come to mind for Christmas, but they are interesting choices. All the wines were purchased at the newest wine merchant to enter the
In this episode of 1337 Wine TV, Mark reviews a couple random wines he picked up this year. One wine is from several months ago at a visit to World Market – the 2009 The Tapas Collection Tempranillo. The other wine is a wine he
In this year’s Thanksgiving Special, Mark reviews 3 wine suggested by his good friend Ceci Barretto of Vinously Speaking Wine Shop. She recently had a food and wine pairing for Thanksgiving at her shop and these were three of a group of wines she featured.
In this special episode of 1337 Wine TV, I get a chance to sit down with Craig Collins, Master Sommelier (MS). We were able to meet up the day after TEXSOM (Texas Sommelier Conference) at the Four Seasons Hotel & Resort in Las Colinas (Dallas),
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 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 makes the long overdue trek to Houston, TX to attend a tasting of Brunello di Montalcino sponsored by the Consorzio Vino Brunello di Montalcino. 30 producers from Tuscany (Toscana) were brought to the United States to
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 Leet Wine TV, I had the honor of sitting down with Joe Buonincontri, Owner of Luce Ristorante e Enoteca here in San Antonio and Jeremy Parzen the man behind the wine blog DoBianchi.com. This was prior to a food and
