The Breakdown: Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair
The Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair is back for its 12th year, and it begins next Wednesday, April 8.…
9 years ago
Wine
Spring Semester (Classes & Wine Glasses)
I like to believe I know some stuff, but the truth is I really don't know anything. Daily life proves again…
9 years ago
In Pursuit of Balance
An exclusive non-profit wine collective is coming to Texas for the first time, and Houston is its chosen destination. In…
9 years ago
2014 Iron Sommelier: Winners
Last night (Oct. 2) roughly 500 wine enthusiasts headed to the Houstonian Hotel for the much-anticipated 2014 Iron Sommelier Competition…
10 years ago
Winning & Wine-ing
Last Friday, September 26, we asked you to share with us your favorite spot to drink wine in Houston for…
10 years ago
Store It and Pour It
For many wine enthusiasts, the heart of the home is not the kitchen or the living room—it is a custom…
10 years ago
At Central Market: The Wines of Saint-Émilion
This past Tuesday Central Market hosted a remarkable wine event: a tasting of Grand Cru Classé wines from the Saint-Émilion…
10 years ago
Distilling 2,500 Bottles of Wine to 11
I was thrilled to have an opportunity to be part of the committee judging sparkling and dessert wines for the…
10 years ago
Not A Drop in Sight
A few weeks ago I was fortunate to taste four wines from Francis Ford Coppola Winery at Reef ... blindfolded.…
11 years ago
First Look: Camerata
A new wine bar has popped up at 1843 Westheimer in the space adjacent to Paulie’s, which is only fitting…
11 years ago
A Downtown Working Winery
If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I wouldn’t have believed it. Except for growing the grapes, Dionisio…
11 years ago
Justin Vann Heads Into the Wild With PSA Wines
Justin Vann wears his passion for wine like a sleek leather cloak that is shot through with live wires and…
11 years ago
Recap: Austin Food & Wine Fest 2013
Top toques like Paul Qui (Uchi), Susan Feniger and Andrew Zimmern (Food Network), along with wine luminaries including Houston-born Ray…
11 years ago
Phil My Glass: Wine Education in the Galleria Area
When I heard that award-winning sommelier Vanessa Trevino Boyd had assembled a group of Houston’s most interesting and talented sommeliers…
11 years ago
Several Italian Lovers
It was this past Monday morning at 11:30 am, and I’m sitting in a room packed full of sommeliers, wine…
11 years ago
5 Nosy Questions for Antonio Gianola
This is the last in a series of wine-related articles that SideDish has been running as a companion to My…
12 years ago
5 Nosy Questions for Fred Jones
If you’ve been to The Pass & Provisions (807 Taft), you’ve probably seen Fred Jones. Or, perhaps not, as he…
12 years ago
Sips of Houston ~ A Wine Travel Series (part 4)
“It all started back in the 1990s with a group of my buddies tasting wines in Napa we created in…
12 years ago