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2006 LLano Estacado Texas Signature Rhone (Award Winning Rhone-Style Red Wine)

10 February 2008

Wine visionary Greg Bruni, now a winemaker at Llano Estacado Winery (Lubbock, Texas), left a lucrative winemaking career in California to pursue the challenge, adventure and creativity of the emerging Texas wine industry. Since com­ing to Lubbock, Greg has been working on building a Texas Rhone-style wine from the ground up. 
One of Greg Bruni’s most successful wine creations is Texas Signature [...]

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Wine: 2004 Cinque Vino Rosso - Texas Hills Vineyards.

28 January 2008

The Texas Hills Winery in Johnson City Texas describes their 2004 Cinque Vino Rosso blend as “five red wines, an artistic blend of red wines including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Ruby Cabernet, Sangiovese, and Syrah”.
I found this wine to be relatively gentle and straightforward with a long lasting finish. At first taste there was a slightly [...]

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Alamo Springs Cafe is a step back in…. well, it’s just weird.

22 January 2008

Fans of out of the way eclectic eateries are going to be instantly at home at the Alamo Springs Cafe located at 101 Alamo Road, Fredericksburg TX 78624. [They are actually located about 12 miles SE of Fredericksburg on Grapetown Road. phone 830.990.8004]. However, if you should stop and ask a local for directions [...]

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