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Demystifying Wine

by denman on December 9, 2008

Sixty years ago, there were few people in the United States who regularly drank wine with their meals. Conversely, in Italy and France wine was considered an uncomplicated, civilized and simple pleasure that accompanied every meal.
Changes began to occur in this country when numerous soldiers returned from World War II with some newly acquired knowledge [...]

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Good friends gathered around a table, eating great food and drinking great wine.  What could be better than that?  For our inaugural wine dinner, Vinaire hosted an event at Hudson’s on the Bend, featuring Dan Gatlin of Inwood Estates, and five of his wines.
We were joined by several wine lovers in Austin, all of whom enjoyed the [...]

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Wine Trends

by denman on November 24, 2008

Wine Trends By Denman Moody
In 2003, I wrote an article for “Houston Lifestyles and Homes” (and updated it here in 2005) about the wine scene in 2010. Some of my predictions that have already begun to materialize are:
1—After Italy in the ‘80s and Australia in the ‘90s and early ‘00s, Spain is the new wunderkind [...]

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