AltWeeklies Wire
Getting Screwed: A Cap Historynew
Based on a quick survey of local shelves, screw caps are no longer just for cheap white wines meant to be drunk tomorrow. At the extreme end, Plumpjack, a cult California cabernet, has begun splitting some of their cases between Stelvin and cork.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
06-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Spanish Wines Meet American Tastesnew
Somehow, without compromising national identity, Spanish vintners are now producing wines we want to taste at prices to suit every purse.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Outdoor Oven Envynew
It's not just grills: Guys like baking outdoors too.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
03-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
Water2Wine Puts You in Charge of the Juicenew
And produces award-winning wines while they're at it.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
03-12-2008 |
Food+Drink
New World Second Labelsnew
In France, a second-label wine is often made from the same grapes as the first-growths, which are strictly limited as to yield and production and can thus be both a good introduction to the rarefied world of vintage Bordeaux and a relative bargain.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
02-13-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Year of "Rats!"new
But the lack of traditional Chinese New Year dishes doesn't ruin our critic's meal.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
02-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
A Texas Cabernet?new
Should Texas winemakers bother trying to produce cabernet sauvignon, or should they throw in the towel and go for grapes that have a better hot-weather track record?
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
01-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Royal Robertsnew
Robert Parker, Jr. and Robert Mondavi both are basically self-made men, both have enormous egos, and both have made singular contributions to wine culture. To get the full, fascinating story, you will be obliged to read two books.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
01-16-2008 |
Food+Drink
What to Drink this Holiday Seasonnew
The Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa/New Year's constellation does seem to suggest ginning up the bubble machine, an act that's made easier by seasonal sales on sparklers.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
12-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Cru Beaujolaisnew
White zinfandel was nearly the death of the one, the true, the real red grape -- and yet in the end was perhaps its savior.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
11-28-2007 |
Food+Drink
Value Vinonew
Sipping into the holidays with champagne tastes and a beer budget.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
11-14-2007 |
Food+Drink
Rising Temperatures Change Loire Valley Whitesnew
The result, especially among France's signature sauvignon blancs, is that formerly lean and racy wines have taken on fleshier qualities.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
09-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
Displaced New Orleans Chef Conjures 'Ruby Slippers'new
Amy Cyrex Sins' The Ruby Slippers Cookbook: Life, Food, Family & Culture After Katrina is a book that is both hard to look at and impossible not to -- and it's probably perfectly reflective of the storm and its aftermath.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
08-22-2007 |
Food+Drink
Cowcatcher Steaks: Come Hungrynew
Come hungry, leave happy might well be the Cowcatchers motto.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
07-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
Edible Christmas Wreathsnew
The Christmas meal is long overdue for some re-evaluation.
San Antonio Current |
Ron Bechtol |
12-20-2006 |
Food+Drink
