Austin Wine Guy Raves, rants, musings, ponderings and wine whines... trends, tasting notes, the Austin Wine Guy Rob Moshein shares his world of wine with you. 2010-02-20T10:53:08Z tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog Rob Moshein rob@pallasweb.com The New York Times Confirmed I was Correct About the Current Wine Market tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/41 2010-02-19T12:00:00Z The Times finally noticed the change in the wine industry two months AFTER I blogged it. A New Year brings a New Challenge. tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/40 2010-01-08T12:00:00Z I undertake a year's worth of wine. What do you see in this picture? I see a lot, and its interesting. tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/39 2009-12-30T12:00:00Z A Brave New World is at hand, wine wise. Le Wine Buff Encore! tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/38 2009-12-16T12:00:00Z Continuing on in 2010 The Birthday. THE Birthday... tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/37 2009-11-08T12:00:00Z yeah, 50. Kudos to a fellow Austin "Wine Guy" Ross Outen tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/36 2009-11-01T12:00:00Z couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Aussi, je m'appelle "Le Wine Buff"... tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/35 2009-10-14T12:00:00Z with thanks to the Bordeaux Wine Council. From little acorns, might oaks grow, but not vineyards.... tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/34 2009-08-28T12:00:00Z Oak is for Furniture. Not Chardonnay. It's hot. I'm cranky about the idiocracy in the Wine Biz lately tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/33 2009-08-06T12:00:00Z Seriously, is ANY new bottle of wine worth $400? The Austin Wine Community Cares... tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/32 2009-07-07T12:00:00Z We gladly take care of our own. A Moveable Feast (without Hemingway) tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/31 2009-06-28T12:00:00Z or, How Terroir can indeed be experienced without going there or the dirt. What can be achieved in just 8 years? tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/30 2009-05-30T12:00:00Z Brice Jones can inspire Texas. Austin Wine Guy Takes on Austin Wine Festival tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/29 2009-05-24T12:00:00Z A conundrum of expectations.... Austin Wine Guy Takes "A Dive" tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/28 2009-05-08T12:00:00Z well, "Max's Wine Dive" that is.... Drink Outside the Box... tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/27 2009-04-29T12:00:00Z or, How to buy Real wine on a Box Wine Budget... Pray you now, forget and forgive. "King Lear", Act 4 scene 7 tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/26 2009-04-16T12:00:00Z Shoreline get a "do over". AWG gets caught between Old and New Austin. Same Driveway, One Week, Two Hundred Feet and Light Years Apart. tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/25 2009-04-07T12:00:00Z It's about EXCEEDING Expectations, after all... I am always a gracious and grateful guest, but tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/24 2009-04-01T12:00:00Z I get peeved when the invitation hype exceeds the event reality. What a Long Strange Trip Its Been...(revised) tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/23 2009-03-20T12:00:00Z What a Long Strange Trip Its Been...(revised) Old School is "Old School" for good reason. tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/22 2009-02-12T12:00:00Z Old School is "Old School" for good reason. AWG's Russian Christmas Party tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/21 2009-01-06T12:00:00Z The annual Winter Celebration of Wine, Food and Friends A Parable tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/20 2008-12-28T12:00:00Z or Learn to drink for yourself T'is the Season...To RELAX. tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/19 2008-12-09T12:00:00Z There is no such thing as a wine "emergency"..really. Something that had nothing to do with wine, but has everything to do with wine... tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/18 2008-12-01T12:00:00Z Something that had nothing to do with wine, but has everything to do with wine... Just what Austin needs. tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/17 2008-11-22T12:00:00Z In the old days it was a "good 5 cent cigar"....times have changed. The concept hasn't. Austin Wine Guy's Blog is in the Google Top 100! tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/16 2008-11-08T12:00:00Z The major wine site Enobytes.org just compiled the list of the Top 100 Wine Blogs as ranked by Google. Guess Who is on the list? Dinner with Pahlmeyer !! tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/15 2008-10-20T12:00:00Z Yr mst hmble & obt srvt here gets an email asking if "I might be able to come to dinner with Pahlmeyer, at local Austin new hot Restaurant." I go. Well, "DUH" Dinner with Paul tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/14 2008-09-27T12:00:00Z So, had dinner last night with my best buddy Lawyer, wine snob, food fanatic Paul. Dinner with Paul is always blogworthy! Ok so its HOT... tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/12 2008-08-20T12:00:00Z One crucial rule folks. Its HOT out. Here inTexas its 100+ every day. Scot For Top Chef! tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/13 2008-08-15T12:00:00Z OK, this is too cool not to share. My fishmonger/majorWAY talented Seafood Chef and most importantly, good bud Scot Loranc is up for Top Chef Season 6! Sorry Folks, its going to get ugly this year. tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/11 2008-03-20T12:00:00Z If you think that $4 a gallon gas, $100 bbl oil and 5 bucks for a gallon of milk are bad, well, wait till you see wine prices by the end of the year. Tis the Season tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/10 2007-09-02T12:00:00Z I have a personal rule. I don't discuss Thanksgiving or Christmas before Halloween. Whine Headaches? Part Deux tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/9 2007-06-02T12:00:00Z A recent poster called me "crazy" because she did not think I was accurate in my earlier rant that sulfites just don't cause headaches Rob's Rules for Food and Wine Pairing. tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/8 2007-05-02T12:00:00Z Whine Headaches? tag:austinwineguy.com,2010-02-20:/blog/7 2007-04-02T12:00:00Z An article in the paper this morning got my attention.