{"id":20598,"date":"2019-04-14T12:46:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T17:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=20598"},"modified":"2019-04-14T12:47:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T17:47:02","slug":"wine-tasting-at-texas-reds-and-whites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=20598","title":{"rendered":"Wine Tasting at Texas Reds and Whites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/32495445947\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7802\/32495445947_6656d02b01.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I thought I would be able to catch the blog up over vacay but the wifi at the resort was super sketchy. They also limited our connection to two devices so, after connecting Brian&#8217;s phone and my phone, we couldn&#8217;t connect anymore devices. Sorry, grandma!<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/32494991067\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7819\/32494991067_4d4a2c3797_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While toodling around in downtown Austin, Brian and I happened upon <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texasredsandwhites.com\/\"  target=\"out\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Texas Reds and Whites Tasting Room<\/a> by the convention center.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/33560863188\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7852\/33560863188_0314b2259a.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures we took of the tasting room.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47436977321\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7882\/47436977321_53090b5935.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was pretty quiet in there all afternoon. We met these two guys who were on a bachelor weekend with their friends. They were killing time before everyone was to meet up for their room escape activity. Before they left, the Asian guy on the left performed a cool card trick for us.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/33560863908\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7861\/33560863908_2ff6aa0731.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s funny how we are always making friends no matter where we are.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/40471121293\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7863\/40471121293_731ae0d735.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They had an extensive selection of wines you could drink by the glass. They had $10, $12, $15, and $18 a glass options.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47384011602\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7864\/47384011602_1d50dde85a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are all wines made by local Texas wineries.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46713779884\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7814\/46713779884_454c9210ee_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was a good but considerably smaller selection of wines available for the tasting. The cost is $20 and you could try three wines or five wines. Both options allow you to choose from the same list of wines. The key difference is that you get more wine in each glass if you only pick three of them to try.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46521530085\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7915\/46521530085_f23b012aa4_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We tried the following wines:<\/p>\n<ul><b><em>Reds listed dry to sweet<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<li>Lost Draw Tempranillo<\/li>\n<li>Messina Hof Malbec<\/li>\n<li>Thirsty Mule Sweet Red Merlot<\/li>\n<p><b><em>Whites listed dry to sweet<\/em><\/b><\/p>\n<li>Lost Draw Picpoul Blanc<\/li>\n<li>Los Pinos Blanc du Bois<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/32495061167\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7829\/32495061167_22be012aa0_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46521582185\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7806\/46521582185_e2c94675e8_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hung out for a bit and even took a selfie with the lady who was helping us.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47436950041\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7878\/47436950041_294a8ed8ec.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/47436949891\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7824\/47436949891_ceeb849733.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, I also saw this sign they had which I thought was sound advice I had also had a glass of sangria (see pic of my sangria below). LOL.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46521952145\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7870\/46521952145_5bc7ae8281.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/32495342587\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7893\/32495342587_e7a6a0c874_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, we were killing some time while waiting for the brewery next door to open so Brian could sample some beers as well. I would normally create a separate post but the brewery was neither serving food nor their own beer. They weren&#8217;t quite officially open yet. They&#8217;re targeting a May opening. So, in the meantime, they were only serving beer from other breweries which was kind of disappointing.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46714168974\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7816\/46714168974_3c0b6df2c4_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They also had some wine, cider, cold brew coffee, and a selection of other beverages. Nothing really appealed to me so I didn&#8217;t have any.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46522014265\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7857\/46522014265_bc5781675e_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since were already there, Brian enjoyed some beer.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/33561322018\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7870\/33561322018_8656b67f6d_c.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I forget what he had but he seemed to like it.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/46714181864\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/7894\/46714181864_2288bf0b53.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"500\" height=\"134\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a picture I took of the inside of the brewery. Eventually they will be fully open and serving food in addition to their own craft brews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I would be able to catch the blog up over vacay but the wifi at the resort was super sketchy. They also limited our connection to two devices so, after connecting Brian&#8217;s phone and my phone, we couldn&#8217;t connect anymore devices. Sorry, grandma! While toodling around in downtown Austin, Brian and I happened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[262,21],"tags":[2286,1206,1196,1342,1445],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20598"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20598"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20615,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20598\/revisions\/20615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}