Steve Reynolds, owner and winemaker of Reynolds Family Winery, was already well established as an excellent winemaker when he decided to release a second label. “Steve Reynolds is like a mad scientist,” said Scott Witherby, a wine representative for Premium Brands. “He likes playing around. He’d already developed his Stag’s Leap Cabernet, and this was […]
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Saturday brunch
Sunday, for whatever reason, seems to be the de facto day of the week for brunch. Yet, there is no rule for why it must be Sunday. People eat on Saturdays too, after all, and many have the day off, making a couple of glasses of wine at brunch a lovely way to kick off […]
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Napa for Papa
Your dad may need ties, but he doesn’t want ties. He might even need that new wallet, the reversible belt, or the bobblehead Kevin Durant. But does he really want them, other than that bobblehead KD? He will smile and tell you “thanks” and you’ll still be his little girl or his pride and joy, […]
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International focus
Eric Berumen left Oklahoma City 14 years ago. For much of that time, the Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School graduate worked as a sommelier in Austin, Texas, where he consulted with various restaurants. “I worked as a sommelier for six years before I got into restaurant consulting,” Berumen said. “I was tired of the day-to-day […]
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Vino adventure
Do you like it fruity? How about oaky? It’s all up to you when you’re creating your very own bottle of wine at Vintner’s Cellar, 1389 E. 15th in Edmond. “We do a wine tasting to determine their palate — the sweetness level, the dryness level, the amount of acidity or oak — and then […]
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Wine words
Oklahoma has had a few of Theise’s wines for several years, but as of this summer, the availability expanded to about 30 wines. What marks Theise as special in an industry with so many names and personalities is both his ability to select outstanding wines and his commitment to a way of selecting those wines. […]
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French summer
The original vines, like most in France, were destroyed by insects in the late 19th century. The region persevered, however, and new Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre vines were planted. The Tavel region produces richer, fruitier rosés than most of its French counterparts, but what stands out most about Tavel wines is their utter dryness. […]
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Bite size
For the last four years, he has been a chef at The Boundary on 66, 16001 E. Highway 66 in Luther, smoking the highest quality meats in the cozy restaurant, which used to be a decadesold filling station. Position: “The only employee of the barbecue place owned by my wife, Buffy, who holds a degree […]
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Vino-sophy
Schoener was in Oklahoma City and Tulsa last month introducing his Scholium Project wines to restaurateurs and retailers at wine dinners and classroom training sessions. The name comes from the critical margin notes scholars write in books: scholia. Those wines, both hailed and reviled with amazing vigor, are now available locally. It is worth quoting […]
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Château cash flow
The owners of the winery known for the Beat Texas line of wine came to peace with the Lone Star State enough to announce last fall they’d be uprooting from Okemah to resettle in Texas. There are still plenty of ambitious winemakers willing to weather Oklahoma’s brutal ice storms and tangled blue laws. And they […]