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Articles Authored by Specs Staff |
 | Grand Opening Party Elgin 2/12 | |
| Free Wine Tasting with guest Abe Schoener | |
Articles Authored by Charles M. Bear Dalton |
| Alternative Chardonnay and Pinot Noir | |
| Bear: As The Pendulum Swings | |
| ADAPTATION by Charles M. Bear Dalton | |
| Bear:Chocolate and Tobacco | |
| Bear: A Great Local Endorsement | |
| Moet and Champagne with Food | |
| Bear: QOH and Weekend Wines | |
| Bear's The 12 for Spring | |
| The Wines of Summer | |
| Bear: Variables | |
| A Major 2009 Bordeaux Event | |
| Bear: Back to the Futures | |
| Bear: Blue Chips, Something New, & Good Eats. | |
| BEAR: Bordeaux Discoveries | |
| Bear Distinctive Champagne | |
| Bear: Clues for Collectors | |
| Bear: Jaded (Wine) Lover | |
| Bear: May We Help You | |
| Bear: Everything Old is New Again | |
| Resolved | |
| Something You Should Know | |
| Bear: Typicity | |
| Bear On Wine: It's Willamette, Dammit | |
| Bear: Wine Geek | |
| Bits & Pieces | |
| Chardonnay Picks for December | |
| 2011 Rodeo Winners | |
| Settling Well | |
| The Business of Bordeaux | |
| The Margarita Perfected | |
| Upcoming Events January 2012 | |
| Bear_Villamonte | |
| What About the Other Stuff | |
| Spring Wine Course with Bear Dalton | |
| Winery Profile: Lioco | |
| Ready to Rodeo? “Top” wines, the 7th Annual Rodeo Uncorked!, and More | |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | |
| Understanding Endorsement | |
| RANDOM MUSINGS | |
| Winery Profile:Ch. Pontac Lynch | |
| Giving Thanks and Drinking Wine | |
| SADDLE UP: The Five Saddle Award Winners From the 2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition | |
| Tasting in the New Year | |
| Thinking About Zinfandel | |
| Winery Profile:TUDAL FAMILY WINERY | |
| Twelve Wines (and More) I'd Want for Christmas | |
| Go-To Bubbles To Go | |
| CHOICE (chois) | |
| Wine Grapes:CABERNET SAUVIGNON | |
| BEAR: Picking Futures 2010 | |
| New Year List of Value Wines | |
| The Pleasure of Wine | |
| The Marsannay Message | |
| Bear: 22 Years, and Counting | |
| BNV (Brut Non-Vintage) | |
| Bear: Blocked! | |
| Bear: Catching Up | |
| Bear on Chardonnay | |
| Bear: A Local Endorsement | |
| Bear: Old School Cabernet | |
| Bear: More on French Wines | |
| Bear: Save the Dates | |
| Bear: Save the Dates and More | |
| Settling or Not: Thinking about Christie’s Seafood and Henri de Villamont | |
| Bear: Syrah and Sauvignon | |
| Bear: Terra Burdigala | |
| Bear: TGI Thanksgiving | |
| Bear: Updating Syrah | |
| Bear: Worry About Bordeaux | |
| A day in the Haut Medoc | |
| BEAR: A Matter of Taste | |
| Bear: Labet and Ch Latour | |
| Bear Getting my Geek On | |
| Bear: Winery Profile La Sirena | |
| Bear The Other Red | |
| Bear: Personal Taste | |
| Bear: QOH wines | |
| Rave and Rant | |
| Everything Old Is New Again...REMOISSENET Pere et Fils | |
| Bear: The Beginnings of Tasting | |
| The Wines We’re Drinking (or The State of the Grape) | |
| BEAR: BORDEAUX | |
| BEAR:Thinking About Wine | |
| BEAR:Time to Change Your List | |
| Bear: Travel, Priorites, Etc. | |
| Value in Bordeaux | |
| Who is that masked man? Houstonʼs Own Rhone Ranger | |
| Bear: Why Doesn't | |
| Bear: Winery Profile Truchard Vineyards | |
| BEAR: SARCINS WINE PROFILE | |
| Bear: Wine and Barbeque? | |
| The Best Job in the World | |
| Bear: Bordeaux Reminder | |
| Bear: Bubbling Up Good Holiday Cheer | |
| Bear: Murder He Tasted | |
| Bear: Pssst Hey Buddy | |
| Questions | |
| Thank You for This Food and This Wine | |
| BEAR: COOKING WITH WINE | |
| Bear: Thinking About Wine | |
| Turning Fifty:Ridge Vineyards | |
Articles Authored by Collin Williams |
| SPECtacular Spanish Sale - Priorat | |
| CC Spain: A Different Side Of Priorat | |
| COLLINSCOLUMN-PRIORAT | |
| COLLIN: ROSE SEASON | |
| BBQ and Bordeaux, Sugarland | |
| Collin: Bordeaux and Beaumont | |
| Collin: Great White Wines | |
| Collin Wines of La Mancha | |
| Collin: Northern Spain Wines | |
| Collin: Riebera del Duero | |
| Sakelicious | |
| Spec's Customer Appreciation | |
| Wine Down with Spec’s Episode: Veuve Clicquot Part Deux | |
| CC Winery Profile:AMPELOS Cellars & Vineyard | |
| A new year, a new look, and thanks to all those who supported us in 2009 | |
| CC Sake: Pairings (First Attempt) | |
| CC Spain: The Spanish Knights are coming! | |
| CC: Spec’s Spanish Sale Spectacular! | |
| CC Spain: The Wine Journeyman’s Travel Log | |
| CC Rioja: Classic vs. New World Style | |
| CC Wine, Dine, and Unique Finds: Red Wines you should drink for the Holidays (part 1 of 4) | |
| CC Wine, Dine, and Unique Finds: Red Wines You Should Drink for the Holidays (Part 2) | |
| Wine, Dine, and Unique Finds: Red Wines You Should Drink for the Holidays (Part 3) | |
| CC Wine, Dine, and Unique Finds: Red Wines You Should Drink for the Holidays (Part 4) | |
| CC Spanish Wine Garage Sale! | |
| CC Sake: The long forgotten cousin of the wine world | |
| CC Collin's Top 10 for 2009 Part 1 | |
| CC Bubbly New Arrivals - Just in time for the holidays! | |
| Looking forward to 2010: What I hope to see in the wine world | |
| Collin:Bordeaux and BBQ Recipe | |
| Sake for Sale! | |
| Collin: Another BBQ and Bordeaux Pairing | |
| Collin: Bordeaux and BBQ plus Recipe | |
| Collin: Bordeaux and BBQ pt2 | |
| CC Creek Valley –The Road Less Traveled By | |
| COLLIN: A PINOT WINE TASTING | |
| COLLIN: FUN WINE | |
| Collin: Wines Worth Looking "For" | |
| CC Rioja: Creating your own unique Rioja experience | |
| COLLIN: A hint at what to expect from South America | |
| Bordeaux Tid-bit no.2 White Bordeaux, An Understatement Worth Redefining. | |
| cc_Bordeaux Tid bit no.2 White Bordeaux,An Understatement Worth Redefining Part2 | |
| CC:Bordeaux and BBQ | |
| Collin: Halloween Wines | |
| Collin: OneHope Wine | |
| What's Hot in Wine | |
| Collin: Fantastic Finds | |
| CC:My go to Wines | |
| CC: New Arrivals to Spec's | |
| Collin's Column: South African Spiers Winery Estate | |
| CC: Top Picks of the Summer | |
| Wines of Summer Take 2 | |
| Collin and UH interns | |
| Collin: VinExpo Part two | |
| Collin: VinExpo | |
| COLLIN: VIN EXPO PART TWO | |
| Collin: Winedown with James Barlow, CSW | |
| Collin: Wine Down Oct 31 | |
| Wine Down: Jimmy Smith and Ca Momi Winery | |
| Wine Down: Veuve Clicquot | |
| Wine Down with Spec’s Episode: Wines of the Month for December | |
| Wine Down with Collin: Lockwood Chardonnay | |
| Collin: Wine Down with Bili Bili Shiraz | |
| Collin: Wine Down | |
| Wine Down: Ca'Momi Wine of the Month | |
| Wine Down Episodes Sept 19 | |
| Winedown Episode: Laura Catena | |
| Wine Down Episode Mirassou Winery | |
| Collin: Rose Wine | |
| Wine Down Episode: Thanksgiving Wines | |
| Wine Down with Spec’s Episode: Holiday Wine Picks | |
| Wine Down Collins Top 10 Wine Picks of 2011 | |
| WineDown Countdown to Collin's Top 10 Wine of 2011 | |
| CC: Bubbles for the Summertime – And we ain’t talking wine! | |
| Collin's Column: Spec's Napa Valley Discoveries | |
| Collins Column: Spec's Winery Partners | |
| CC: Viva Espana! | |
| Collins Column: Via Spain Take 2 | |
| Collins Column: Viva Espana 3 | |
| CC Collin's Top 10 for 2009 Part 2 | |
| The 90 Society | |
| The 90 Society 10/18 | |
| The 90 Society: Spanish Wines for Thanksgiving! | |
| The 90 Society: Zinfully Delicious 11/8 | |
| The 90 Society 1/17 | |
| Collin: The 90s Society jan 31 | |
| The 90 Society Winery Spotlight | |
| The 90 society Feb 7 | |
| The 90 Plus Society March 21 | |
| The 90 plus society March 21 | |
| The 90 Society 9/27/2010 | |
| The 90 Society: South Africa Wines Will Surprise You! | |
| Collin: Bordeaux Beacon | |
| CC Spain: The Wine Journeyman’s Travel Log | |
| Wine Til Gone 10/4 | |
Articles Authored by Joey Williams |
| Beer Buzz: Bull in a China Shop | |
| Beer Buzz Lager Love | |
| BEER COCKTAILS | |
| Beer Buzz: The Belgians are Coming! | |
| Beer Buzz: The Bootlegger's Spirit | |
| Beer Buzz: A Brewing Mix Up | |
| Beer Buzz: Background Beers | |
| Beer Buzz Hops: Fruit Salad in an Herb Garden | |
| Beer Buzz: Supporting the Locals | |
| Beer Buzz:American Pale Ale The Sierra Nevada Story (Part 2 of 4) | |
| Beer Buzz:Into Battle... | |
| Beer Buzz: The Brewmaster's Thanksgiving Table | |
| Beer Buzz 2009: A Beer in Review and My Top 5 of 2009 | |
| Beer Buzz:The Great Hop Shift | |
| Beer Buzz: The Brewer's Art | |
| BEER BUZZ: AMERICAN BROWN ALE | |
| Beer Buzz: Wet, Dry or Fresh? | |
| Beer Buzz: Flavors of Fall | |
| Beer Buzz: Pluot in my Beer | |
| Beer Buzz: A Little Restraint | |
| Beer Buzz: Beer Event 101 | |
| Beer Buzz: Beer I'd like to Age | |
| Beer Buzz: The End of History | |
| Beer Buzz: Good Ol' Beers | |
| Beer Buzz: Saison, the Original Lawnmower Beer | |
| Beer Buzz: Size Matters | |
| Beer Buzz: The Myth, The Legend | |
| Beer Buzz: A Beer in Review | |
| Buzz Picks October 18 | |
| BUZZ PICKS October 4 | |
| BUZZ PICKS November 15 | |
| Buzz Picks 1101 | |
| Beer Buzz Picks | |
| BUZZ PICKS AUGUST 23 | |
| Buzz Picks August 9 | |
| Buzz Picks; September 20 | |
| BUZZ PICKS SEPTEMBER 6 | |
| Beer Buzz Picks July | |
Articles Authored by Justin Cody |
| Beer Buzz Cider Meets Craft | |
| Beer Buzz: Don't Be Scared of the Dark | |
| Off the Beaten Path | |
| Off the Beaten Path | |
| BridgePort Brewing Awakened | |
| Beer Buzz: No name beer | |
| Beer Buzz: Don’t Be Scared of the Dark!!! | |
| Beer Picks August 2011 | |
| Beer Buzz October 3 | |
| BEER PICKS MAY | |
| Buzz Picks June | |
| Beer Picks 9/5 | |
| Buzz Picks 12/5 | |
| Buzz Picks Sept 19 | |
Articles Authored by Nate Rose |
| California Dreamin' | |
| March Events | |
| Nate's Countdown to the Holidays | |
| Nate Schoener | |
| Nate's Countdown to the Holidays 24th | |
| Mandola Newsletter Fall | |
| Port Menu Austin | |
| Port Menu Houston | |
| 18 course Tasting Menu | |
| Zinfandel Road Trip | |
| Ferrari Carano Event | |
| Vine Talk September 1 | |
| Vine Talk Episode One | |
| Nate: Vine Talk Episode 2 | |
Articles Authored by Zachary Pearson |
| The 2008 German Vintage:The Edge of the Knife | |
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