Rocio Osborne

I´m very excited that our Montecillo “Verdemar” Albariño won the Best International White Table Wine award at the Lone Star International Wine Competition 2009, a wine contest held in Texas.

When I first saw the trophy, I was very surprised and quite shocked. Usually a wine award is a plaque with the name of the contest, the category, and the year. But the Lone Star International Wine Competition award seems to be anything but standard, the trophy is a Cowboy boot that looks like someone has already worn! Maybe a real cowboy from Texas?

Is it as surprising to you as it is to me?

What a pity they didn’t send the other pair, we could have really used them! Have you ever won a prize as odd as this one? I would love to hear the story!

Talking about Texas, I´m very excited to say that I´ll be visiting the United States for the next two weeks. I´ve written some posts about some of my favourite things, like delicious winter drinks, culinary trends and more, that I´ll publish while on the road. Meanwhile, follow me on Facebook and Twitter for live updates!