The other day, when I was having lunch with BrooklynGuy in Brooklyn (of all places), we chatted about my life Texana and the wonderful “humanity” I’ve found here, even in places coastal dwellers wouldn’t expect in this mostly red state. At a certain point, he stopped me, looked me in the eye, and asked with a smile: “you’ve really fallen for Texas, haven’t you?”
Anyone who follows my blog knows that I love my wife dearly, I love my life Texana, I love my Texan family (from cousins Joanne and Marty to Mrs. and Rev. B) and I love Texas. But Texas has a problem.
Texas does not allow out-of-state retailers to ship to Texas. Technically, it has to allow them to ship here. But the big wine distributors’s shime-waza on the Texas legislature has allowed them to create a logistical obstacle, making it virtually impossible for out-of-state retailers to ship here (I’ve written about it, with documentation, here).
As a result I cannot get my beautiful wife (above) the unyeasted, unmaloed Falanghina that her heart calls out for. Please read her most recent post where she plaintively writes:
- So here we are back in Texas, and my heart calls out for the real thing. My DoBianchi brought home a shiny white ball of Mozzarella di Bufala and a bottle of Cantine del Taburno Falanghina, but, alas, I am still searching for an unoaked/unmalo-ed/non-acidified yet certified stateside version. I won’t give up. I can survive on the fumes of my memories just a little longer.
Get this woman some unyeasted, unmaloed Falanghina STAT!
In other news…
Yesterday, we officially launched a new project I’ve been working on, also close to my heart, a blog I’m writing for Houston restaurateur Tony Vallone.
We’ve been working on it for a month and I’ve really come to look forward and cherish our weekly hour-long chats where we talk about a day in the life of an Italian restaurateur in America. Check it out. I think you’ll enjoy it as much as I do.
Buona lettura, ya’ll!
Do Bianchi 
Excellent lettura, as usual! Please add Mr. Vallone’s blog to oue blog roll. Grazie
Sibilla Campi Flegrei Falanghina 2008
Amen baby!
Took a look at Tony’s blog. Great reading for foodies wh enjoy Italian food. As usual, Jeremy, it’s wonderfully inspired and inspiring writing. Added to my Google Reader! Wow, what a gig to work with such an establishment!
That’s one beautiful dish… the food doesn’t look too bad either
That’s one of my favorite pictures of her… :-)
Psyched for this weekend man! Just got all my ingredients for salsa verde and kren!
We just came back from our honeymoon in Italy and believe me, I understand the desire to have what you can get there at home. We have to find a way to get these small interesting unique wines on the radar of the local distributors so they’ll bring them in. If you and a handful of locals cooperatively decide what you want to buy and bend the ear of a willing distributor maybe you can force their hand….