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Post Oak Grill, 1100 Louisiana street down in tunnel Nice place for lunch when it’s wet and windy Ravenswood Vintners Blend, Sonoma No wimpy wines or Zinfandels from this producer! Ouises,3939 San Felipe Road, 713.528.2264 Posh place with pretendy posh people and very good wine list Etude Pinot Noir Another good PN producer, smooth, velvety, nice fruit RuthChris Steak House, 6213 Richmond Avenue, 713.789.2333 Posh place, pricy wines but very good service and wine list Barbaresco by Prunotti 2001, not the best producer but if you want Nebbiolo then what the heck… Massas seafood, 1160 Smith 713 650 0837 Downtown , Nice lunch place for fish and reasonable wine Morton steakhouse, 1001 McKinney Downtown + Galleria If you are really hungry then this is the place, the smallest steak is too big for me Cornestone Cabernet Sauvignon Big heavy and minty Trapiche Broquel Malbec, Argentina Big, elegant, smooth and perfect with the steak! Backstreet Café, 1103 South She...

Houston eating places and wine

HOUSTON Restaurants and wine Bossa(now renamed >>on corner opposite Sambuca), down to earth & reasonable prices, La Crema Pinot Noir Reserve , Sonoma, Cherries, delicate, sweet smell warm Disappointing Clos du Bois Merlot, Sonoma, Firm soft no tannins fruity red berries chocolate Fruity Clos du Bois Marlstone, Sonoma, Big Bordeaux copy with lots of fruit full bodied Big! Bonny Doon Framboise Santa Barbara Fantastic sweet wine, smells and taste raspberry * Café Annie, Upmarket restaurant with fantastic wine list and prices Schug Pinot Noir, Carneros German, Beaune style wine, not overcooked OK Fritz Pinot Noir, Russian River Beautiful complex nose and long smooth taste Wonderful Sambuca, modern restaurant jazz café downtown in theatre district with some really good wine and food Archery Summitt Pinot Noir, Oregon Closed nose, long lively cherry taste, big Pinot Great Aldesheim Pinot Noir, Oregon Smooth, smoky raspberries, slightly "cooked" Tasty The Palm, steak type ...