For one night only, 21 of Napa Valley’s top wineries will come together for an epic tasting celebrating Napa Valley Vintners and Southern Smoke Foundation. […]
The wines of Flat Creek are so good that it is hard to down-select just a few for the purpose of writing this story. In this blog, I present three new wines, one already released and two that will debut very soon, so get your palate ready. […]
NOTE: Sorry to be away from the VintageTexas blog for the past month. Travel, watching and spending time with grandkids, and teaching native plant classes have been keeping me busy to launch any new blogs. […]
Out of the bottle and in the glass, this Sangiovese quickly shows its color and medium-plus density, and then releases its red cherry, dusty earth, green herbs and toasted oak aromas. It’s complex and I have even tasted it yet. On the palate it is crisp and lively, with clean acidity and flavors of dried red cherry, cola and a sautĂ© of wild mushrooms. […]
Until earlier this year, GrĂĽner Veltliner was not in my Texas wine lexicon. But, there it was. My first thought was how could this be so?After all, Austria is a cool winegrowing region, right? Texas is actually the opposite, being described politely as a “warm” winegrowing region, and less than politely as just “damn hot”. […]
Now, think of a RosĂ© of Nebbiolo and you will experience the rarest of the rare Nebbiolo grape hardly ever seen anywhere in the world, all the while grown and made into wine right here in Texas. […]
From memory, the Texas Hills Vineyard story as first told to me by Gary Gilstrap was punctuated with this… “We have many hills but only one vineyard.” This is how I always remembered that the name of the Gilstrap’s winery was Texas Hills Vineyard and was NOT Texas Hill Vineyards. […]
The Fall Creek Vineyards 2021 Lescalo RosĂ© follows the release of their Lescalo Chenin Blanc introduced in 2020. This RosĂ© is produced and bottled at 9.8% alcohol by volume and made in response to the increasing demand from people who want to enjoy a full-flavored wine while maintaining a healthy focus by tempering alcohol consumption.  […]
Airis’Ele is a blending of two names: Airis comes from John Bernard’s side of the family, and Ele is derived from Chris’s maiden name Bendele … to become Airis’Ele. (pronounced Air-is-L). Now, let’s move on to the main story…the winery and the wine. […]
When visiting Fredericksburg these days, it’s easy to miss a tasting opportunity. There is so much going on the Route 290 Wine Road that you may not think to deviate. But, if you do, you will be rewarded by discovering Kalasi Cellars, a boutique winery, vineyard, and tasting room. […]