Tag Archives: Becker Vineyards
Texas Twitter Tales – Notes on Texas Wines from the World of Social Media
Texas Twitter Tales – Notes on Texas Wines from the World of Social Media Its good to see how many people are using the hashtag #TXwine to tag their tweets…. For those of you not tweeting about your Texas wine experiences (tourists, consumers, winemakers, growers), here are some examples of how it works. Twitter is [...]
Becker Vineyards 2009 Provençal Rosé: Dry and Pink Soothes the Scorch of Summertime Heat
Becker Vineyards 2009 Provençal Rosé: Dry and Pink Soothes the Scorch of Summertime Heat This year, we got through July with nary a temperature above ninety-five. But then, August came with a fiery flourish that seemed straight from the dominion of Hades, stoking up the temperatures up to the century mark and beyond. I was [...]
News Flash: CapRock Winery Purchased for $6.5 Million
News Flash: CapRock Winery Purchased for $6.5 Million. As seen on http://vinotology.com: The New Mexico bubbly house,Gruet Winery has purchased the CapRock Winery, and has plans to begin production of Texas “Champagne”. VintageTexas Special High Plains Wine Correspondent, Ben Simons @Vinotology, said, “I had my face in the camera most of the time, so it [...]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Claret
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Claret A widely used wine term meaning, in most countries except England, a light red wine. However, in England and as used by many wine aficionados, the word traditionally refers to deep, red-purple Bordeaux wine. More recently, this term has been expanded to include similar hearty red wines produced elsewhere [...]
