Top Ten Texas Wines of 2011 from VintageTexas: Installment #2 – Next Five Wines I’ve already given you my standard disclaimer and warning in Installment #1 for my top ten wines of 2011. Basically, these […]
Fairhaven Vineyards TVM 2009 Lomanto: Texas Bred, Texas Savored It was truly one of the most incredible wine tastings…in Denison, Texas, at Vinita, the familial home of Thomas Volnay (T.V.) Munson. We had a host […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: December 16, 2011 Grape acres expand in spite of drought By Logan Hawkes (Southwest Farm Press) While the Texas grape harvest suffered a significant drop this fall […]
I Guess this is What Happens When the State Legislature and Governor Actually Care I received a copy of a news release this morning, forwarded by Jeff Siegel (The Wine Curmudgeon) and Co-Founder of DrinkLocalWine.com […]
Mark Penna Departs Texas to Give a Helping Hand in God’s Vineyard Mark Penna, a long Texas viticulturalist and winemaker passed this week after a bout with brain cancer. As reported by Addie Broyles on […]
Can/Should Any Texas Winemaker or Winegrower be Considered for this Award? The Botanical Research Institute of Texas is accepting nominations for its 2012 International Award of Excellence in Sustainable Winegrowing. The completed submission (application and […]
They’re Back! CapRock Wines are in Distribution Again. I made my usually “run” to Spec’s Smith Street store in Houston earlier this week and found and interesting surprise. In the store’s Texas wine “section” [and […]
Guest Blog: A Hill Country Feast from the Terroir of All Texas Terroirs: Newsom Vineyards A Guest Blog by Chef and Author: Terry Thompson Anderson All lovers of Texas wine should certainly know Ross Burtwell, […]
Governor Perry: Is Texas Planting Vines in the Backyard of the Statehouse? Virginia is. And, Supporting Its Wine Industry, Too! The Virginia wine industry has the full support of its state government right up to […]
Texas Wine Shrimp Mac & Cheese Delight: My Fatal Mistake in Wine Selection? When my wife and I get an invitation to Chef and cookbook author Terry Thompson Anderson‘s house, we always know to expect […]