Messina Hof Hill Country Grand Opening: Of Tractors, Terroir and a Taste of 1984 It was a grand day yesterday on the Fredericksburg Route 290 Wine Trail with another Texas winery planting its footprint at […]
Wine of the Evening: Perissos Vineyards Roussanne Like a dry white wine? Maybe a Chardonnay, but perplexed what to get that grows well in Texas? My recommendation is to give it a go with Perissos […]
Dotson – Cervantes 2010 Texas Gotas de Oro (Drops of Gold): A Delightful Pairing You may recall, almost two years ago I blogged about a morning that started like this: “It was 9:30 on a […]
Up the Route 290 Wine Road to Torre di Pietra & Upping their Game, Too! Several weeks ago, I described the initial part of a short August road trip (click here) on the Fredericksburg Route […]
Principal Factors in the Control of the Vineyard Manager that Affect Grape Quality (Submitted by Russ Kane with MW Application, Theory Assignment- Question 5; August 8, 2011). Length: 1000 words maximum (997 word actual). Factors […]
Houston…Get Ready for a Treat! McPherson Cellars Roussanne (Texas) 2010 I just found out that Houston (and maybe other locales that have access to Spec’s Stores) has a Texas wine treat in store for its […]
Best of VintageTexas – Top Ten Blog Posts in September 2011 2011 Houston Wine Fest’s Almost Here: September 24-25, 2011 Texas Winemaker Don Pullum on TXwine Twitter Tuesday Discusses “Pairing Acidity of Wine and Food” […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Canadian Ice Wine My wife and I are up in the western Canadian high country on a little business and pleasure in Lake Louise (in Baniff National Park). I bet […]
VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Trebbiano of Texas The Trebbiano is a widely known wine grape varietal, but tends to be over-cropped and make rather neutral wines. However, it has the distinction of accounting for […]
Caldwell Family Winery: An Urban Oasis of Texas Wine in Downtown Houston If you go to Google.com and type in the words “Caldwell” and “Winery”, at the top of the results page you will […]