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Last Call to Enter: Free Messina Hof Winery Private Tour and Tasting for Twenty Giveaway Offer

March 11, 2009 VintageTexas 1

Last Call to Enter: Free Messina Hof Winery Private Tour and Tasting for Twenty Giveaway Offer Deadline for response is Friday, March 13, 2009. Qualify to win a Free Private Tour and Tasting at […]

From Mediterranean Shores to Mason County Sands: Act I – A French Connection

March 8, 2009 VintageTexas 4

From Mediterranean Shores to Mason County Sands: Act I – A French Connection In the 6th century BC, long before any of the major wine producing regions of France had been established, the Phoenician Greeks […]

An Open Letter to the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association: "To Tell the Story"

March 3, 2009 VintageTexas 3

An Open Letter to the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association: “To Tell the Story” Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending a meeting of the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association (TWGGA) […]

North Texas Tour Entry 7 – Lone Oak Winery, Last Stop before Home

February 17, 2009 VintageTexas 9

North Texas Trip Entry 7 – Lone Oak Winery, Last Stop before Home As my previous day’s travels ended, I stopped in Dennison and had dinner with friend and writing colleague, Henry Chappell. The day […]

North Texas Road Trip: Entry 6 – Lone Oak Vineyard, a bit of Texas Bordeaux

February 14, 2009 VintageTexas 5

North Texas Road Trip: Entry 6 – Lone Oak Vineyard, a bit of Texas Bordeaux I stopped the previous night in Denton, Texas. This morning I awoke and primed for today’s adventure with a “stick-to-my-ribs” Waffle […]

North Texas Road Trip Entry 5 – Visiting the Supreme Expérimenter

February 8, 2009 VintageTexas 5

North Texas Road Trip Entry 5 – Visiting the Supreme Expérimenter at Brushy Creek Vineyards There comes a point in just about every Texas road trip where a personal moment surfaces and human and natural […]

North Texas Road Trip – Entry 4; Jet Set La Bodega Winery

February 5, 2009 VintageTexas 4

North Texas Road Trip – Entry 4; La Bodega – The Winery for the Jet Set I reckoned that my mid-day visit to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW for short) would be […]

North Texas Road Trip – Entry 3; Lone Star Wines at the Fort Worth Stockyards

February 4, 2009 VintageTexas 2

North Texas Road Trip – Entry 3; Lone Star Wines at the Fort Worth Stockyards Day two started on a clear, crispy morning in Dallas with patches of the frozen, slippery stuff marking my path to the car. […]

North Texas Road Trip – Entry 2; San Martino Winery

February 3, 2009 VintageTexas 1

North Texas Road Trip – Entry 2; San Martino Winery I’m back on the road heading from Tyler Texas, northwest to Rockwall on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. The air is clear and crisp and […]

A Frosty Morning in at Kiepersol Winery / Wine Wiz Quiz Answers

February 1, 2009 VintageTexas 4

North Texas Trip Entry 1: A Frosty Morning at Kiepersol Winery / Wine Wiz Quiz Answers It was an early morning, and particularly chilly, as I departed Houston for my wine destinations in northeast Texas. I was […]

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