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4.0 Cellars Rebranded Now Texas Wine Collective Expands Experience

December 6, 2020 admin 0

This winter, Texas Wine Collective (formerly 4.0 Cellars in Fredericksburg, Texas on Route 290 East, a collaboration of Lost Oak Winery, Brennan Vineyards and McPherson Cellars) will rebrand itself and be expanding with an additional […]

Retrospective: Wines of Vision from Fine Texas Ladies at Blue Mountain

July 23, 2020 admin 2

Photo from www.fortdavis.com This blog highlights a story that originally ran in the Paris (Texas) News on April 18, 1979 (page 17) and a previous VintageTexas blog. The Paris News story starts: “If one day […]

Slate Mill Wine Cooperative – The Hill Country Winery with a Super-Big Vision

March 16, 2020 admin 0

Slate Mill Wine Cooperative – The Hill Country Winery with a Super-Big Vision It was a chilly and clear early-Spring evening when I attended a kick-off event at the newly opened Slate Mill Wine Cooperative […]

Congratulations to Iron Sommelier 2019 Andres Blanco – Caracol Houston

October 31, 2019 admin 0

Congratulations to Periwinkle Foundation’s Iron Sommelier 2019 – Andres Blanco from Caracol Houston The remaining results from last nights Periwinkle Iron Sommelier Competition held at The Houstonian Hotel are: 1st Runner Up Julie Dalton – Mastro’s […]

Welcome to the Gladiator Pit… (Not Quite) at Iron Sommelier 2019 – Presented by AUTOSOL

October 27, 2019 admin 0

Welcome to the Gladiator Pit… (Not Quite) at Iron Sommelier 2019 – Presented by AUTOSOL On Wednesday, October 30th, 6 -10 pm, at the Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa the Periwinkle Foundation is hosting Iron […]

A Great Texas Grape Harvest Year from Texas Fine Wines

October 11, 2019 admin 0

A Great Texas Grape Harvest Year from Texas Fine Wines In a recent blog, I posted comments and photos from several of the Texas Fine Wine winemakers and winery owners about their trials and tribulations […]

New Tasting Room at William Chris Vineyards: You’ll Love this Place

September 9, 2019 admin 0

New Tasting Room at William Chris Vineyards: You’ll Love this Place Photographs by James Skogsberg After visiting the new tasting room ad welcome center at William Chris Vineyards, I found it almost overwhelming. It is […]

Dr. B Talks Texas Wine – Blanc Du Bois (The “National” White Grape of Texas)

August 10, 2019 admin 0

Dr. B Talks Texas Wine – Blanc Du Bois (The “National” White Grape of Texas) If you haven’t tried wines made from Texas Blanc Du Bois yet you are missing something… something very special. Based […]

William Chris Vineyards: New Tasting Room Enhances Wine Tasting Experiences

August 9, 2019 admin 0

William Chris Vineyards: New Tasting Room Enhances Wine Tasting Experiences The debut of new Tasting Room to Club Members on August 10 with Experiences Available by Reservation for All Guests to Follow They may have […]

Sadly, we have to say goodbye to a Grand Lady of Texas Wine: Bunny Becker

August 9, 2019 admin 0

Sadly, we have to say goodbye to a Grand Lady of Texas Wine: Bunny Becker Mary Clementine Ellison “Bunny” Becker with her husband Dr. Richard Becker were both life partners and partners in one of […]

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