In Memoriam: Clinton “Doc” McPherson, Pioneer of Texas Wine, Passed Today The passing of Clinton “Doc” McPherson was reported this morning on Texas Wine Lover blog. Those in the Texas wine and grape industry and […]
Texas Wine Exports in 1859 “Trade of Western Texas – The Indianola Courier, of the 17th gives a table of the imports and exports for the year ending… of the flourishing port of Indianola on […]
The Binghams Acquire Pheasant Ridge Winery and Vineyard December 9, 2013 – Continuing its mission of providing exceptional quality products to Texans, Cliff Bingham, President of Bingham Family Cellars, LLC announced today that the company […]
Doc Russ, Texas Wineslinger at Pedernales Cellars – Saturday, September 21st It’s time for the old Texas Wineslinger, Russ Kane from VintageTexas, to dust off his Stetson and get the ink flowing in his trusty […]
2013 Late Spring Frosts Texas: But, Winegrowers Live and Learn “Hi there Bobby, How y’all doing up there?” That’s how I started my conversation with Texas high plains viticultural consultant Bobby Cox this week. I […]
Pontotoc Vineyard 2011 San Fernando Academy: A Fusion of All the Senses I’d tasted this wine once with winemaker Don Pullum during his visit to our hill country cottage for dinner. After that, I was […]
Sitting Here Sipping On Some Messina Hof Private Reserve 2011 Blanc Du Bois As I’m sitting down to write this piece, I’m sipping on a white wine from Texas. It’s not a Texas high plains […]
Have You Ever Had a Pinot Grigio Rosé (Ramato)? I know its winter and I should be focusing my palate toward high intensity red wines that go so well this time of year, but something […]
Wineslinger Weekly Texas Wine Column – December 2012 Month-At-A Glance Summary Texas Wineslinger – December 4, 2012: There are many Texas ports in a storm It’s starting to get cold and stormy outside. As we […]
California Winemaker, Greg Bruni, Planned his Escape to Texas Back in 1993, now Llano Estacado Winery Vice President & Executive Winemaker Greg Bruni planned an escape from California for him and his wife. Greg and his […]