Texas Fine Wine: Four of Texas’s Most Distinguished Wineries in Houston at WST Dinner May 31 Boo! I’m not in town the weekend of May 31st, but hopefully you will be. You can attend an […]
Newsom Grape Day & Tempranillo Symposium: Five Things I Leaned About Texas Wine Last Friday was the annual gathering of grape growers and winemakers from around the state in Neal Newsom’s “Barn-atorium” surrounded by his […]
Grape Creek Vineyards Releases Euphoria: Texas Sparkling Wine A long time ago, I mused in the blog about Texans and their love for sparkling wines (click here). However, there have been darn few sparklers actually […]
2014 Buffalo Gap Wine & Food Summit: A Celebration of the Favors of Argentina At Perini Ranch in Buffalo Gap, it was an experience of primary colors. The foundation was of dusty red west Texas […]
Texas High Plains Report: It’s Alive! It’s Alive! I just received a photo from a certain (and notable) viticulturist on the high plains. Like many that reside near him, he didn’t hold out much hope […]
Dirk’s Vodka: The Spirit of Texas and Kiepersol – Going Against the Grain When I’ve had too many harvested Meyer lemons, I’ve made juice (frozen in cubes for later use). When I’ve had too many […]
2014 Lone Star International Wine Competition Entry Deadline is Coming Deadline is May 23, 2014 to Feature Your Wines in a Premier Wine Competition for All Winemakers in the 2014 Lone Star International Wine Competition […]
What a Difference Four Years Made for Texas Wine – 1910 to 1914 While doing background research for my new book, Texas Hill Country Wineries, for Arcadia Publications, I came across two newspaper advertisements from […]
Join the Whole Foods Market Twitter Tasting: Spring is the Time for Italian Food & Wine There is no better time than Spring to treat your taste buds to a trip across Italy. The air […]
Texas & Beyond: Texas Wines Are Having a Break-Out Year TXwinelover.com recently tabulated the Texas wine winners from the recently held Texsom – Dallas Morning News International Wine Competition in held in Dallas in January […]