Drinking In a Bit of Texas History Entry 2 – The Texas High Plains Vineyard Planting Tour Continues from https://vintagetexas.com/?p=652…. After the dinner blessing, we lined up to load our plates with the delectable delights […]
Dear Lord, We Could Use a Little Rain and Please Keep the Frost Away Entry 1 – The Start of the Texas High Plains Vineyard Planting Tour Arriving back in Houston late last Wednesday, I […]
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 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 […]
Texas Gets Coonawarra Envy…. Just a short post today, but it is something important. A few days ago, I blogged on the terrior of the Texas High Plains at: https://vintagetexas.com/?p=387 In response, a half a […]
Terroir: A “Land – Man” Conjunction Earlier this year, I visited the Texas High Plains to observe the grape harvest. As I chronicled my trip and experience on this blog, I had an intimate awareness […]
“Proud to Drink Texas”… A Discussion with Mark Hyman, President and COO at Llano Estacado Winey Let’s rewind about twenty-plus years, back to 1986. This was the year that the 1984 Llano Estacado Chardonnay won […]
Texas Wine Quiz #1: Who knows their Texas wines? How do you rate your knowledge of Texas wineries, winemaking and grapes growing? Test yourself with this fun and challenging quiz. Try not to Google […]
The morning call came a little later today. The smiling faces of the delegation members appeared a little rosier than they were yesterday – A byproduct of our Texas high plains vineyard experience on […]
Reddy Vineyards Vijay and Subada Reddy are another story in Texas high plains determination. They came from India to the USA for Vijay’s advanced degrees in Agricultural Sciences. After Vijay received his Ph.D. in […]