As part of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission’s 25th Anniversary celebration in 2021, a series of virtual events where launched aimed at bringing interesting history programming to your home. This series of free […]
The next Advanced Level 2 Specialist of Texas Wine Certification Course is being held starting Wednesday May 1, 2024 at 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM with classes held via Zoom on Wednesdays, May 1st, 8th, […]
It’s Spring 2024, and it’s a good time to learn more about your local wines… Texas wines! But, you are running out of time to register for the Spring 2024 class and get your wines […]
It’s 2024 and the 2023 holiday season is now in our rear view mirror. Maybe you found wine-appropriate gifts for all of your wine-living friends, family and associates, and yourself, or maybe you haven’t. Well, […]
Ed Auler said, “Well, the long and short of it was that while in France we spent three days on French cattle ranches and three weeks at some marvelous French châteaux, and during the tour both Susan and I fell in love with wine. […]
“We’ve had a phenomenal response to my first Level 2 Advanced Specialist of Texas Wine Course offering and held live via Zoom this past April. Level 1 STW graduates came calling. This first advanced Level 2 class was sold out in less than a month.” […]
If you’ve been anywhere around Texas wines for the past 15 years or so, either at the winery or in just about any major supermarket you’ve seen Becker Vineyards “Claret – Le Trois Dames”. For many years, this was my “gateway” Texas wine for people that ask me for a suggestion and wanted something they could easily find locally. […]
He announced that his wine company had a partner, a California wine producer. The goal was to begin a brand merchandising program built around the “haversack” theme. What’s a haversack? Well, read further and you’ll find out. […]
Want to know more about the Texas wine industry, history, its evolution and how to pick the best Texas wines? Well, now it is easier than ever to get certified as a Specialist of Texas […]
I made an interesting comparison between what I called our Texas red sandy loam over porous caliche limestone and the coveted red sandy loam and limestone found in the Australian Coonawarra wine region that they called “Terra Rossa”. Literally the next day from half the world away, I received a comment to my blog coming back at me from seasoned wine critic Philip White who has written for Australia’s major newspapers and many magazines worldwide. White said that I had a bad case of “Coonawarra Envy” […]