In recent stories and blog posts on the Internet, you’ve probably seen reference to Texas hill country winemaker John Rivenburgh as the “Johnny Appleseed” of Tannat or the “Father of Texas Tannat”. In a recent, […]
Was this even possible? When did this happen, you say? Well, we have to harken back decades well before the 2006 agreement between the European Union and the United States that restricted the labeling of […]
As National Wine Day approaches on May 25th, I visited with Messina Hof owners Paul Mitchell and Karen Bonarrigo at Messina Hof’s new Harvest Green Winery and Kitchen. As I mentioned in my previous blog […]
The wildflowers are blooming in Texas. The days are definitely getting longer and hotter leading us to look around for wines that refresh us and quench our thirst. One of the varietal wines that is […]
If you haven’t experienced the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula in Portugal or Spain or their wines, the red grape variety Souzao may be new to you. If you have an affliction for French […]
… and producing some excellent wines. Burklee Hill Vineyards with its bistro-tasting room located in downtown Lubbock is not far from other well-known Lubbock-based wineries like McPherson Cellars and just a bit farther away, Llano […]
NOTE: This is a new upcoming Specialist of Texas Wine Class from Texas Wine School. Register now to assure that you receive your wines in time for the first class (click here). Specialist of Texas Wine Certification Course […]
I just realized that I had acquired a decade’s worth of wine made from Roussanne, the acknowledged ageable white wine grape from the Rhone Valley region of France. However, my collection is different; all comes […]
COVID-19 has seen to it that it has been over a year since my wife and I have made a full-contact visit to a Texas winery for tastings. In detail, Actually, it’s been thirteen months […]
Texas Fine Wine is excited to announce a special Texas Fine Wine bundle for the national #OpenLocalWine celebration on Saturday, April 10. We will host a Texas Fine Wine Talk and Taste from 6-7 p.m. that night to talk about the […]