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New Texas AVA Petition “HICKORY SANDS” Deemed “Perfected” Paving the Way for First New Texas AVA since early 2000s

April 25, 2023 admin 0

Establishing the Hickory Sands AVA would support the growth of the Texas wine industry by highlighting the quality and distinctiveness of wines produced in this area. […]

grape growing

C.L. Butaud Tempranillo and Mourvèdre from Dirt to Bottle, Randy Hester’s Beauties in Black

March 30, 2023 admin 0

He strives to lift the Texas wine industry from the bottom up, from dirt to bottle, by partnering with Texas grape growers to produce world class wines as are the two wines before me in bottle clad only in their stealthy and unrevealing black labels. […]

Black Spanish

Messina Hof Winery Estate’s Vintage House Restaurant Proves Youthful with Its Newly Revamped Menu

March 13, 2023 admin 0

Just in time for spring, Messina Hof Winery’s Vintage House welcomes guests to try its revamped menu, that continues the tradition of its renowned Vineyard Cuisine™. […]

grape growing

At The Edge of the Pedernales I Came to Find a Truly Fine and Rare Wine: English Newsom Cellars 2021 Texas High Plains Picardan

March 9, 2023 admin 0

Don’t know about Picardan? Don’t worry… just read on. Recently, we were staying at the Resort at Fredericksburg in a Tiny House B&B, one of many situated there, on the shore of the Pedernales just […]

Cabernet Sauvignon

Bending Branch Tasting Stop – Part 2: More New Stuff… Tasting Texas’s First Official Ice Wine and Petit Manseng

March 4, 2023 admin 0

Why was I not surprised when Bending Branch Winery owner Dr. Robert Young, known by many as simply Dr. Bob, invited me to stop by for a tasting of wine he said, ”was made from […]

Black Spanish

Ode to the #1 White Grape in Texas, Blanc Du Bois and the Five Other Things I Learned at the Gulf Coast Winegrowers 2023 Watson Field Day 

February 13, 2023 admin 1

It was an all-day technical program followed by an afternoon tasting of some of the Texas Gulf Coast area’s wines.  […]

Food and Wine

Kerrville Hills Winery: A Teroldego Ménage à Trois in a Glass

December 15, 2022 admin 0

To those of you that missed my blog on a new grape grown in Texas, Teroldego, check it out for some background information (click here). I wrote that blog before actually coming in contact with […]

Cabernet Sauvignon

Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stops: Spicewood Hill Country Tempranillo and Pedernales Block Zero

November 2, 2022 admin 0

Both of these Spicewood and Pedernales wines are made for outdoor gatherings and alfresco dinning this Fall. […]

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fall Creek Vineyards 2021 ”Alamo” Cabernet Sauvignon to be Released Oct. 30th, and Supports the Restoration, Operation and Maintenance of the Alamo 

October 23, 2022 admin 0

Fifth-generation Texas rancher, avid Texas historian, and co-founder of Fall Creek Vineyards Ed Auler wanted to make a special wine as a tribute to the brave souls who fought and gave their lives for the sake […]

Cinsault

From Matt McGinnis @BigThirst: Texas Wineries Report – “An Outstanding Wine Grape Harvest” in Progress, but Coming to an Early Completion.

August 20, 2022 admin 0

As you are aware, the 2022 wine grape harvest in Texas is coming to a close mostly within the next month. Wineries are now busy processing fruit. Here are some salient and personal comments from […]

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