Texas Vineyards and Wineries, Do you have an employee, family member, or friend that would like additional training in grape production in Texas? The Texas Viticulture Certificate Program has been offered by Texas Tech University […]
If you were in France and talked terroir with winegrowers there – for example in Burgundy, Wedding Oak Winery Winemaker Seth Urbanek says, “They will tell you that Pinot Noir at the top of the […]
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 […]
Slate Mill Wine Cooperative – The Hill Country Winery with a Super-Big Vision It was a chilly and clear early-Spring evening when I attended a kick-off event at the newly opened Slate Mill Wine Cooperative […]
Specialist of Texas Wine Certification Course: How to pick the best Texas wines! Take the class from Russ Kane (Doc Russ, Texas WineSlinger), the Guy that Wrote the Book on Texas Wine… and get a […]
Congratulations to Periwinkle Foundation’s Iron Sommelier 2019 – Andres Blanco from Caracol Houston The remaining results from last nights Periwinkle Iron Sommelier Competition held at The Houstonian Hotel are: 1st Runner Up Julie Dalton – Mastro’s […]
Dr. B Talks Texas Wine – Blanc Du Bois (The “National” White Grape of Texas) If you haven’t tried wines made from Texas Blanc Du Bois yet you are missing something… something very special. Based […]
Get Certified as a Texas Wine Specialist: Sept. 24-25, 2018 at Kiepersol Winery’s “Salt Kitchen” Dr. Russ Kane, aka Doc Russ, Texas Wineslinger – the man that wrote the book on Texas wine – will […]
Ravenswood Zinfandel and My Journey into Red Wine It sounds funny now, nearly thirty years later, but there was a time when I made trips to the northern California wine country and would bring back cases […]
Video – Texas Native Grapes: Characteristics, History and Their International Significance A presentation by Dr. Russell D. Kane, VintageTexas at the Native Plant Society of Texas, Houston Chapter February Meeting It is said that Texas […]