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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. […]

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Slate Theory Winery: A Photo-Visit and a Rorschach Test for the Palate

May 27, 2022 admin 1

Wine is a cerebral experience – like a Rorschach test on the palate. […]

Great Places & People

VT Retrospective: Making “Champagne” in Texas – Yes, It Happened Here!

June 1, 2021 admin 0

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 […]

Food and Wine

Messina Hof Winery: Where Wine & Augmented Reality Meet

February 5, 2021 admin 0

A box showed up at my house, in it were three bottles of wine – two red and one white. At that point, everything looked fairly normal to me, someone that gets wine shipped to […]

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Blanc Du Bois

Saint Tryphon Farm and Vineyards: Texas Wines on the Wild Side

July 27, 2018 admin 0

Saint Tryphon Farm and Vineyards: Texas Wines on the Wild Side It is no doubt that, no matter what wine region you are in, “natural wines” are the rage these days, Say the words “natural […]

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TX Locations Wine: A worthy wine as big as the state it represents

June 17, 2015 admin 3

TX Locations Wine: A worthy wine as big as the state it represents Dave Phinney’s idea is simple, complicated and a great deal of fun, all rolled into one. As you can see below harvested […]

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Local wine

Texas Wine Quality Alliance is Up and Running!

May 7, 2015 admin 2

Texas Wine Quality Alliance is Up and Running! I’m pleased to accounce that the new Texas Wine Quality Alliance (at www.texaswinequalityalliance.org) is up and running. This group is organized to “Advance the Excellence of Texas Wines” through […]

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TM Wine Club by Texas Monthly – Focuses on REAL Texas Wines

January 7, 2015 admin 10

TM Wine Club by Texas Monthly – Focuses on REAL Texas Wines It was announced this week that Texas Monthly is starting a new wine club. Details were provided on their website at: http://www.texasmonthly.com/promotions/TMwineclub According […]

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Need Some Muscrat Love? It’s at Kerrville Hills Winery

November 23, 2014 admin 8

Need Some Muscrat Love?  It’s at Kerrville Hills Winery I like this Kerrville Hills Muscrat Love wine for several reasons. The first reason is because at the first public wine tasting that I think that […]

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Is Texas Wine Like Orange Juice?

November 22, 2014 admin 8

Is Texas Wine Like Orange Juice? A friend of mine related the following story to me with the caveat that many wineries were likely tired of hearing people like Andrew Chalk (click here) and I […]

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