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Wine Regions Like Texas

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Wine Regions Like Texas

This category will document wine experience I have in other parts of the world that have similar characteristics to Texas. It will particularly be to describe the “sense of place” that is often used to define terroir – soil, climate, culture, etc.

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Conferences and Seminars

Mind the Gap: Arabian Tales from the 2010 Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit Kick-Off Reception and Dinner

April 24, 2010 VintageTexas 0

Mind the Gap: Arabian Tales from the 2010 Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit Kick-Off Reception and Dinner The drive from Fredericksburg to Buffalo Gap (just south of Abilene, Texas) was shorter than expected made […]

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Conferences and Seminars

Buffalo Gap: What a Place for a Texas Gourmet Wine and Food Event – "Not the end of the Earth, but you can see it from there"

April 22, 2010 VintageTexas 2

Buffalo Gap: What a Place for a Gourmet Wine and Food Event – “Not the end of the Earth, but you can see it from there” Buffalo Gap dates from 1857. The current Buffalo Gap […]

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grape growing

Do Texas Vineyards Need a High Tech Solution for Late Spring Freezes?

April 20, 2010 VintageTexas 0

“High Tech Texas Vineyard Manager of the Future” Do Texas Vineyards Need a High Tech Solution for Late Spring Freezes? The Tempwave Microwave Approach – Tempwave is Raytheon’s patent-pending system that uses low-level microwave radiant […]

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Conferences and Seminars

Leading Regional Wine Writers Set for the Drinklocalwine.com Conference in Virginia Wine Country

April 19, 2010 VintageTexas 0

Leading Regional Wine Writers Set for the Drinklocalwine.com Conference in Virginia Wine Country Some of the best writers about U.S. regional wine, including Lenn Thompson of the New York Cork Report, author and critic Todd Kliman, […]

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grape growing

Texas Winegrowers are on the “Eraser's Edge”

April 10, 2010 VintageTexas 3

Texas Winegrowers are on the “Eraser’s Edge” You may recall the book “Razor’s Edge” by W. Somerset Maugham published in 1944. It quotes, “The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over; thus […]

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grape growing

Need More Good Wines in California (and Texas): Blame Varietals

April 8, 2010 VintageTexas 2

Need More Good Wines in California (and Texas): Blame Varietals I recently read a good blog on why in the day of modern technology we don’t have more good wines that can be grown in […]

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Events

Snakes on the Plains: Texas Rattlesnake and Texas Wine

March 15, 2010 VintageTexas 11

Snakes on the Plains: Texas Rattlesnake and Texas Wine Any of you that have seen the Samuel L. Jackson movie “Snakes on a Plane” or even just the movie’s trailer (see below) knows the feeling […]

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grape growing

Seeds of Change: Texas Farmer Finds Niche with Wine Grapes

March 5, 2010 VintageTexas 1

Seeds of Change: Texas Farmer Finds Niche with Wine Grapes in Texas Co-op Power – Article on Texas High Plains grape growing at Bingham Family Farm and Vineyards. Wine grapes make good sense of Texas […]

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grape growing

What I'm Drinking Tonight: Mandola Estate Winery 2008 Sangiovese

March 4, 2010 VintageTexas 5

What I’m Drinking Tonight: Mandola Estate Winery 2008 Sangiovese                                                               Tonight, my wife and I had a simple baked rosemary chicken dinner. It is one of her specialities. While she was cooking, I was searching through my […]

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Great Places & People

Two Winemakers, One Texas Winery and Two Texas Wines: Torre di Pietra Blanc Du Bois & Black Spanish

March 3, 2010 VintageTexas 4

Two Winemakers, One Texas Winery and Two Texas Wines: Torre di Pietra Blanc Du Bois & Black Spanish I recently stopped by Torre di Pietra Winery (www.texashillcountrywine.com) in Fredericksburg, Texas and had two wines presented […]

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