VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Red Wine Making – Pigéage and Délestage A technique used in red winemaking is the punching down the cap of grape skins that floats to the top of the tank […]
Texas Farm and Ranch Show Features Educational Sessions, Tractor Pulls and Wine Tastings 2010 San Antonio International Farm and Ranch Show will have it all By Paul Schattenberg, Texas A&M The San Antonio International Farm […]
VintageTexas ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Muscat Canelli, First Wine to Show True Texas Terroir Muscat Canelli with its floral, heady aromas is often called a “seductive” white grape. Muscat Canelli is known under a variety of […]
Guest Blog: Time for a Few Good Texas Wineries to Stand Tall, Chicago Calls…I’m Messin’ With Texas! VintageTexas Guest Blog: By Steve McDonagh Author Info: Steve McDonagh is one-half of the Hearty Boys, and when […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Biodynamic Viticulture Biodynamic Viticulture is a subdivision of biodynamic agriculture that stems from the ideals of Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925). At its roots are the precursors of the organic movement. The […]
A Bit of France Comes to Texas Via New Mexico; Hopefully a Bit More of Texas Will Reach the Rest of America, Too This might not be a French Chateau, but inside this simple winery […]
When You Have Texas Roussanne, Who Needs Chardonnay Roussanne is a variety of Vitis Vinifera with yellow-green colored berries, which gain a rosey hue under sunny conditions, that originated from France. It has several common […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – July 8, 2010 The Best Place to Drink Texas Wine From Gray Market Report (7/1/2010) Recently I visited Texas wine country, about which I wrote this column […]
Educational and Membership Opportunities from The Food and Wine Foundation of Texas There is a great wine educational opportunity coming up on July 15th. The class will pour ten wines and it should be an […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Frizzante An Italian term meaning slightly carbonated or sparkling. It is the same as what in French is known as “pétillant”. Many wines (white, rosé and red) are bottled frizzante […]