Top Ten VintageTexas Blog Posts of November 2011 Texas Black Spanish – The Grape Otherwise Known as Lenoir Pecan Jam: A San Saba Celebration of Texas Wine and Pecan-Filled Foods Principal Factors in the Control […]
Texas Hill Country (Wine Country) Pictorial (featuring the photos of Houston-based photographer, James Skogsberg) About a month ago, my wife and I had friends Jim and Lillian Skogsberg out for a visit to our Hill […]
Pecan Jam: A San Saba Celebration of Texas Wine and Pecan-Filled Foods When Mike McHenry first called me and asked if I would attend the inaugural Pecan Jam Texas Wine and Pecan Festival in San […]
Paul Franson (The Business End) Says, “Now it’s sweet red wines” Yep, Texas is a National Trend Setter! According to Paul Franson, “First it was a resurgence of rosé wine, then Riesling made a […]
Up the Route 290 Wine Road to Torre di Pietra & Upping their Game, Too! Several weeks ago, I described the initial part of a short August road trip (click here) on the Fredericksburg Route […]
Principal Factors in the Control of the Vineyard Manager that Affect Grape Quality (Submitted by Russ Kane with MW Application, Theory Assignment- Question 5; August 8, 2011). Length: 1000 words maximum (997 word actual). Factors […]
Houston…Get Ready for a Treat! McPherson Cellars Roussanne (Texas) 2010 I just found out that Houston (and maybe other locales that have access to Spec’s Stores) has a Texas wine treat in store for its […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Canadian Ice Wine My wife and I are up in the western Canadian high country on a little business and pleasure in Lake Louise (in Baniff National Park). I bet […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – September 23, 2011 Texas Wine of the Month: Salt Lick Cellars Sangiovese Reserve, 2009 by Jessica Dupuy (Eat My Words/Texas Monthly) When it’s young, the wines tend […]
VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Trebbiano of Texas The Trebbiano is a widely known wine grape varietal, but tends to be over-cropped and make rather neutral wines. However, it has the distinction of accounting for […]