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 […]
French Country Wines: An Unexpected Joy That I “Could-Tannat” Pass Up There is a gem of a place hidden on a back street near Rice Village in Houston, Texas. Believe it or not, there is […]
Grayson County College Announces Its Texas Wine Quality Boot Camp Wine Quality Boot Camp Early Bird, July 17-18, 2010 Early Bird Hands-On wine quality lab, featuring Ken Fugelsang. Day 1 – In lab microbial analysis, […]
THE DUCHMAN FAMILY WINERY ANNOUNCES ITS DEBUT RELEASE They have a new name and a new label….same award-winning wines. Yesterday, I learned that, as of July 1, 2010, the Driftwood (Texas Hill Country) winery and […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – Harvest Edition (The Vintage of the Century) Well, it’s time to start harvesting the fruits of this year’s Texas vintage. By most accounts, growers and winemakers alike […]
So You Want to Own A Winery: Here’s Your Chance at CapRock Auction CapRock Winery Real Estate Auction Fully Operational Winery with top-of-the-line equipment from Amos, Willmes Press, Omess, Paul Mueller, and P&L Specialtites. Existing […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Madeira The Portuguese island 400 miles into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northern Africa. Wines have been produced on this island since around the fifteenth century. However, this […]
Video: Texas Fredericksburg Wine Road Route 290 – Like Napa Valley in the 1970’s Want a retro wine trip? Want to go someplace that’s like a travel back in time and place before Napa Valley […]
Steven Kreuger’s Texas Viva Viognier Flight at the Westin La Canterra Thursday evening I found myself on the northwest outskirts of San Antonio on the fringe of the Texas Hill Country, recalling something that happened […]
Cowboys, Cabernet and More at the Bush Presidential Library I drove up from Houston to College Station, Texas, as a hazy, yellow sunset burned ahead in the sky, masked only by a few wisps of […]