Texas Wine – A Matter of Economics and Quality Christian Hill of MKE Research was “sweating nails” while standing on the podium as his leadoff presentation started the meeting of the Texas Wine and Grape […]
North Texas Trip Entry 7 – Lone Oak Winery, Last Stop before Home As my previous day’s travels ended, I stopped in Dennison and had dinner with friend and writing colleague, Henry Chappell. The day […]
North Texas Road Trip: Entry 6 – Lone Oak Vineyard, a bit of Texas Bordeaux I stopped the previous night in Denton, Texas. This morning I awoke and primed for today’s adventure with a “stick-to-my-ribs” Waffle […]
North Texas Road Trip Entry 5 – Visiting the Supreme Expérimenter at Brushy Creek Vineyards There comes a point in just about every Texas road trip where a personal moment surfaces and human and natural […]
North Texas Road Trip – Entry 2; San Martino Winery I’m back on the road heading from Tyler Texas, northwest to Rockwall on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. The air is clear and crisp and […]
North Texas Trip Entry 1: A Frosty Morning at Kiepersol Winery / Wine Wiz Quiz Answers It was an early morning, and particularly chilly, as I departed Houston for my wine destinations in northeast Texas. I was […]
Winemaking Starts in Texas: A Retrospective “Tasting” with Father Garcia de San Francisco y Zuniga “When we entered the region, we saw grapes growing wild along the rivers of Tejas and they looked like I […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: January 23, 2009 In February, Austin hosts a wide-world of wines with events featuring wines from Texas and Washington, the 5th and 2nd ranked wine producing states […]
Hill Country Hot Spot: The Cabernet Grill, the Texas Wine Country Restaurant The Cabernet Grill is in a storied space at Cotton Gin Village, just south of Fredericksburg, Texas. The preceding restaurant in this space […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News for January 9, 2009 Wow, 2009 is starting off with a bang. Lots of excellent wines to taste, new things to learn, and great wineries to visit. See […]