grape growing
2022 Newsom Grape Day & Expo – A Larger Than Life Event You Need To Experience
The larger than life event that draws growers, wineries and industry professionals from all over Texas. […]
winemaking
grape growing
UPDATE: Last Call for Specialist of Texas Wine March 2022 Class Registration – Learn to Find the Best Texas Wines & Qualify for the Level 2 Class Later This Year!
Know Your Texas Wines: Register for “Specialist of Texas Wine” Class by Russ Kane, the Man who Wrote the Book on Texas Wine… The Wineslinger Chronicles! […]
Cinsault
Know about Texas Cinsault? Let Randy Hester of C.L. Butaud help you.
My Grenache and Cinsault are similar, produced exactly the same way – old school, Rhone-style. […]
grape growing
The “Roussanne Advantage”: The White Grape for Texas
Roussanne, the best white grape for Texas – It can handle was all Texas weather can throw at it and makes great wine, too! […]
Great Places & People
John Rivenburgh (Rye – Vin – Berg), Tell me about your Red Zin
“In full discloser, I’m a bit surprised how well this wine turned out”, said winemaker John Rivenburgh (aka Rye – Vin – Berg, as he emblazoned on his new hats) referring to his newly released […]
Great Places & People
Dry Creek Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc: Father-Daughter Team Approaching Historic 50th Anniversary
Dry Creek Vineyard announced the beginning of its 50th harvest just one day after the winery’s anniversary of 49 years of family winemaking in Sonoma County, California. This historic vintage was marked with the arrival of […]
Great Places & People
Messina Hof Winery: Harvest Festival – A Time in the Vineyard for Both a Personal and Communal Experience
The end of summer is near, but the sun is still warm, and the grapes nearly ripened. That can only mean one thing: it’s again time for Messina Hof Winery Harvest Festival. Actually, it’s already begun, but […]
Interview
“Johnny Flash” Brings New Portable Flash Détente Unit to Kerrville Hills Winery/Incubator – The Interview [Updated]
Note: Changes were made near the end of this blog to correct statements about the number of flash détente units operating in Texas and to note when and where they were commissioned. What’s this thing […]
Great Places & People
VT Retrospective: Making “Champagne” in Texas – Yes, It Happened Here!
Was this even possible? When did this happen, you say? Well, we have to harken back decades well before the 2006 agreement between the European Union and the United States that restricted the labeling of […]
grape growing
29th Annual Gulf Coast Winegrowers Field Day Rescheduled for May 7, 2021
The Gulf Coast Winegrowers Association 29th Annual Field Day, postponed in February due to Covid 19 has been rescheduled for May 7 from 8am – 3:30pm at the Cat Spring Agricultural Society Hall, 13035 Hall Rd, […]