Fun Food and Wine
A Truly Texas Pairing: Wine and Jerky
A Truly Texas Pairing: Wine and Jerky Just when you think that you’ve seen every kind, shape and form of wine event, a new one pops up. Messina Hof Hill Country and Big Tex Jerky […]
wineries
Conferences and Seminars
#HLSR 2012 Rodeo Uncorked and Best Bites Competition Winners
#HLSR 2012 Rodeo Uncorked and Best Bites Competition Winners A sold-out crowd of more than 4,000 wine and food enthusiasts filled Reliant Center at the 2012 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition on Sunday. […]
cooking
Impressions from the 2012 Houston Rodeo Uncorked Best Bites Competition
Impressions from the 2012 Houston Rodeo Uncorked Best Bites Competition WARNING: This is not a short form blog today. So, you’d better sit down and pour of glass of Texas wine before you start reading. […]
Conferences and Seminars
The Wineslinger Chronicles to debut Saturday, Feb. 18th at TWGGA Conference
Heard It Through The Grapevine: The Wineslinger Chronicles to debut Saturday, Feb. 18th at TWGGA Conference “With wine now made in all fifty states, the gift of the gods is on the way to becoming […]
Great Places & People
Texas Posts Largest Percentage Increase in Wineries in 2011
Texas Posts Largest Percentage Increase in Wineries in 2011 According to Lettie Teague citing research from WinesVinesData in her “On Wine” column in the Wall Street Journal… “California, unsurprisingly, lead the pack for new wineries started […]
grape growing
Old World Charm, New World Adventure – The Wines of Alamosa Wine Cellars
Old World Charm, New World Adventure – The Wines of Alamosa Wine Cellars The other day, after tasting a set of three wines from Alamosa Wine Cellars, I was reading in my Sotherby’s Wine Encyclopedia… […]
Local wine
February TXwine Twitter Tuesday (on Wednesday) Tasting Viognier – February 8, 2012!
February TXwine Twitter Tuesday (on Wednesday) Tasting Viognier – February 8, 2012! Denise Fraser (@DeniseFraser) and I (@VintageTexas) hope you can join us for the next TXWine Twitter Tuesday chat – but this time it […]
Conferences and Seminars
News Flash: The Austin FOOD & WINE Festival, April 27-29, 2012
News Flash: The Austin FOOD & WINE Festival, April 27-29, 2012 C3 Presents and FOOD & WINE Magazine Announce This Inaugural Festival to Feature Celebrity Chefs, Texas All-Stars, Live Performances and Much More in the […]
grape growing
Just When I Was About to Write-off Texas Chardonnay
Just When I Was About to Write-off Texas Chardonnay Just about every year I vow to delete the word Chardonnay from the Texas wine lexicon, I find a reason not to. It usually comes after […]
grape growing
What do the New Acres of Texas Grapes Hold in Store for Wine Consumers?
What do the New Acres of Texas Grapes Hold in Store for Wine Consumers? In my previous blog post (Texas Wines Heading South? What Texans Can Learn From The Texas Grape Production and Variety Survey), […]