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Messina Hof Winery Estate’s Vintage House Restaurant Proves Youthful with Its Newly Revamped Menu

March 13, 2023 admin 0

Just in time for spring, Messina Hof Winery’s Vintage House welcomes guests to try its revamped menu, that continues the tradition of its renowned Vineyard Cuisine™. […]

Blanc Du Bois

Pleasant Hill Winery Closes: Owners Bob and Jeanne Cottle Set Sights on Retirement, and (for Bob) Sailing the Loop

February 23, 2023 admin 0

Through the years, Bob and Jeanne were a team in the tasting room, appearing at wine and grape growing meetings, pouring wine at festivals, and submitting wines to competition. In April 2022, Pleasant Hill Winery celebrated its 25th Anniversary as the oldest modern-day winery in Washington County. […]

Aglianico

Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stops: Bending Branch / Duchman Wineries Know How to Make Red Blends with an Innovative Twist

September 20, 2022 admin 0

What makes red blends so good? Simply put, they can offer an enhanced experience than a most single variety can, and are just so darn versatile. […]

grape growing

Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stop: Pedernales Cellars 2020 Kyla

June 10, 2022 admin 0

Kyla (pronounced, “shoola”) means “chill” in the native tongue of sister-brother co-owners Julie and David Kuhlken’s Swedish relatives. […]

Cabernet Sauvignon

Slate Theory Winery & Vineyards: The Code Revealed

April 19, 2022 admin 0

In 2018, the Jones family – seven siblings and their parents – acquired a location on Route 290 east of Fredericksburg for their new Slate Theory Winery and Vineyards. Their immediate neighbor Grape Creek Vineyards […]

Food and Wine

Wine Revival: The Sweet-Sour Smell of Fermentation Rises again in Gruene – Guadalupe Valley Winery…What Happened to It?

February 4, 2022 admin 0

The problem with the restart to commercial wineries in Texas in the mid-1970s was the lack of wine-knowledgeablepeople here in Texas to accurately report on it. David Frink, staff writer for the Austin American-Statesman was […]

Great Places & People

Messina Hof Winery: Harvest Festival – A Time in the Vineyard for Both a Personal and Communal Experience

August 14, 2021 admin 0

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]

August 2, 2021 admin 0

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 […]

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Great Places & People

William Chris Vineyards: New Tasting Room Enhances Wine Tasting Experiences

August 9, 2019 admin 0

William Chris Vineyards: New Tasting Room Enhances Wine Tasting Experiences The debut of new Tasting Room to Club Members on August 10 with Experiences Available by Reservation for All Guests to Follow They may have […]

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Great Places & People

Sadly, we have to say goodbye to a Grand Lady of Texas Wine: Bunny Becker

August 9, 2019 admin 0

Sadly, we have to say goodbye to a Grand Lady of Texas Wine: Bunny Becker Mary Clementine Ellison “Bunny” Becker with her husband Dr. Richard Becker were both life partners and partners in one of […]

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VintageTweets: William Chris Malbec Rosé 2016 – Reading Labels

August 31, 2017 admin 1

VintageTweets: William Chris Malbec Rosé 2016 – Reading Labels A lot can be conveyed in 140 characters, but even more can be lost. This recent pour was a delight: William Chris Vineyards Malbec Rosé 2016 that […]

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Great Places & People

Texas Wine Industry Veterans Open the New Yates Winery in Hye, TX

August 22, 2016 admin 9

Texas Wine Industry Veterans Open the New Yates Winery in Hye, TX The owners of Spicewood Vineyards are set opened Yates, Texas’s newest premium winery in Hye, Texas in September, 2016. Building on the experience […]

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Newsom Vineyards at Comfort: It’s Always Been the Plan

June 16, 2016 admin 4

Newsom Vineyards at Comfort: It’s Always Been the Plan A few weeks ago, I linked up on social media with Nolan Newsom, son of Texas winegrowing legends Neal and Janice Newsom of Newsom Vineyards in Plains, […]

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John Rivenburgh: Texas ‘Gipsy Winemaker’ Considers Opportune Times & Real Texas Wines

April 29, 2016 admin 3

John Rivenburgh: Texas ‘Gipsy Winemaker’ Considers Opportune Times & Real Texas Wines Sitting in the shady spot just off Fredericksburg’s busy Main Street with John Rivenburgh sharing some Texas wine, he said, “One day I knew […]

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Great Places & People

McHenry’s Wedding Oak Winery Incubator Winery Project Gives Birth: Old Man Scary Cellars

November 19, 2015 admin 8

McHenry’s Wedding Oak Winery Incubator Winery Project Gives Birth: Old Man Scary Cellars Wedding Oak Winery will launch the first Incubator winery project in San Saba, Texas, with the opening of Old Man Scary Cellars […]

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