I’d driven four cold, wintery hours in 2009. I crossed the near-barren desert from El Paso to the remote winery location about twenty minutes east of Fort Stockton. When I arrived, on the south side […]
I received an email today from Texas Fine Wine marketing maven and certified sommelier Denise Clarke with some good insights and predictions for the coming year. Certainly, 2020 in many ways was a bummer. But, […]
According to Stephanie Cain writing for VinePair.com, Paul Grieco, who owns Terroir wine bar in New York’s Tribeca, says, “In a wine world where we are all searching for unique experiences and wines that speak of […]
This winter, Texas Wine Collective (formerly 4.0 Cellars in Fredericksburg, Texas on Route 290 East, a collaboration of Lost Oak Winery, Brennan Vineyards and McPherson Cellars) will rebrand itself and be expanding with an additional […]
On November 12, Houston’s finest sommeliers were put to the test for the title of Iron Sommelier in the city’s premier wine competition and fundraiser benefiting The Periwinkle Foundation. Each competing sommelier selectedtwo wines which focused on a particular wine region, grape […]
Ron Yates Wins Double Gold Medal at the San Francisco International Wine Competition for the Second Year in a Row For the second consecutive year, Ron Yates has been awarded with a prestigious Double Gold medal at […]
All, I can say today is… WOW! I may be the last person in Texas (or, maybe on the planet) to taste the Bar Z Winery 2016 Pinot Noir. With that admission out of the […]
On November 12, Houston’s most exciting wine event is going to take place again this year. And, you can be in the room where it happens… for the first time either in-person or virtually via […]
For a limited time, a Houston premier restaurant, Rainbow Lodge, is celebrating Texas Wine Month by offering a weekly At Home Wine Tasting Kit for Two featuring a selection of Texas Wines. These tastings will […]
Virtual pecan and wine tasting to mark October as Texas Pecan and Texas Wine Months As October marks Texas Pecan and Texas Wine Months, the Texas Pecan Board invites Texans across the state to celebrate […]