Winners at the 2014 Austin County Wine Show I once spoke with Texas high plains winegrower Neal Newsom about the differences in growing grapes for wine and growing other crops like hay and cotton. He […]
Texas Gulf Coast Vineyard Tour: What Grapes are Those, Ed? They’re our Favorites! This past Thursday, the air was clear and dry and the high sun gave its brightness and warmth to the winter afternoon […]
On the Gulf Coast Wine Trail…Blanc Du Bois Vertical/Horizontal Tasting. Or, Better Tasting Through Chemistry I hit the road again after receiving an invitation from Jerry Watson of Watson Vineyards in Cat Spring, Texas. Jerry […]
On the Texas Gulf Coast, It’s Time to Start the New Vintage with the Grape Growers Field Day in Cat Spring The Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Austin County Grape Growers Committee will co-sponsor the […]
Make Wine? It’s Time for the Austin County Fair, Non-Commercial Wine Show As I’ve traveled rural and urban Texas over the past couple years, one thing that has amazed me is the number of people that […]
Want to Grow Wine Grapes in Texas; Come to the Texas AgriLife Gulf Coast Field Day on February 12, 2010 Texas AgriLife Extension Service will co-sponsor the 18th annual Gulf Coast Grape Growers’ Field Day […]
Up and Coming Local South Texas Wines and Winemakers Shine at the Austin County Fair Wine Show Guest Blog from Louise Rice Martha Tarkington of Victoria and Dr. Ron Zboril of Bellville took home the […]
Austin County Fair: First Ever Non-Commercial Winemakers Show There’s a new event at this year’s Austin County Fair….A Winemakers Contest. Homemade wines are a South Central Texas tradition that have stretched back from generation to […]