If I Was Appointed the Texas Wine Czar I would do the following ten things to promote Texas wines: 1. Annex a state that had at least 10,000 acres of quality producing grape vine to erase […]
Lineage of the Blanc du Bois Grape Following my previous blog on harvesting the Blanc du Bois at Union Chappel Vineyards in Fulshear, Texas, “Ronebofh” on the LiveJournal wine community (http://community.livejournal.com/wine) requested some additional information on […]
What Wine Goes with the Fourth of July? On Saturday morning while watching our Fourth of July parade in Fredericksburg, Texas, I was wondering what wine would be appropriate for our national birthday party. In […]
Video: Viognier, Roussanne and Blanc du Bois: The Three Sisters of Texas Wines Ever think of Texas as a Chardonnay kind of place? I didn’t think so. It can be grown in Texas and even does […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News for January 9, 2009 Wow, 2009 is starting off with a bang. Lots of excellent wines to taste, new things to learn, and great wineries to visit. See […]
Pleasant Hill Winery – Dessert Pairings! Saturday, December 6th, 11:00-6:00, and Sunday, December 7th, noon – 5:00 Feature 1 – Indulge in Chocolate Harmony’s rich and silky flourless chocolate cake with wild berry […]
On a visit this past week to the Haak winery, my wife Delia and I had the occation to tour their expanding winery and facilities for concerts, weddings complete with an on-site kitchen and chef. […]
“Texas Bays are a magnificent resource, shallow and brackish and marshy-bordered and rich with life …. The flat land runs to the flat bays, and beyond the flat sandy islands is the blue flat […]