Around these granitic domes, you find acidic sandy soils, versus the high pH limestone-infused soils elsewhere in Texas. This brings something different to the table in terms of wine growing. […]
Fall Creek Vineyards 2017 Release Tasting: Texas IS Big… And, Can Grow Lots of Grape Varieties! Most people know it is a not an understatement when they say, “Texas is a BIG place.” In fact, […]
Savor North Texas: “Big Red” Wine Country and More “Things are really happenin’ up here in North Texas,” says Gabe Parker owner of Homestead Winery locations in Ivanhoe, Denison, and Grapevine. “This area’s gaining a reputation […]
A “Chardonnay-Year” for the Texas Hill Country & Pilot Knob and Robert Clay Vineyards It was an early August day 2014, when I visited Dan McLaughlin’s Robert Clay Vineyard in Mason. I was directed by […]
A Difference You Can Taste: Perissos Vineyards 2014 Viognier You might say that the Perissos Vineyard 2014 Viognier is a “whole bunch better”. OK, there was no 2013 Perissos Viognier due to the series of late […]
Texans Sure Do Like Their Bubbles: Domaine Carneros Provides When Domaine Carneros winemaker Eileen Crane and I met for lunch last week for lunch at Houston’s RDG Bar Annie, nearly the first thing that came up […]
My Cup O’ Texas Chardonnay from Robert Clay Vineyards It was in the dead of winter when I met Dan McLaughlin for the first time at Sandstone Cellars in Mason, Texas. I had seen a […]
Exciting Times in Chile: Redefining Their Terroir & Wines If you think you know Chilean wines, take another look. The Chileans are redefining their terroir and in the process are redefining their wines and improving […]
2013 Late Spring Frosts Texas: But, Winegrowers Live and Learn “Hi there Bobby, How y’all doing up there?” That’s how I started my conversation with Texas high plains viticultural consultant Bobby Cox this week. I […]
Duchman Winery Dinner at Houston’s L’Olivier Restaurant: High Time for Texas Wines on the Gourmet Scene A splash of Vermentino on a knee and hearty conversation around well-matched gourmet food and excellent wines made for […]