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Sandstone Cellars: Seventh Heaven
Sandstone Cellars: Seventh Heaven Alone on a Saturday evening, my reaction to Sandstone Cellars VII 2009, a dark red-black wine came slowly. I had time to decant the wine and allow it to open at […]
Don Pullum
Guest Blog
Guest Blog: Sandstone Cellars Winery (Mason, TX)
Guest Blog: Sandstone Cellars Winery (Mason, TX) By JohnGL, The Alcoholian A dry county deep in the heart of Texas is an unlikely location for a boutique winery that has helped put this state’s wines on the […]
Bottling
CapRock Auction Analysis & Video: A Bit of France Comes to Texas Via New Mexico; Hopefully, a Bit More of Texas Will Reach More of America, Too
A Bit of France Comes to Texas Via New Mexico; Hopefully a Bit More of Texas Will Reach the Rest of America, Too This might not be a French Chateau, but inside this simple winery […]
Great Places & People
Two Winemakers, One Texas Winery and Two Texas Wines: Torre di Pietra Blanc Du Bois & Black Spanish
Two Winemakers, One Texas Winery and Two Texas Wines: Torre di Pietra Blanc Du Bois & Black Spanish I recently stopped by Torre di Pietra Winery (www.texashillcountrywine.com) in Fredericksburg, Texas and had two wines presented […]
grape growing
A Texas Winegrower's Lament: The Ten Best Things about a Late Season Freeze
A Texas Winegrower’s Lament: The Ten Best Things about a Late Spring Freeze Guest Blog by Don Pullum, Akashic Vineyards Winemaker – Sandstone Cellars Don’s tongue-in-cheek look at what a late spring freeze means to […]
Great Places & People
From the Mediterranean Shores to Mason County Texas: Act II – Seeing, Tasting and Praying for Terroir
From the Mediterranean Shores to Mason County Texas: Act II – Seeing, Tasting and Praying for Terroir About 4 pm in the afternoon, my wife and I departed our Hill Country cottage near Fredericksburg, Texas […]
Great Places & People
From Mediterranean Shores to Mason County Sands: Act I – A French Connection
From Mediterranean Shores to Mason County Sands: Act I – A French Connection In the 6th century BC, long before any of the major wine producing regions of France had been established, the Phoenician Greeks […]