Texas Tech University Plant and Soil Science Department Adds Maureen Qualia as Enology Instructor The Texas wine industry welcomes one of it’s own back to Texas in a vital role! An experienced winemaker and production […]
Newsom Grape Day 2013: It’s Game Time Around Here Its nearly time for the annual Grape Day at Newsom Vineyards in Plains, Texas. Dr. Ed Hellman from Texas AgriLife has put together a great program including […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: Sommeliers, Droughts, Wineries, Blanc Du Bois and More By Kim Pierce (Eats Blog / Dallas Morning News File this under “who knew he had such a hidden […]
Texas High Plains Vineyard Visit: A Relapse of “Coonawarra Envy” Those who have read my blog over its nearly three years of existence have read my periodic rants on the red sandy loam of the […]
Flight of the Phoenix: First Look (and Taste) of New CapRock Winery Last Saturday evening my Texas high plains wine and vineyard tour was nearing completion with one more event on the schedule. Over the […]
Newsom’s Annual Grape Day: See What Texas Winegrowing is All About! …Plains, TX April 29 2011, 9:00 AM Friday 12, 2011 They’re getting ready for another annual Newsom Vineyards Grape Day; the 2011 version. There […]
It’s Time to Step Up to the Plate for Texas Wine: The Texas “Great Vineyards” Program Despite the fact that the Texas Department of Agriculture is facing the possible budget-whacking elimination of its economic support for […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Appellation of Origin/American Viticultural Area When a winery in the United States wants to tell you the geographic pedigree of its wine, it uses a reference on its label called […]
Finally, It’s Time for Some Corroboration of My Prognostication on Tex-Med Wines I hate to say I told you so, but going way back to one of my first major articles about Texas wines, I […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: January 31, 2010 Texas 2009 Vintage Report from Wines and Vines by Ed Hellman, Viticulture extension specialist with contributions by regional viticulture advisors: Penny Adams, Fran Pontasch, […]