Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – August 6, 2010 — — — — — Texas Wine Round-up: Mandola winery changes owners and name; state revamps online grape registry; More by David Furer Texas’ […]
What Texas Wines do you Serve to Napa Valley Winegrowers? Saturday evening, we hosted a wonderful dinner party for Chuck and Lisa Reid. They are long time friends and Texans that live in Houston this part […]
The Texas Borderland – Vineyards of Days Gone By and Today As I left the Highway I really did not know what to expect. I had read about the good Padres that over three hundred […]
Video: Black Spanish – The Mysterious Red Wine of Texas This video features a tasting of Black Spanish red wine with Franklin Howser owner of Dry Comal Creek Vineyards. Several months ago, I blogged about […]
A Land of Limestone Ledges and Red Sandy Soil: Part 1 The Beginnings Eons ago its genesis was in a vast and desolate inland sea predating human consciousness; a wet and hostile place. At an […]
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – February 6, 2009 “Texas Uncorked” By: Sen. John Cornyn From: Texas Times Weekly Column You’ve heard it described as medium heavy, sweet and low in sulfates. Its […]
Winemaking Starts in Texas: A Retrospective “Tasting” with Father Garcia de San Francisco y Zuniga “When we entered the region, we saw grapes growing wild along the rivers of Tejas and they looked like I […]
Texas Black Spanish – The Grape Otherwise Known as Lenoir: Regional Character, International Reputation Photo: Franklin Howser, making Black Spanish wine at Dry Comal Creek Winery (click here) for more. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Update: For a Video […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News Houston International Wine Competition Winners The results are in from the sixth annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition. More than 1,800 entries from 585 […]