In Texas, 2010 is Stacking Up to be the “Vintage of the Century” Texan winegrowers have been so shell shocked over the past several years, it seems like nobody wants to talk about the way […]
The New Texas Wine Lexicon: Better Start Asking if You Want Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner Wines; They are Coming! This past week, I was visiting the Texas high plains, first on a bus tour of the […]
“High Tech Texas Vineyard Manager of the Future” Do Texas Vineyards Need a High Tech Solution for Late Spring Freezes? The Tempwave Microwave Approach – Tempwave is Raytheon’s patent-pending system that uses low-level microwave radiant […]
Texas Winegrowers are on the “Eraser’s Edge” You may recall the book “Razor’s Edge” by W. Somerset Maugham published in 1944. It quotes, “The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over; thus […]
In Texas, Agriculture (and Viticulture) is Your Culture Yesterday, the newly appointed Texas Wine Industry Development and Marketing Advisory Committee met in Austin. This is the single committee designed by a recent Texas law change […]
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, […]
Earth, Wind and High Plains Vines Entry 3 – Conclusion of the High Plains Planting Tour Continued from: https://vintagetexas.com/?p=656 Caravanning across the Texas High Plains, our group included representatives from California, Kansas and Arizona along […]
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 […]
Dear Lord, We Could Use a Little Rain and Please Keep the Frost Away Entry 1 – The Start of the Texas High Plains Vineyard Planting Tour Arriving back in Houston late last Wednesday, I […]