Texas Vineyards and Wineries, Do you have an employee, family member, or friend that would like additional training in grape production in Texas? The Texas Viticulture Certificate Program has been offered by Texas Tech University […]
I just realized that I had acquired a decade’s worth of wine made from Roussanne, the acknowledged ageable white wine grape from the Rhone Valley region of France. However, my collection is different; all comes […]
Newsom Vineyards Grape Day (and The Light at the End of the Vineyard) Not too long ago, I received a call from long-time winegrower Neal Newsom asking if I was going to make it to his […]
2016 Texas Black Spanish/Lenoir Symposium: Taming the Beast… According to Cat Spring grape grower and a symposium organizer Jerry Watson, “Black Spanish has made world class Port for a long time and we can now […]
Standing at the Crossroads (Part III – What you can do) – Adaptive Variety Selection and the Uncertain Role of Imidacloprids in the future of Southern Grape Culture By: R.L. Winters, Fairhaven Vineyards Master Horticulturist/Ampelographer […]
Cat Spring Grape Field Day 2014: So You Want to Grow Grapes, Texas Gulf Coast Edition The Cat Spring Grape Field Day is February 7 this year, and it is shaping up to be another […]
Wicked Weather in the Vineyard: An Open Letter 5/22/2013 VintageTexas Note: I received this message in an email last week from Julie Whitehead at Blue Ostrich Winery and I asked her to share it in […]
Sitting Here Sipping On Some Messina Hof Private Reserve 2011 Blanc Du Bois As I’m sitting down to write this piece, I’m sipping on a white wine from Texas. It’s not a Texas high plains […]
A New Way to Elevate Texas Wine Production and Quality: The Champagne Connection This week, in my Texas wine column in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal (click here), I talked with Austin’s wines.com and Red Room […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News (Harvest 2012 Edition) The 2012 Texas Wine Harvest is Coming Fast: Both On Vine and Online Grape harvest time in Texas usually starts on or around July […]