grape growing
The “Roussanne Advantage”: The White Grape for Texas
Roussanne, the best white grape for Texas – It can handle was all Texas weather can throw at it and makes great wine, too! […]
McPherson Cellars
Blanc Du Bois
These Are a Few of my Favorite Texas Wines I Tasted, 2021 Edition – Part 2
If you saw part one of my “These Are a Few of my Favorite Texas Wines…” blog, welcome back for more good tastes. Because these wines are in Part 2 of the series, it does […]
grape growing
Roussanne – Texas’s Age Worthy White Grape
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 […]
fine dining
Cabernet Grill Experience: Tasso Chicken and McPherson White Wine Trio
Cabernet Grill Experience: Tasso Chicken and McPherson White Wine Trio If I wasn’t so familiar with Chef Ross Burtwell’s Cabernet Grill Restaurant at the compound called Cotton Gin Village on the south side of Fredericksburg, […]
grape growing
Texas Wine’s High Plains A-Team: Newsom, Reddy, Llano Estacado
Texas Wine’s High Plains A-Team: Newsom, Reddy, Llano Estacado As I disembarked from the plane in Lubbock, I recall thinking that the skies above the Texas high plains are bigger and bluer than just about […]
Fun Food and Wine
A Texas Winemaker with a New Mission and Wine: Brock Estes, DANK, Johnny Rojo, a starter wine without training wheels!
A Texas Winemaker with a New Mission and Wine: Brock Estes, DANK, Johnny Rojo, a starter wine without training wheels! If you don’t know Brock Estes, it might be hard for you to make a […]
Events
The New Texas Wine Business Model: Response to “The Bacchus Rewrite” Blog
The New Texas Wine Business Model: Response to “The Bacchus Rewrite” Blog My question is directed at Andy Chalk at CraveDFW who recently wrote a creative and penetrating blog titled, “The TWGGA President’s Speech Replacement”. Click […]
grape growing
Dear Whole Foods Market, Please Remove Non-Texas Wine From Your Texas Wine Display [Redux]
Dear Whole Foods Market, Please Remove Non-Texas Wine From Your Texas Wine Display [Redux] or, “Where are you Grover Norquist when you need a winery to sign a pledge?” Those of you that have read […]
grape growing
It’s the Right Time for Texas Roussanne
It’s the Right Time for Texas Roussanne Several years ago, in 2010, I experienced what I referred to back then as the breakout year for Texas Tempranillo. Texas wineries went from offering maybe only four […]
Conferences and Seminars
First Ever “Taste Texas Wines” Hospitality Suite At Texsom: Somms, Ethusiasts, Get Your Taste of Texas
First Ever “Taste Texas Wines” Hospitality Suite At Texsom: Somms, Ethusiasts, Get Your Taste of Texas Sponsored by Texas Monthly, Suite to Feature Four Premier Wineries Pouring Award-Winning Wines and Consumer Favorites News Release – […]