Drinking In a Bit of Texas History Entry 2 – The Texas High Plains Vineyard Planting Tour Continues from https://vintagetexas.com/?p=652…. After the dinner blessing, we lined up to load our plates with the delectable delights […]
From the Mediterranean Shores to Mason County Texas: Act II – Seeing, Tasting and Praying for Terroir About 4 pm in the afternoon, my wife and I departed our Hill Country cottage near Fredericksburg, Texas […]
From Mediterranean Shores to Mason County Sands: Act I – A French Connection In the 6th century BC, long before any of the major wine producing regions of France had been established, the Phoenician Greeks […]
North Texas Road Trip Entry 5 – Visiting the Supreme Expérimenter at Brushy Creek Vineyards There comes a point in just about every Texas road trip where a personal moment surfaces and human and natural […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News: January 17, 2009 PROVENCAL WINE LUNCHEON: THIS SUNDAY, January 18th 11am at Mirabelle. The Wine and Food Foundation of Texas Mirabelle Restaurant – Austin, Texas with Christine […]
Terroir: A “Land – Man” Conjunction Earlier this year, I visited the Texas High Plains to observe the grape harvest. As I chronicled my trip and experience on this blog, I had an intimate awareness […]
Five New Year’s Wine Resolutions for 2009 1. Drink Well, Drink Local In 2008, I blogged about “Food/Drink Miles” as applied to wine selection. In 2009, I reconfirm that I will drink well, but […]
Day 2 – On the Texas Hill Country Holiday Wine Trail: Back in the Saddle Again The air was cool, but the morning sun was warm on my face. I saddled up my farm truck […]