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 […]
Newsom Vineyards Inception: A Legacy Conquers Despair A little over a year ago, I attended a dinner at Llano Estacado Winery‘s new tasting room and events center in Lubbock. In a long list of truly excellent […]
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 […]
Bending Branch Winery: Where Bob and John Bring a “Dash of Flash” to the Wine Tasting: New Wine Releases After driving past the cool waters of the Guadalupe River and arriving at Bending Branch Winery […]
Newsom Grape Day 2013: It’s Game Time Around Here Its nearly time for the annual Grape Day at Newsom Vineyards in Plains, Texas. Dr. Ed Hellman from Texas AgriLife has put together a great program including […]
What I’m Reading Tonight: Texas Monthly – Working Life Feature on Neal Newsom From my decade or more covering the Texas wine industry, I believe that there just couldn’t be a more deserving person for […]
Guest Blog: A Hill Country Feast from the Terroir of All Texas Terroirs: Newsom Vineyards A Guest Blog by Chef and Author: Terry Thompson Anderson All lovers of Texas wine should certainly know Ross Burtwell, […]
From Tannat to Souzão: Sunday Morning Tasting at Bending Branch Vineyards As I drove from my personal piece of the Texas hill country to Bending Branch Vineyards just a short stretch of road from […]
Texas High Plains Vineyard Visit: A Relapse of “Coonawarra Envy” Those who have read my blog over its nearly three years of existence have read my periodic rants on the red sandy loam of the […]
Flight of the Phoenix: First Look (and Taste) of New CapRock Winery Last Saturday evening my Texas high plains wine and vineyard tour was nearing completion with one more event on the schedule. Over the […]