Texas Tempranillo – It’s Coming on Strong (Survey Results); Consumers, You Better Get Ready. There’s a Lot of Good Texas Wine Coming at You! Last week I blogged…” Are your a Texas wine grower, winemaker, […]
Texas Gulf Coast Wine Country – Old Place, New Opportunity It was cold and damp this morning, but after yesterday’s even wetter and colder tour of Jerry Watson’s vineyard in Cat Springs, the warmth […]
Ten Things We Learned at #DLW09 Conference & Taste-Off and #Texsom Last weekend I attended the GO TEXAN DrinkLocalWine.com Conference (www.drinklocalwine.com) and Twitter Taste-Off (https://vintagetexas.com/?p=1083) and the Texas Sommelier Conference (www.texsom.com) in Dallas Texas. As my […]
A Land of Limestone Ledges and Red Sandy Soil: Part 2 Continued from: https://vintagetexas.com/?p=790 In my search to define Texas terroir [the sense of place], I often stop to listen for voices of the human […]
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 […]
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 […]
North Texas Trip Entry 7 – Lone Oak Winery, Last Stop before Home As my previous day’s travels ended, I stopped in Dennison and had dinner with friend and writing colleague, Henry Chappell. The day […]
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 […]