Picpoul Blanc
Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stop: It’s time to cool off with whites from Bending Branch and Duchman
Cool yourself down, sip one or both of these cool white wines and enjoy! […]
Picpoul Blanc
Fun Food and Wine
Don’t Miss the 2017 Bending Branch Derby Extravaganza
Don’t Miss the 2017 Bending Branch Derby Extravaganza On May 6th, Bending Branch Winery will host its seventh annual Derby Extravaganza, one of the most anticipated events of the year. Attendees with be served winery […]
grape growing
Bending Branch Winery: Where Bob and John Bring a “Dash of Flash” to the Wine Tasting: New Wine Releases
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 […]
Events
Join the Fun at Bending Branch Winery Kentucky Derby Extravaganza
7 Join the Fun at Bending Branch Winery Kentucky Derby Extravaganza Bob Young, John Rivenburgh and Jennifer Beckmann and the whole crew at Bending Branch Winery invite you to join them and other Texas wine […]
grape growing
2013 Late Spring Frosts Texas: But, Winegrowers Live and Learn
2013 Late Spring Frosts Texas: But, Winegrowers Live and Learn “Hi there Bobby, How y’all doing up there?” That’s how I started my conversation with Texas high plains viticultural consultant Bobby Cox this week. I […]
Field Blogging
From Tannat to Souzão: Sunday Morning Tasting at Bending Branch Vineyards
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 […]
grape growing
Manifesto: The Texas Wine Discussion Starts with Diurnal Temperature Swings, But Goes So Much Further
Manifesto: The Texas Wine Discussion Starts with Diurnal Temperature Swings, But Goes So Much Further How many times have you heard winery and/or vineyard reps say, “This vineyard location benefits from warm to hot days […]
Bottling
A Sunny Sunday Afternoon at Bending Branch Vineyards
A Sunny Sunday Afternoon at Bending Branch Vineyards I’d met winery owner and winemaker, Bob Young, before. It was at the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association meeting this past February. He was seated next […]
grape growing
VintageTexas Cyclopedia of Wine: The Wine Grape Called Picpoul
VintageTexas Cyclopedia of Wine: The Wine Grape Called Picpoul Pronounced “peek-pool” (also spelled Piquepoul), this variety of white wine grape is cultivated in the Southern Rhone and Languedoc regions of France (http://www.terroir-france.com/wine/regions.htm). It is known […]