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 […]
Culinary Thymes April Recipes and McPherson Wine Pairings This month, I worked with Alyce Ester at Culinary Thyme to develop wine pairings for her April recipes. My pairings were three new vintage wines from McPherson […]
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Bud Break in Texas Wine Country As of today, it’s now officially Spring 2011. But, in Texas, the grapevines don’t necessarily wait patiently for the official start of spring. A few […]
Texas Wine Czar Says, “The Best Texas Wines Will Be in the Style and Tradition of Europe” My wife and I celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary last night at Rainbow Lodge in Houston. While we […]
2010 Top Ten Texas Wines from VintageTexas: Installment #1 In 2010, I traveled more of the state and tasted more Texas wines than in any previous year. Therefore, this year I’ve had a hard time […]
Exciting Times at CapRock Winery: Glazer’s to Distribute; Will Use as Much Texas Grapes as Possible Most of you remember the see-saw situation that occurred this past summer on the Texas High Plains with the […]
Finally, It’s Time for Some Corroboration of My Prognostication on Tex-Med Wines I hate to say I told you so, but going way back to one of my first major articles about Texas wines, I […]
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 […]
Ten Great Places to Drink Local Wines (from USAToday) and Five Good Reasons From USA Today: While Napa Valley gets the most attention, winemakers are busier than ever around the nation, says blogger Jeff Siegel, […]
Texas in the Vineyard: Perissos Vineyard, Abundant Beyond Expectations In the hot heavy August heat, the 2010 Texas grape harvest season has been in full swing for over a month and it will likely carry […]