Still to this day, the RUMOR PERSISTS that Texas wineries are not making “REAL TEXAS” wines, choosing instead to simply relabel wines or use grapes from west coast winegrowing regions. There is a SECOND RUMOR […]
On this tasting stop at Wedding Oak Winery, we’ve got some good (and even Gold Medal) tasting to do today! Mike and Lynn McHenry, the passionate owners of the Wedding Oak Winery purchased 112 acres […]
Bent Oak Winery is located just west of Austin, in Cedar Park, Texas. For those that have not already been there, it is located at 2000 Windy Terrace Suite 2B. From Austin proper, go north […]
From memory, the Texas Hills Vineyard story as first told to me by Gary Gilstrap was punctuated with this… “We have many hills but only one vineyard.” This is how I always remembered that the name of the Gilstrap’s winery was Texas Hills Vineyard and was NOT Texas Hill Vineyards. […]
“Ron Yates” Wines New Winery: A Place “Where I get to play around and have some fun” VT – Please note that right after posting this blog, I was contacted by the PR force working for Yates […]
When Two Galaxies Collide: Texas Beer is Aged In Texas Red Wine Barrels New Braunfels Brewing Company – The Farmhouse Program According to a recent news release, “Sangre de Shiva is the best expression of the soul […]
Sneak Peek of Messina Hof Winery 2015 at Vic & Anthony’s Paul Mitchell Bonarrigo, the seventh generation winemaker in the Bonarrigo family, addressed the assemblage at Vic & Anthony’s Steak House in Houston to taste […]
And the Survey Says….The Right Grapes for Texas Wine! I recently posed the following question to members of the Facebook Texas Wine Drinkers Group: What are the best red and white grapes for Texas? I […]
Llano Estacado Winery’s Best Wines Keep Coming: Viviano and 1836 While many of the recent accolades for the Texas wine industry have come from relative newcomers with boutique wineries, it’s good to see that long […]
A Texas Winemaker with a New Mission and Wine: Brock Estes, DANK, Johnny Rojo, a starter wine without training wheels! If you don’t know Brock Estes, it might be hard for you to make a […]