The photos above are T.V. Munson the younger and the older. It can be said that if Texas ever had a Renaissance Man in its population, it was most likely Thomas Volney (T.V.) Munson (September […]
Houston’s Finest: L’Olivier Hosts Château la Nerthe Tasting I jumped at the chance to sample the cuisine of acclaimed executive chef Olivier Ciesielski for Tony’s restaurant fame now in his own L’Olivier Restaurant & Bar […]
Fairhaven Vineyards TVM 2009 Lomanto: Texas Bred, Texas Savored It was truly one of the most incredible wine tastings…in Denison, Texas, at Vinita, the familial home of Thomas Volnay (T.V.) Munson. We had a host […]
Texas Gulf Coast Vineyard Tour: What Grapes are Those, Ed? They’re our Favorites! This past Thursday, the air was clear and dry and the high sun gave its brightness and warmth to the winter afternoon […]
A Day at the State Fair of Texas Wine Garden; Start the IV Drip of Lipator Stat! The clash of blue sky and a big yellow sun, wafting cool breezes and the booming voice of […]
Field Blogging: A Crisp Autumn Morning, The Munson Legacy, The State Fair of Texas I drove up from Houston yesterday, spanning the time, distance and the oncoming cold front that finally broke summer’s chokehold on […]
Discovering the T.V. Munson Texas-French Grape Legacy on My Own North Forty Some of you may know T.V. Munson, The Grape Man of Texas. He is the horticulturalist/viticulturalist from Texas that correctly identified Texas native […]
Traveling the Wine Roads of Northeast Texas Wine Country and the Grape Man of Texas On Monday, I had a full day at the Texas Wine Quality Boot Camp (https://vintagetexas.com/?p=1958) followed by an evening with […]
Texas Wine Quality: Something that Will Get Even Better the More We All Talk About It Realize that now Texas wineries have obtained a certain level of acceptance from consumers and support by the legal […]
Europe Acknowledges Texan and his Contributions to the World-Wide Wine Industry Texas Historian Wins the International Gourmand Award’s Best Wine History Book for his Biography of “Grape Man” T.V. Munson In Frankfurt, Germany, on October […]