Guilty As Charged. Texas WineSlinger Admits, “I Drink Foreign Wine” Yep! That’s right, I said it. It is a full admission. But, why? You would be amazed at some of the emails that I receive. […]
Brownfield, Texas: No Way! Been There and its Green with the Vines of Texas Wine Grapes We gathered in Brownfield, Texas, Yesterday. What you’ve never heard of it? Never seen it in the Atlas of […]
Dry Desert and Good Texas Wine Meet at Monte Sec Vineyard A pale orange sunset backlit the darkening city with a ribbon of city lights dotting a path between the mountains to what the Spanish […]
The Aromas of Terroir: A Wintery Day in Texas Wine Country I don’t know if you have had the same experience as I’ve had. That is, a visit to wine country in the winter […]
The Best (Most Unusual and Worst) Of Texas Wines I have traveled the great state of Texas from east to west and north to south, all in search of what I have deemed in […]
Barolo & Barbaresco: Where the Nebbia and Nebbiolo Hang — — — — — New: See Rascal’s Travels: Hail Cesare in Piemonte at: http://rascalspalate.com/?p=21 — — — — — Heading east from Villefranche-Sur-Mer on the French […]
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 […]
Best of VintageTexas: 2009 Highlights (so far) Drinking a Bit of Texas History “As Texans and settler transplants have realized for over the past hundred and fifty years, parts of Texas have been this county’s last […]
Let’s Taste the Terroir, Search for Parking and Savor the Coffee Entry 3 – The Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival Adventure Two festival events preoccupied my attention yesterday: “Where Terroir Meets Tradition”, a […]
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 […]