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 […]
What I’m Drinking Tonight: CapRock Winery Toscano Bianco It’s been a “hard” couple days. I flew over to New Orleans for a few meetings. Then, I “had” to have dinner at Galatoire’s on Bourbon Street: […]
Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News (Harvest 2012 Edition) The 2012 Texas Wine Harvest is Coming Fast: Both On Vine and Online Grape harvest time in Texas usually starts on or around July […]
Pappas Bros., Drew Hendricks MS and McPherson Cellars Bingham Family Vineyards Roussanne Featured in Wine Spectator Imagine my surprise when I opened my July 31, 2012 edition of my Wine Spectator expecting to see […]
Just When I Was About to Write-off Texas Chardonnay Just about every year I vow to delete the word Chardonnay from the Texas wine lexicon, I find a reason not to. It usually comes after […]
They’re Back! CapRock Wines are in Distribution Again. I made my usually “run” to Spec’s Smith Street store in Houston earlier this week and found and interesting surprise. In the store’s Texas wine “section” [and […]
Texas Wine Shrimp Mac & Cheese Delight: My Fatal Mistake in Wine Selection? When my wife and I get an invitation to Chef and cookbook author Terry Thompson Anderson‘s house, we always know to expect […]
Houston…Get Ready for a Treat! McPherson Cellars Roussanne (Texas) 2010 I just found out that Houston (and maybe other locales that have access to Spec’s Stores) has a Texas wine treat in store for its […]
VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Trebbiano of Texas The Trebbiano is a widely known wine grape varietal, but tends to be over-cropped and make rather neutral wines. However, it has the distinction of accounting for […]
Caldwell Family Winery: An Urban Oasis of Texas Wine in Downtown Houston If you go to Google.com and type in the words “Caldwell” and “Winery”, at the top of the results page you will […]