Food and Wine
Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stop #2: Spicewood Vineyards Grenache Rosé
The virtuosity of Texas Rosé wines is incredible […]
Texas wine
Dolcetto
Texas Hill Country Tasting Stop #6: Bingham Family Vineyards… Texas Farmer Discovers Terroir in High Plains Dirt, You Can Too!
I recall in 2013, while writing for the Lubbock Avalanch-Journal, I first interviewed Cliff Bingham co-owner of Bingham Family Vineyards about when and how his family’s Texas High Plains winegrowing exploits got started in Meadow, […]
Food and Wine
Texas Tasting Stop – Messina Hof Winery, 2019 Sagrantino Reserva, Texas High Plains
Like jammy fruit? Like tannins, comfortable yet dry and crisp? Like acidity that helps meld wine and food? Well, on this tasting stop, your wishes are fulfilled with Messina Hof Winery’s 2019 Sagrantino Reserva, Texas […]
Albarino
Hill Country Tasting Stop #4 – Pontotoc Vineyard Albariño
If your not familiar with Pontotoc Vineyard and its owner Carl Money you probably don’t know about his wine passion and the passion he’s been able to get into his wines. Since inception, Pontotoc Vineyard […]
grape growing
2022 Newsom Grape Day & Expo – A Larger Than Life Event You Need To Experience
The larger than life event that draws growers, wineries and industry professionals from all over Texas. […]
grape growing
UPDATE: Last Call for Specialist of Texas Wine March 2022 Class Registration – Learn to Find the Best Texas Wines & Qualify for the Level 2 Class Later This Year!
Know Your Texas Wines: Register for “Specialist of Texas Wine” Class by Russ Kane, the Man who Wrote the Book on Texas Wine… The Wineslinger Chronicles! […]
Uncategorized
Bending Branch Winery: A Petite Sirah Vertical Tasting with Dr. Bob – In a Flash, a Perfect Wine for a Sip or a Braise, Your Call
I admit that this all started with the Texas Fine Wine tasting earlier this month. I didn’t have any particular plans for what wine to open and taste that evening. So, I went to my […]
Great Places & People
Kerrville Hills Winery Opens Second Tasting Room, The Hill at Hye
Kerrville Hills Winery has opened its second tasting room, “The Hill at Hye,” […]
Events
Rodeo Houston Uncorked Round-up 2022 Best Bites Competition Results
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Combined Award-Winning Wines with Gourmet Dishes at the Rodeo Uncorked!® Roundup & Best Bites Competition Photo credit: Cassaro Wines Yesterday, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo hosted a destination for […]
Food and Wine
Another Houston Rodeo First for Messina Hof Winery
Tomorrow, February 20, 2022 is the kick off for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. While there, visit Messina Hof Winery at the 2022 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition at NRG Center. Sip […]