Torre di Pietra – New World Texas From Sisterdale, I headed north to find Torre di Pietra (www.texashillcountrywine.com). Its name “Tower of Stone” in Italian conjures up visions of an old world Italian monastery perched […]
Old World, New World Texas Wines (Part 1) For all its undeniable charm, the Texas Hill Country on the outskirts of Austin and San Antonio, is a ‘slice of heaven’. In just over a decade, […]
Join the GO TEXAN Restraurant Round Up What: 1st Annual Restaurant Texas Dine-Out Where: In a city near you (See links below) When: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkOu186FFs Details: GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up serves […]
Texas Wine Quiz #1: Who knows their Texas wines? How do you rate your knowledge of Texas wineries, winemaking and grapes growing? Test yourself with this fun and challenging quiz. Try not to Google […]
Texas Fall Fest 2008 The cool fronts are starting to make it through the state again and that means that it is time for the 4th annual Texas Fall Fest & Texas Wine Auction […]
Shoot Out at the O.K. “Wine” Corral One of the pleasures I have had, as a member of the Wine Society of Texas, is helping to organize interesting events involving wine and food. Because the […]
The tree in my front yard…..want a slightly used tree, cheap? Our thoughts and prayers go out the those that felt the wrath of Hurricane Ike this past weekend. Luckily, my family only suffered minor […]
Celebrate the 2008 Texas Grape Harvest There are many events and festivals that will be held around the state of Texas leading up to and following October – Texas Wine Month. Celebrate the 2008 Texas […]
The morning call came a little later today. The smiling faces of the delegation members appeared a little rosier than they were yesterday – A byproduct of our Texas high plains vineyard experience on […]
Reddy Vineyards Vijay and Subada Reddy are another story in Texas high plains determination. They came from India to the USA for Vijay’s advanced degrees in Agricultural Sciences. After Vijay received his Ph.D. in […]