Events
The Smell of Cabernet in the Morning
It was an early morning today to get up and out on the road to visit three major Texas vineyards around the Lubbock area. The fresh high plains air and a cup of coffee got […]
Texas
Events
The Search for Texas Terroir on the High Plains
High Plains Harvest Tour In a matter of just a few hours from Houston by airplane, I left behind this vast and humid urban center and stepped off a plane in Lubbock, Texas on the […]
Events
Texas High Plains Tour
Most wine producing regions have a cool body of water on their west coast (e.g. France, Chile, California, etc). This produces a cooling effect that depresses in night time temperatures. This cooling effect is critical […]
Texas Wine Drinking
Aging Gracefully – Wines to Age (or not)
“To Cellar or Not to Cellar….That is the Question” Try tasting a wine that is allowed to age properly and you will experience the results of some remarkable changes. The simple fruit and floral aromas […]
Great Places & People
Flat Creek Estate…A Heaven on Earth Winery
A Trip to Flat Creek Estate Winery The morning was truly a wonderful Texas Hill country morning….70 degrees, clear and bone dry. I was in my car with the top open and trying to navigate […]
News
NEWS – Texas Madiera Wine Wins Gold Medal
HAAK 2003 MADEIRA WINS GOLD MEDAL IN NATIONAL WOMEN’S WINE COMPETITION Haak Vineyards & Winery proudly announces its 2003 Madeira Jacquez has won a Gold Medal in the second annual National Women’s Wine Competition […]
Events
The Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up
The Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up – October 1, 2008 Celebrating the menus of the Lone Star State while helping Texans in need….. Establishments that are members of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s GO TEXAN Restaurant […]
Conferences and Seminars
Texsom 2008 – Sunday AM
Texsom 2008 – Sunday AM I arrived in Austin at the Four Seasons Hotel at 8:30 am and found my way to the event. Texsom 2008 was easy to find by the seemly endless tables […]
Texas Wine Drinking
Some Like it Hot! Summertime & Spice
There is one thing that can generally be said about Texans (both native and those that have spent enough time and effort here to become naturalized). They generally like BOTH types of food: Hot […]
Great Places & People
Texas Icons – The Aulers of Fall Creek Vineyards
Texas Icons – The Aulers of Fall Creek Vineyards Texas is noted for its icons (people, places and things). Its iconic people helped forge Texas into a unique spot in the Universe. This is particularly true […]