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Hill Country Wineries Tasting Stop at Saint Tryphon: Delightfully crisp to chunky, gritty & serious
The winery’s name is Saint Tryphon, the patron saint of grape growers and gardeners that lived in the 3rd century. […]
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Hill Country Wineries Tasting Stop: Lewis Wines 2021 Chenin Blanc, Expect the Unexpected… Can you say Botrytis?
Through the centuries, Chenin Blanc proved its worth by its flexibility, being made in a range of styles from dry and minerally to rich, honeyed and sweet, and also a sparkling wine. […]
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Early Medals Showed Texas Winemaking Potential, Those in Recent Years Show Its Success
It must have been jubilation for winery owner and winemaker Bobby Cox of Lubbock’s Pheasant Ridge Winery following the 1985 Lone Star State Wine Competition, the winners of which were announced at an awards dinner […]
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These Are a Few of my Favorite Texas Wines I Tasted, 2021 Edition – Part 2
If you saw part one of my “These Are a Few of my Favorite Texas Wines…” blog, welcome back for more good tastes. Because these wines are in Part 2 of the series, it does […]
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Retrospective: The Day in 1868 When Texas Became a Wine Country
From the Sunday Edition of the Galveston Daily News on October 25th of 1868, we can see that the “pure Mustang wine” of Mr. L.N. Halbert of Long Point in Washington County titillated the collective […]
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Dr. B Talks Texas Wine – Blanc Du Bois (The “National” White Grape of Texas)
Dr. B Talks Texas Wine – Blanc Du Bois (The “National” White Grape of Texas) If you haven’t tried wines made from Texas Blanc Du Bois yet you are missing something… something very special. Based […]
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A Cowboy Walked into Los Pinos Vineyards Tasting Room – A Fredericksburg Tasting
A Cowboy Walked into Los Pinos Vineyards Tasting Room – A Fredericksburg Tasting The way the story goes… A cowboy walked into the tasting room at Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards in Pittsburg, Texas, with a parrot […]
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Saint Tryphon Farm and Vineyards: Texas Wines on the Wild Side
Saint Tryphon Farm and Vineyards: Texas Wines on the Wild Side It is no doubt that, no matter what wine region you are in, “natural wines” are the rage these days, Say the words “natural […]
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VintageTweets: Texas Native Somm Matt Pridgen Selects Native Wines for IronSomm Event
VintageTweets: Texas Native Somm Matt Pridgen Selects Texas Wines for IronSomm Event “RT @edible_houston: Texas Native Matthew Pridgen of @UnderbellyHOU & @Onefifthhouston Picks Texas Wine for Iron Sommelier. #texas #txwine #wine https://t.co/nyYttkvWf7 https://t.co/PI4ueizPPb“ See story […]
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Two White Wines to Start out Texas Wine Month
Two White Wines to Start out Texas Wine Month Why is October Texas Wine Month? Well, because it is! In many wine producing regions, the grape harvest takes place in September and October. In Texas, […]
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Loirefest: Houston’s David Keck at his Best
Loirefest: Houston’s David Keck at his Best In the Houston wine community (those of you in wholesale and retail, the restaurant trade, and lets not forget the groupies of writers and consumers), we are blessed […]