Local wine
Texas Hill Country Tasting Stop #5 – Torr Na Lochs Syrah (Flavorful and Comes with a View)
great place to sit and sip while taking in the view, the afternoon breezes, and on Saturdays a variety of music […]
Local wine
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 […]
Aglianico
Hill Country Tasting Tour Stop #2 – Hye Meadow Winery… Boooom!
If you haven’t heard of or had the opportunity to taste Hye Meadow Winery’s 2017 Red Blend Boooom (Yep… with four ”o”s), there is no better reason to make a stop at the winery near […]
Cabernet Sauvignon
Slate Theory Winery & Vineyards: The Code Revealed
In 2018, the Jones family – seven siblings and their parents – acquired a location on Route 290 east of Fredericksburg for their new Slate Theory Winery and Vineyards. Their immediate neighbor Grape Creek Vineyards […]
Chenin Blanc
Rae Wilson: Wine for the People Comes to Houston’s Montrose Cheese and Wine
Rae Wilson is a young Austin wine business professional and winemaker with her wine brands – Dandy Rosé, Grower Project (since 2015, in collaboration with Lost Draw Cellars’ Andrew Sides) and La Valentía under the banner […]
grape growing
Why Do You Need To Be A Specialist of Texas Wine? So you can unapologetically share Texas wine with the world and know what you are doing!
The next Specialist of Texas Wine class from Doc Russ – Texas Wineslinger, and the Texas Wine School in Houston, Texas, on April 27, May 4, May 11 (with the exam on May 12) gives […]
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! […]
Great Places & People
Texas Hill Country Wine & Wildflower Journey
Tickets are now on sale for the Wine & Wildflower Journey, which will be happening this year from March 28th through April 22nd at over 40 wineries in the picturesque Texas Hill Country. Imagine you, your significant other, […]
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 […]
Fun Food and Wine
VINO VINYASA® ANNOUNCES FIRST WINE & YOGA RETREAT IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
They’ve put together an itenerary of exclusive experiences. They include yoga, unique wine tastings at some of their favorite wineries, and delicious meals. Join us for an intimate weekend retreat in Fredericksburg and share a unique experience – Yoga, wine, food, the Texas Hill Country, Springtime, and wildflowers! Vino Vinyasa® has announced its first […]
grape growing
The Self-Written Eulogy of Thomas Volney Munson, Texas’s Renaissance Man, with Words to Live By Still Today!
The photos above are T.V. Munson the younger and the older. It can be said that if Texas ever had a Renaissance Man in its population, it was most likely Thomas Volney (T.V.) Munson (September […]
Food and Wine
Wine Revival: The Sweet-Sour Smell of Fermentation Rises again in Gruene – Guadalupe Valley Winery…What Happened to It?
The problem with the restart to commercial wineries in Texas in the mid-1970s was the lack of wine-knowledgeablepeople here in Texas to accurately report on it. David Frink, staff writer for the Austin American-Statesman was […]
Local wine
Texas Hill Country Wineries: February is for Wine Lovers – Now with Digital Passport
The air in February may be cool to cold, but just think…. Love is in the air, wine is in your glass, and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and coming fast. Bundle up […]
Blanc Du Bois
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 […]