As you are aware, the 2022 wine grape harvest in Texas is coming to a close mostly within the next month. Wineries are now busy processing fruit. Here are some salient and personal comments from […]
Wedding Oak Winery , in San Saba, Texas, was awarded a double gold medal and a 97-point score for its 2021 Castanet rosé at the 2022 Experience Rosé Wine Competition. Held May 4th – 5th, 2022, the 2022 […]
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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 […]
Jennifer Beckmann has been around the Texas Hill Country for some time gaining experience and insights with every new opportunity she’s been presented. But, there is one thought that has been on her mind for […]
Roussanne, the best white grape for Texas – It can handle was all Texas weather can throw at it and makes great wine, too! […]
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 […]
Well, we are at the end of another year. When I look back over the past 12 months, I close my eyes and summon my inner taster with a special request. It’s kind of like […]
It was a warm summer afternoon driving east on Route 290. I approached the hamlet of Hye and made a turn south and, in short, found Ben and Victoria Calais’ French Connection Wines (FCW). This […]
It is an understatement to say, at Ab Astris Winery, the food and wine pairing sessions are immersive experiences, both fun and educational. Furthermore, based on my recent visit, I can also say that they […]
Seth Urbanek, the winemaker at Wedding Oak Winery, said “I’ve been making wine for ten years. With three vintages here in Texas under my belt, I feel like I’ve got my sea legs under me.” […]
I just realized that I had acquired a decade’s worth of wine made from Roussanne, the acknowledged ageable white wine grape from the Rhone Valley region of France. However, my collection is different; all comes […]
Update on the 2019 Texas Wine Grape Harvest Harvest updates from the Texas FineWine Group (Bending Branch Winery, Brennan Vineyards, Duchman Family Winery, Pedernales Cellars, and Spicewood Vineyards) are given below. Most of this information […]
Wedding Oak Winery: New Wines & Digs in Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country It was our first trip to Fredericksburg since the warm summer weather settled in. However, there was a breeze and the […]
Calais Winery: A Winemaker Tasting à la Cave After my tasting this past weekend at Calais Winery, between Hye and Johnson City on Texas Highway 290, I believe that the transformation of Ben Calais’ winery from urban Dallas storefront to subterranean […]
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