grape growing
Hill Country Tasting Stop #3 – Farmhouse Vineyards in Johnson City… from Malvasia to Syrah
Stop by West Texas Tipsy Tasting Trailer. […]
Roussanne
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 […]
Conferences and Seminars
ReRooted 210: Urban Winery Planting Roots in Central San Antonio both Corporately and Personally
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 […]
grape growing
The “Roussanne Advantage”: The White Grape for Texas
Roussanne, the best white grape for Texas – It can handle was all Texas weather can throw at it and makes great wine, too! […]
Blanc Du Bois
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 […]
Food and Wine
These Are a Few of my Favorite Texas Wines I Tasted, 2021 Edition – Part 1
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 […]
Food and Wine
French Connection Wines: It Takes More Than Wine to Make a Wine Trail – You’ll Find It Here!
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 […]
Food and Wine
Ab Astris Winery: Route 290 Wine Trail Food & Wine Pairing Reaches New High
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 […]
Food and Wine
Wedding Oak Winery: Seeing the Future in Red Blends and Roussanne for Texas
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.” […]
grape growing
Roussanne – Texas’s Age Worthy White Grape
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 […]
grape growing
Update on the 2019 Texas Wine Grape Harvest
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 […]
Great Places & People
Wedding Oak Winery: New Wines & Digs in Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country
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 […]
grape growing
Calais Winery: A Winemaker Tasting à la Cave
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 […]