Barbara
Robert Clay Vineyards: Great wines come from those that have mastered the skill of patience
Great wines come from those that have mastered the skill of patience! […]
sparkling wine
Rosé wine
Love Cork Screw: Wine Can be Good and Fun, Too! Introduces New Sauvignon Blanc
Love Cork Screw is the wine and lifestyle brand you bring to a game night with friends, the brand you introduce to board members at an annual gala, and the brand you experience for the first […]
Great Places & People
VT Retrospective: Making “Champagne” in Texas – Yes, It Happened Here!
Was this even possible? When did this happen, you say? Well, we have to harken back decades well before the 2006 agreement between the European Union and the United States that restricted the labeling of […]
Food and Wine
New Tasting Room at William Chris Vineyards: You’ll Love this Place
New Tasting Room at William Chris Vineyards: You’ll Love this Place Photographs by James Skogsberg After visiting the new tasting room ad welcome center at William Chris Vineyards, I found it almost overwhelming. It is […]
Events
Texas Wine Month 2018 is Over… But, Oh What a Great Month it Was!
Texas Wine Month 2018 is Over… But, Oh What a Great Month it Was! Annually, October is Texas Wine Month, the month when we sip, savor and celebrate our wonderful, fifth-largest-in-the-USA wine industry. Well, it’s […]
Blanc Du Bois
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, […]
grape growing
Temptation by the Bottle: A Sparkling Wine from Eden Hill Vineyards
Temptation by the Bottle: A Sparkling Wine from Eden Hill Vineyards Chris Hornbaker, winemaker at Eden Hill Vineyard & Winery, said, “As you know, Eden Hill is dedicated to making wine from Texas grapes. We […]
Great Places & People
Texans Sure Do Like Their Bubbles: Domaine Carneros Provides
Texans Sure Do Like Their Bubbles: Domaine Carneros Provides When Domaine Carneros winemaker Eileen Crane and I met for lunch last week for lunch at Houston’s RDG Bar Annie, nearly the first thing that came up […]
Events
Grape Creek Vineyards Releases Euphoria: Texas Sparkling Wine
Grape Creek Vineyards Releases Euphoria: Texas Sparkling Wine A long time ago, I mused in the blog about Texans and their love for sparkling wines (click here). However, there have been darn few sparklers actually […]