Events
Texas Wine Month Passports are now on sale! Enjoy the Hill Country Wine Trail October 1 thru 31
Join us in celebrating with the Texas Wine Month Passport event from October 1 – 31 in the picturesque Texas Hill Country. […]
Wine Tasting
Chardonnay
The Hickory Sands is more than just a sandy outcrop in Texas: It brings a whole other kind of Texas winemaking: Robert Clay Vineyards Chardonnay
Around these granitic domes, you find acidic sandy soils, versus the high pH limestone-infused soils elsewhere in Texas. This brings something different to the table in terms of wine growing. […]
Cyclopedia of Wine
VintageTexas Cyclopedia of Wine: Mourvèdre Finds a New Home in Texas
In Texas, Mourvèdre is a rapidly rising star with plantings in both the centrally located Texas Hill Country AVA and in the more northern Texas High Plains. […]
Dolcetto
Texas Hill Country Tasting Stop #6: Bingham Family Vineyards… Texas Farmer Discovers Terroir in High Plains Dirt, You Can Too!
I recall in 2013, while writing for the Lubbock Avalanch-Journal, I first interviewed Cliff Bingham co-owner of Bingham Family Vineyards about when and how his family’s Texas High Plains winegrowing exploits got started in Meadow, […]
grape growing
Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stop: Pedernales Cellars 2020 Kyla
Kyla (pronounced, “shoola”) means “chill” in the native tongue of sister-brother co-owners Julie and David Kuhlken’s Swedish relatives. […]
Barrel tasting
Slate Theory Winery: A Photo-Visit and a Rorschach Test for the Palate
Wine is a cerebral experience – like a Rorschach test on the palate. […]
Cyclopedia of Wine
VintageTexas Cyclopedia of Wine: What is Rioja?
Let’s start with this easy questions and give an obvious easy answer. Rioja is definitely not a variety of wine grape. But, it is a word that is very much associated with Spanish wine. From […]
grape growing
Hill Country Tasting Stop #3 – Farmhouse Vineyards in Johnson City… from Malvasia to Syrah
Stop by West Texas Tipsy Tasting Trailer. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Great Places & People
Kerrville Hills Winery Opens Second Tasting Room, The Hill at Hye
Kerrville Hills Winery has opened its second tasting room, “The Hill at Hye,” […]
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 […]
Great Places & People
John Rivenburgh (Rye – Vin – Berg), Tell me about your Red Zin
“In full discloser, I’m a bit surprised how well this wine turned out”, said winemaker John Rivenburgh (aka Rye – Vin – Berg, as he emblazoned on his new hats) referring to his newly released […]
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 […]
Beer Pairing
Westcave Cellars Winery & Brewery: Good Tastings of Texas Wine, Beer and Food
What Allan and Margaret Fetty started with a backyard vegetable garden and evening glass of wine, in time became Westcave Cellars Winery. In 1999, they planted three acres of grapes that they sold to local […]