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VintageTexas 2009 – Texas' Best Wines
VintageTexas 2009 Texas Best Wines During the past year, I had the chance to taste a number of Texas wines. This included two wine competitions, a twitter taste-off and on the wine trail on the […]
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Best of VintageTexas Wine Blog: Top Ten (Most Popular) Countdown for 2009
Best of VintageTexas Wine Blog: Top Ten (Most Popular) Countdown for 2009 Want to know what wine lovers in Texas (and the rest of the Internet-connected world) found most popular on VintageTexas based on the […]
Great Places & People
King Arthur’s Table on Christmas Day
King Arthur’s Table on Christmas Day; a Celebration in Texas Too In my Christmas Card from my Mother yesterday, I received a hand written note on a small sheet of yellow lined paper. She had transcribed […]
Events
Wall Street Journal – Here's to the New Year Features Texas Winery
Wall Street Journal – Here’s to the New Year, Features Texas Winery Check out the list of featured wineries across the USA where you can ring in the New Year in a real celebratory […]
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Writer Russ Kane of VintageTexas under Contract with Texas Tech University Press
Writer Russ Kane of VintageTexas under Contract with Texas Tech University Press Contributions and experiences sought that highlight the Texas new wine country scene and its history NEWS RELEASE: December 18, 2009 – Writer, blogger and […]
Great Places & People
The Aromas of Terroir: A Wintery Day in Texas Wine Country
The Aromas of Terroir: A Wintery Day in Texas Wine Country I don’t know if you have had the same experience as I’ve had. That is, a visit to wine country in the winter […]
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Does Governor Perry have a Texas Wine Favorite?
Does Governor Perry have aTexas Wine Favorite? From the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post…. After Governor Rick Perry participated in the grand opening ceremonies at the National Museum of the Pacific War open on Monday, December […]
grape growing
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – December 12, 2009
Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – December 12, 2009 So you Want to Grow Grapes in Texas…it Pays to Have Information on Your side. Welcome to the Texas Winegrape Network, a comprehensive information […]
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Tis the Season to be Blogging: Wine Recommendations from the Social Network
Tis the Season to be Blogging: Wine Recommendations from the Social Network It’s the holiday party season, a time to celebrate with family and friends sharing good food and drink while we take time to […]
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Venturing into the Bluebonnet Wine Country and the History of Southeast Texas
Venturing into the Bluebonnet Wine Country and the History of Southeast Texas Saturday morning was crisp and the roads clear following Friday’s record breaking early snowfall in the Houston area. The overpasses that brought mortal […]
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Bluebonnet Holiday Wine Trail – A Frosty Yahoo to Y'all!
Bluebonnet Holiday Wine Trail – A Frosty Yahoo to Y’all If there are any bluebonnets tomorrow, they will likely be frozen icy blue. The prospect for the Saturday morning temperature is in the mid-twenties. Burrrrrrrrrrrrr! […]
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Toast the Holidays with a Texas Two-Sip Celebration
Toast the Holidays with a Texas Two-Sip Celebration Taste and compare the quality and character of Texas wines versus well known wines from around the world – You’ll be very pleasantly surprised! With the holiday season […]
grape growing
Perhaps in Ten Years and with the Grace of God: Trapiche Tasting
Perhaps in Ten Years and with the Grace of God: Trapiche Tasting As you know if you read this blog, I spend a lot of time sampling, thinking and writing about Texas wine drinking, but […]
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Wines, With Notes of M.B.A. – New York Times Article Features Texas Winery
Wines, With Notes of M.B.A. – New York Times Article Features Texas Winery “From Microchips to Grapevines” in Texas Wine Country By Kathryn Jones; Published in New York Times – November 28, 2009 Ken and […]
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A Long List of Texas Wines Bring Home Awards from the 2010 Houston Rodeo Wine Competition
A Long List of Texas Wines Bring Home Awards from the 2010 Houston Rodeo Wine Competition The 2010 Rodeo Uncorked! Wine Show began with the seventh annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition […]