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Cowboys, Cabernet and More at the Bush Presidential Library

June 14, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 119 Views 2 Comments Becker Vineyards, Bordeaux, Brennan Vineyards, Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, College Station, cowboys, culture, Ed Auler, Fall Creek Vineyards, George Bush, Gewürztraminer, Haak Vineyards, history, Inwood Estates, Janis Robinson, Llano Estacado, Madeira, Magellan, Mark Hyman, Messina Hof, Muscat Canelli, Paul Bonarrigo, Paulo, Presidential Library, Red Blend, Riesling, Roussanne, Salt Lick, San Martino Winery, Sandstone Cellars, Tempranillo, Texas, VI, Viognier, Viviana, wine, wineries

Cowboys, Cabernet and More at the Bush Presidential Library I drove up from Houston to College Station, Texas, as a

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"The Unfinished", A Remarkable and Enchanting Tale in Barolo

April 17, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 127 Views 3 Comments Barbera, Barolo, culture, Fratelli Alessandria, grape, Guest Blog, harvest, Italian, Italy, Matthew Frank, Nebbiolo, picking, Piedmont, Piedmonte, Piemonte, Pittatore, Sandrone, The Unfinished, vineyard, wine, wine culture

“The Unfinished”, A Remarkable and Enchanting Tale in Barolo Guest Blog by: Matthew Frank To research “Barolo” Matthew Frank (http://matthewgfrank.com/?page_id=137)

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In Texas, Agriculture (and Viticulture) is Your Culture!

February 17, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 110 Views 1 Comment acreage, California, cotton root rot, culture, Department of Agriculture, disease, education, enology, extension, Freeze, grape, grow, grower, growing, New York, Oregon, PD, research, service, spring, Texas, training, viticulture, Washington, wine, winemaker, winery

In Texas, Agriculture (and Viticulture) is Your Culture Yesterday, the newly appointed Texas Wine Industry Development and Marketing Advisory Committee

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A Land of Limestone Ledges and Red Sandy Soil: Part 1

May 11, 2009June 27, 201112 years ago VintageTexas 149 Views 2 Comments Anglo-American, Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Champagne, Comanche, culture, El Paso, Europe, experience, France, gatherers, Gold Rush, Greek, hard scrabble, inland sea, Kiowa, Limestone, Limestone ledge, Mediterranean sea, Mission Grape, missionary, native American, Phoenician, red sandy soil, Rio Grande, Roman, Sam Houston, settlement, settler, Spanish, Stephen Austin, Tejas, Texas, wine

A Land of Limestone Ledges and Red Sandy Soil: Part 1 The Beginnings Eons ago its genesis was in a

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Terroir: A “Land – Man” Conjunction

January 4, 2009May 12, 201112 years ago VintageTexas 315 Views 6 Comments Australia, Austria, Bandol, barbed wire, Benedictine, Bordeaux, Bruno Prats, Cabernet Sauvignon, calliche, chardonnay, Chateau Cos d'Estournel, Cistercians, Conjunction, Coonawarra, creation, cuisine, cultivation, culture, France, Geography of Wine, Germany, Gigondas, grape, Grenache, growing, High Plains, Land-Man, Limestone, Merlot, microclimate, missionaries, monks, Mourvedre, Newsom, Noble Rot, Pierce’s Disease, Pinot Grigio, Prädikatswein, Rhone, Rousanne, sandy loam, Sangiovese, sense of place, soil, Spainish, Spoonmaker, Syrah, Tempranillo, Terra Rossa, terroir, Texas, The Vintner's Art, Tiera Roja, tierra roja, Trockenbeerenauslese, Vermentino, vignerons, vineyard, Viognier, windmill, wine

Terroir: A “Land – Man” Conjunction Earlier this year, I visited the Texas High Plains to observe the grape harvest.

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