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1/4/13 Update: TXwine Twitter Tuesday: Join Us Jan. 8th for Texas Wine Bar Tweet-Ups

December 28, 2012January 4, 20139 years ago admin 478 Views 4 Comments Austin, Bryan, Dallas San Antonio, DeniseClarkeTX, drink local, Dripping Springs, Dudley's Wine Bar, Houston, local wine, Messina Hof Winery, Taste and Tweet, Texas wine, Texas Wine Trail, The Empty Glass, Twitter tasting, TXwine Twitter Tuesday, TXWineLover, Vinously Speaking, VintageTexas, VitisPoema, Whole Foods Market, Wine Tasting

1/4/13 Update: TXwine Twitter Tuesday: Join Us Jan. 8th for Texas Wine Bar Tweet-Ups Austin’s Denise Clarke (@DeniseClarkeTX), Houston’s Russ

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Top Ten VintageTexas Blogs (By Views) in September 2012

September 29, 2012September 29, 20129 years ago admin 92 Views 0 Comments Best of VintageTexas, drink local, local wine, Texas wine

Top Ten VintageTexas Blogs (by Views) in September 2012 Top Ten Texas Wines of 2011 from VintageTexas: Installment #1 –

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News Flash: TDA Update Regarding Texas Wine Promotion – It’s Back!

August 1, 2012August 2, 20129 years ago admin 146 Views 0 Comments agri-tourism, drink local, Go Texan Passport, GoTexan, GOTEXAN wine, local wine, State Fair of Texas, TABC, TDA, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas wine, Texas wine marketing, Wine Garden

News Flash: TDA Update Regarding Texas Wine Promotion – It’s Back! Although the majority of funding for the State of

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Pedernales Cellars: Texas Wine Riding a Wave of Success

August 1, 2012August 1, 20129 years ago admin 236 Views 4 Comments Albarino, Bingham Family Vineyards, drink local, French oak aging, gold medal, local wine, Lubbock Texas, Newsom Vineyards, Pedernales Cellars, Plains Texas, Reddy Vineyards, Reserve Viognier, Texas High Plains AVA, Texas wine, Viognier, Wine Competitions

Pedernales Cellars: Texas Wine Riding a Wave of Success On a damp hazy summer morning, I trekked out from our

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What’s on Your Wine Labels: From Appellation to “For Sale in Texas Only”

July 22, 2012July 23, 20129 years ago admin 311 Views 7 Comments Appellation of Origin, confusion, deceptive labeling, drink local, Estate Bottled, Federal Government, For Sale in ___ Only, For Sale in Texas Only, local wine, Sulfites, Texas wine, TTU, Varietal Designation, Vintage, Viticultural Area, Wine labeling

What’s on Your Wine Labels: From Appellation to “For Sale in Texas Only” I get more emails about wine labeling

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Guest Blog: Visual Wine Tasting (The Baker Method)

July 19, 2012July 19, 20129 years ago admin 177 Views 4 Comments Alamosa Wine Cellars, Don Pullum, drink local, Guest Blog, Jim Baker, Jim Johnson, local wine, Sandstone Cellars, Texas wine, TXwineGeek, visual tasting, visual wine tasting, wine and art, Wine Tasting

Guest Blog: Visual Wine Tasting (The Baker Method) by Jim Baker (TXwineGeek) Some of you may have already seen, the

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Who’s Responsible for the National Sweet Red Wine Trend….Llano Estacado Winery?

July 9, 2012July 9, 20129 years ago admin 205 Views 2 Comments Cabernet Sauvignon, drink local, Homestead Winery, Jeff Siegel, Llano Estacado Winery, local wine, Mark Hyman, national wine trends, sweet red wine, Tempranillo, Texas wine, The Wine Curmudgeon, Viviano, Wine business news

Who’s Responsible for the National Sweet Red Wine Trend….Llano Estacado Winery? Friend and wine writing colleague, Jeff Siegel – aka

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What I’m Reading Tonight: Texas Monthly – Working Life Feature on Neal Newsom

July 6, 2012July 6, 20129 years ago admin 107 Views 1 Comment B&B, bed and breakfast, drink local, Janice Newsom, local wine, Neal Newsom, Newsom Vineyard, Nolan Newsom, Plains Texas, Rock'n-N, Roy MItchell, Texas Monthly, Texas wine, Texas wine industry

What I’m Reading Tonight: Texas Monthly – Working Life Feature on Neal Newsom From my decade or more covering the

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Manifesto: To Texas Bloggers…Together We Are A Community

June 30, 2012June 30, 20129 years ago admin 309 Views 11 Comments Behind the Cellar Door, blogging, Community, DeniseClarkTX, drink local, Eyes, jdewps, Jeremy Parzen, local wine, manifesto, MattMcGinnis, SAHMmelier, Texas wine, TXwineGeek, TXWineLover, VintageTexas, VitisPoema, Voice, William Chris Vineyard, WowAustin

Manifesto: To Texas Bloggers…Together We Are A Community Before I posted my comment to Jeff Cope’s near philosophic question (Wine

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Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News (Harvest 2012 Edition)

June 29, 2012June 30, 20129 years ago admin 422 Views 1 Comment Becker Vineyards, Cabernet Grill, CapRock Winery, drink local, Fall Creek, grape growing, harvest, Hill Country, La Cruz de Comal, Lewis Dickson, local wine, Messina Hof, Napa Valley of Texas, Paradox House Vineyard, Pleasant Hill, Ross Burtwell, Texas hamburger, Texas High Plains, Texas Monthly, Texas wine, TXwine Twitter Tuesday

Write Off the Vine – Texas Wine News (Harvest 2012 Edition) The 2012 Texas Wine Harvest is Coming Fast: Both

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It’s Now Official: Texas Wine is the Official Wine of the Texas Hamburger!

June 28, 2012June 29, 20129 years ago admin 207 Views 4 Comments drink local, Hambassador, local wine, Rick Vanderpool, Texas burgers, Texas hamburger, Texas wine, wine and food pairing

It’s Now Official: Texas Wine is the Official Wine of the Texas Hamburger! Super-Size Your Texas Hamburger with a Glass

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Texas Watermelon Thump, Cheese Clump, Chef Smash & Damn Good Wine at William Chris Vineyard

June 25, 2012June 29, 20129 years ago admin 250 Views 2 Comments barrel tasting, Bill Blackman, Brazos Valley Cheese Company, Chris Burndrett, component tasting, drink local, Kenichi, local wine, Luling Watermelon, Malbec, Paggi House, Petit Verdot, Quality Seafood Market, Rose Hill Manor, tannat, Texas Hill Country, Texas wine, Watermelon Carpaccio, William Chris VIneyards

Texas Watermelon Thump, Cheese Clump, Chef Smash & Damn Good Wine at William Chris Vineyard Last Saturday evening I felt

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Pappas Bros., Drew Hendricks MS and McPherson Cellars Bingham Family Vineyards Roussanne Featured in Wine Spectator

June 22, 2012June 23, 20129 years ago admin 118 Views 0 Comments AVA, Bingham Family Vineyards, Drew Hendricks MS, drink local, Houston Texas, local wine, McPherson Cellars, Pappas Bros. Restaurants, Roussanne, Texas High Plains, Texas wine, wine and food pairing

  Pappas Bros., Drew Hendricks MS and McPherson Cellars Bingham Family Vineyards Roussanne Featured in Wine Spectator Imagine my surprise

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July 10th TXwine Twitter Tuesday: Share Your Texas Grape Harvest Stories and Pics

June 20, 2012June 20, 20129 years ago admin 208 Views 0 Comments Brenham Texas, Bryan Texas, drink local, grape crush, Haak Winery, Industry Texas, local wine, Messina Hof, Paradox House Vineyard, picking grapes, Pleasant Hill, Santa Fe Texas, stomping grapes, Texas grape harvest, Texas wine, tweetchat, Twitter tasting, TXwine Twitter Tuesday

July 10th TXwine Twitter Tuesday: Share Your Texas Grape Harvest Stories and Pics  Denise Clark (@DeniseClarkeTX), Jeff Cope (@TXwineLover) and

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VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Acidity

June 17, 2012June 29, 20129 years ago admin 79 Views 0 Comments acidity in wine, ageability, Bordeaux, drink local, fixed acids, French Chablis, German Riesling, liveliness of wine, local wine, mouthfeel, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Texas wine, total acidity, volatile acids

VintageTexas Sunday Cyclopedia of Wine: Acidity Think of acidity and fruit, and your mind immediately goes to the tart and

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