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Blanc Du Bois: Texas Grown – Gulf Coast and Now Beyond

May 24, 2016May 26, 20165 years ago admin 440 Views 12 Comments #TXWine, Blanc Du Bois, Camerata at Paulie's, David Keck, Edible Houston, Haak Vineyards, Jerry Watson, Lewis Wines, Lost Oak Winery, Majek Vineyard, Messina Hof, Raymond Haak, Texas wine, William Chris VIneyards

Blanc Du Bois: Texas Grown – Gulf Coast and Now Beyond Excerpt from Edible Houston Celebration May/June 2016 Issue story:

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Winners at the 2014 Austin County Wine Show

October 20, 2014October 20, 20147 years ago admin 128 Views 2 Comments amateur wine, Austin County, Austin County Fair, Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Brenham, Jack Palacios, Jerry Watson, John Greene, Non-commerical, Texas wine, wine competition, Wine Show

Winners at the 2014 Austin County Wine Show I once spoke with Texas high plains winegrower Neal Newsom about the

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Small Scale Winemakers Symposium: May 5, 2012 in Cat Spring, Texas

April 26, 20129 years ago admin 67 Views 1 Comment Austin Country Vineyards, Cat Spring, drink local, Jack Keller, Jerry Watson, local wine, Simon Payne, small scale, Texas, Texas wine, Vintners Own, winemaking

Small Scale Winemakers Symposium: May 5, 2012 in Cat Spring, Texas The Grape Growers Committee of Austin County will be

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The Best Texas Wine Money Can’t Buy

April 3, 2012April 4, 20129 years ago admin 159 Views 2 Comments Austin County Vineyard, Blanc Du Bois, drink local, Grecian wine, Houston, Jerry Watson, local wine, Lucio's, restaurant, Texas wine

The Best Texas Wine Money Can’t Buy …and it’s not from Greece! I had dinner with friends last Saturday evening

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2011 Top Ten Texas Wines from VintageTexas – The Honorable Mentions

December 29, 2011December 29, 201110 years ago admin 305 Views 3 Comments Alamosa Wine Cellars, Alice Feiring, Austin County Vineyard, Beaujolais, Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caldwell Vineyards, CapRock Winery, carbonic maceration, drink local, Du Petit Lait, Eaglefire, fun wine, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Jerry Watson, La Cruz de Comal, Lenoir, local wine, Lone Oak Winery, Messina Hof, MIdnight Nymph, Muscat Blanc, Palette, Ramos Private Reserve, red wine and sushi, Rose, San Martino Winery, Sophia Marie, sushi, Sweet Tempranillo, Tempranillo, terroir, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas wine, Torre di Pietra, Touriga Nacional, vertical tasting, WBC11, Wine Aging, Wine bloggers conference, wine competition, wines of southern France

2011 Top Ten Texas Wines from VintageTexas – The Honorable Mentions As with any top ten wine list, there are many wines

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Texas Wine Country? Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting 2011 in South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley

June 12, 2011June 12, 201110 years ago admin 158 Views 2 Comments Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Dr. Ray Rodrigues, George Ray McEachern, Jerry Watson, Lenoir, Monto Alto, Pamela Scott, Rio Farms, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, TDA, Texas, Texas AgriLife, Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas wine, wine country, Wine Festival, Wine Tasting

Texas Wine Country? Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting 2011 in South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley In cooperation with

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Texas Gulf Coast Vineyard Tour: What Grapes are Those, Ed? They’re our Favorites!

February 14, 2011February 15, 201110 years ago admin 221 Views 1 Comment Abbott and Costello, Andy Scott, Austin County, Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Cat Spring, Cat Spring Country Club, Dog Ridge, Ed Rice, extension service, Favorite, Fritz Westover, grape growing, Gulf Coast, Herbemont, Jerry Watson, Lenoir, Louise Rice, Normal Linda Sanchez, Rio Farms, Rio Grande, root stock, T.V. Munson, Texas, Texas AgriLife, Texas wine, The Valley, vineyard, viticulture, western sprawl

Texas Gulf Coast Vineyard Tour: What Grapes are Those, Ed? They’re our Favorites! This past Thursday, the air was clear

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On the Gulf Coast Wine Trail…Blanc Du Bois Vertical/Horizontal Tasting

February 5, 2011February 5, 201110 years ago admin 269 Views 7 Comments Austin County, AVA, Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Brazos County, Burton, Cat Spring, Florida, grape growing, horizontal tasting, hybrid grape, Jerry Watson, Lenoir, Methode Champenoise, Paradox House Vineyard, Pierce's disease, Saddlehorn Winery, Sparkling wine, Steve Morgan, Texas AVA, Texas wine, vertical tasting, Watson Vineyard, Wine Tasting

On the Gulf Coast Wine Trail…Blanc Du Bois Vertical/Horizontal Tasting. Or, Better Tasting Through Chemistry I hit the road again

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Discovering the T.V. Munson Texas-French Grape Legacy on My Own North Forty

September 5, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 148 Views 1 Comment Alamo Springs Ranch, American grapes, Cat Spring, Fall Grape, France, French vineyard, Grape Man of Texas, grapes, Hill Country, horticulture, Jerry Watson, Munson, Mustang, Native American grapes, native grapes, North Forty, Phylloxera, post oak, Riverside, Roy Renfro, Sand, Sour Winter, Sweet Winter, T.V. Munson, Texas, Texas Hill Country, vineyard, Vinita, viticulture, Vitis Berlandieri, Vitis Candicans, Vitis Cinerea, Vitis Cordifolia, Vitis Lincecumii, Vitis Riparia, Vitis Rupestris, wild grapes, wine

Discovering the T.V. Munson Texas-French Grape Legacy on My Own North Forty Some of you may know T.V. Munson, The

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Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – July 30, 2010

July 30, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 99 Views 0 Comments Brownfield, Cat Springs, Court verdict, Dry Comal Creek, fifth in wine production, grant, grant program, grape grower, grape growing, Grape Industry, grape stomp, Investment, Jeff Siegel, Jerry Watson, Legal, New York, out of state, restaurant, shipping, Texas, Texas Department of Agriculture, Todd Kliman, wine, Wine Curmudgeon, Wine Grape, wine list

Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – July 30, 2010 Video: Brownfield Produces 25 Percent of Texas Wine Brownfield’s

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Texas Gulf Coast Wine Country – Old Place, New Opportunity

February 12, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 193 Views 5 Comments AgriLife, Black Spanish, Blanc Du Bois, Bob Cottle, Cabernet, California, Cat Springs, enologist, field day, Fritz Westover, German, Good night John boy, grape growers, Gulf Coast, High Plains, immigrants, Jerry Watson, Lenoir, Merlot, Mike Sipowicz, mildrew, Napa, Newsom, Pleasant Hill, rot, Rusian River, Sonoma, Texas, viticulture, Watson trellis, wine

  Texas Gulf Coast Wine Country – Old Place, New Opportunity It was cold and damp this morning, but after

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Lineage of the Blanc du Bois Grape

July 20, 200912 years ago VintageTexas 217 Views 2 Comments American hybrid, Blanc Du Bois, Cat Springs, dessert, dry, Enoch’s Stomp, French, Haak, Haak Vineyards, Jerry Watson, LiveJournal, Madeira, Port, Raymond Haak, semi-sweet, Tara Vineyards, Texas, wine

Lineage of the Blanc du Bois Grape Following my previous blog on harvesting the  Blanc du Bois at Union Chappel

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