grape growing
The “Roussanne Advantage”: The White Grape for Texas
Roussanne, the best white grape for Texas – It can handle was all Texas weather can throw at it and makes great wine, too! […]
Perissos Vineyards
grape growing
Perissos Vineyards and Winery: Harvest Visit
Perissos Vineyards and Winery: Harvest Visit It was back in 2010 when I first trekked out to Perissos Vineyards (in the Texas hill country near Burnet, TX) to visit Seth Martin, then a new face […]
Events
The Sip – Season One Shows Its Time to Go Texan or Go Thirsty
The Sip – Season One Shows Its Time to Go Texan or Go Thirsty I exited the bright afternoon Austin street scene through a ruddy red door under a black awning. Not much else other […]
Great Places & People
Wine Enthusiast Names Texas Hill Country One of the 10 Best International Wine Travel Destinations
Wine Enthusiast Names Texas Hill Country One of the 10 Best International Wine Travel Destinations The Texas Hill Country Wineries announced today, it has been selected as one of the “10 Best Wine Travel Destinations […]
Events
Come on Down for the Edible Escape in Marble Falls on September 29th!
Come on Down for the Edible Escape in Marble Falls on September 29th! Edible Austin and Marble Falls Chamber of Commerce/CVB Present Edible Escape…”A Texas-style Artisanal Picnic” On Sunday, September 29, Edible Austin and the […]
Contest
Houston Uncorking Some Good Rodeo Wines with a Few Best Bites, Too
Houston Uncorking Some Good Rodeo Wines with a Few Best Bites, Too For the past several years now, come mid-February, the best ticket in H-town has proven to be the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s, […]
Events
Join in for TXwine Twitter Tuesday to Taste & Tweet Texas Tempranillos
Join in for TXwine Twitter Tuesday to Taste & Tweet Texas Tempranillos Austin’s Denise Clarke (@DeniseClarkeTX), and Houston’s Jeff Cope (@TXwineLover) and I (@VintageTexas) invite you to join the next TXwine Twitter Tuesday at 7 […]
Fun Food and Wine
Texas Oysters and Texas Wine: A Marriage Made on the Gulf Coast, the Hill Country and the High Plains
Texas Oysters and Texas Wine: A Marriage Made on the Gulf Coast to the Hill Country and the High Plains As you may have read in the Houston Chronicle or seen on Channel 2 news […]
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Texas Hill Country (Wine Country) Pictorial
Texas Hill Country (Wine Country) Pictorial (featuring the photos of Houston-based photographer, James Skogsberg) About a month ago, my wife and I had friends Jim and Lillian Skogsberg out for a visit to our Hill […]
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Wine of the Evening: Perissos Vineyards Roussanne
Wine of the Evening: Perissos Vineyards Roussanne Like a dry white wine? Maybe a Chardonnay, but perplexed what to get that grows well in Texas? My recommendation is to give it a go with Perissos […]
Field Blogging
A Special Day All Around at Perissos Vineyards: After Being Two for Two, I Know When to Stop
A Special Day All Around at Perissos Vineyards: After Being Two for Two, I Know When to Stop It’s not news to anyone in Texas, but it’s still hot and very dry. Yesterday was 99 […]
grape growing
Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Rosé Wines
Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Rosé Wines Rosé is simply the French word for “pink” which through the years has been assimilated into our English (and finally American wine) lexicon. True French-style Vin Rosé is not […]
Vineyards
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Red Wine Making – Pigéage and Délestage
VintageTexas Sunday ‘Cyclopedia of Wine: Red Wine Making – Pigéage and Délestage A technique used in red winemaking is the punching down the cap of grape skins that floats to the top of the tank […]