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They’re Back! CapRock Wines are in Distribution Again.

November 10, 2011November 10, 201110 years ago admin 200 Views 8 Comments AVA, Blush Royal, Caprock, Cathy Bodenstedt, local wine, Lubbock, Reddy Vineyards, Rose of Grenache, Roussanne, San Antonio, Specs, sweet muscato, Sweet Tempranillo, Texas High Plains, Texas wine, Teysha Cellars

They’re Back! CapRock Wines are in Distribution Again. I made my usually “run” to Spec’s Smith Street store in Houston

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Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – September 23, 2011

September 23, 2011September 23, 201110 years ago admin 165 Views 2 Comments A Taste of Texas Wine, Alamosa, Becker, blogs, Driftwood, drought, Eat My Words, Gabe Parker, Griffin to Go, Haak, Homestead Winery, Houston, Inwood Estates, Jessica DuPuy, John Griffin, La Colombe d’Or, local wine, Melissa Unsell, Richard Arnold, Russ Kane, Salt Lick Cellars, San Antonio, Sangiovese, Stephane Adjou, Steven Krueger, Texas Monthly, Texas wine, Tweet Up, Veronique Cecilia Barretto, Vinously Speaking, VintageTexas, Westin La Cantera, wine

Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – September 23, 2011 Texas Wine of the Month: Salt Lick Cellars Sangiovese

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Texas Locavore Meets Locapour: Chef David Garrido Wins the First Edible Texas Wine Food Match

June 6, 2011November 28, 201310 years ago admin 466 Views 1 Comment Austin, Becker Vineyards, Best Bites, Bin 555, Brainstorming, David Garrido, Edible Austin, Edible Texas Wine Food Match, Fall Creek Vineyard, Flat Creek Estate, Francois Dionot, Fredericksburg, Garrido's, Good Taste with Tanji, Guy Stout, Hudson's on the Bend, Inwood Estates, Jack Allen's Kitchen, Jack Gilmore, Jacques Pépin, John Besh, Josh Raymer, JW Marriot Hill Country Resort, Kelly Casey, Locapour, Locavore, Locavore Meet Locapour, Marla Camp, Messina Hof Winery and Resort, Michael Bauer, Navajo Grill, Patrick James Edwards, Paula Lambert, People's Choice, Perissos Vineyard and Winery, Peter Smith, Russ Kane, San Antonio, Sister Creek Vineyards, Stone House Vineyard, Tanji Patton, Terry Thompson-Anderson, Texas cuisine, Texas wine, winners

Texas Locavore Meets Locapour: Chef David Garrido Wins the First Edible Texas Wine Food Match After many months of planning

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A Story of the Three Texas Viogniers

May 18, 2011May 21, 201110 years ago admin 146 Views 1 Comment Becker Vineyards, Brennan Vineyards, Brix, Buffalo Gap Wine and Food Summit, Culinaria, Eat My Words, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Grape Creek Vineyards, grape growing, Jeeyssica Dupuy, recommendations, San Antonio, Texas Monthly, Texas wine, Viognier, wine and food pairing, Wine Growing, winemaking

A Story of the Three Texas Viogniers As I selected this title, I had in my mind the story of

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Judgments of Texas Wine: Time for Another Texas Two-Sip. Join Me at Culinaria in San Antonio

May 4, 2011May 4, 201110 years ago admin 97 Views 0 Comments Buffalo Gap, Cabernet Sauvignon, chardonnay, Culinaria, Culinary Institute Marie and Alain LeNotre, Great Texas Conundrum, Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel, Houston, HoustonPress, Judgment of Bryan Texas, Judgment of Houston, Judgment of Paris, Messina Hof, Paul Bonarrigo, Robb Walsh, San Antonio, Steven Spurrier, Texas Two-Sip, Texas wine, Texas-French Wine Shoot Out, Viognier, Wes Marshall, Wine and Culinary Arts Festival, Wine and Food Summit, Wine Festival

Judgments of Texas Wine: Time for Another Texas Two-Sip. Join Me at Culinaria in San Antonio Where, What, When: Culinaria

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Texas Two-Sip Tasting at Culinaria Wine and Culinary Arts Festival: Be There…Be Surprised!

April 25, 201110 years ago admin 97 Views 1 Comment Culinaria, Culinaria Wine and Culinary Arts Festival, culinary arts, festival, Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel, Italy, Portugal, San Antonio, Sardinia, southern France, spain, Texas Two-Sip, Texas versus the World, Texas wine, wine, wine and food, Wine Tasting

Texas Two-Sip Tasting at Culinaria Wine and Culinary Arts Festival: Be There…Be Surprised! Come on down to the Culinaria Wine

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Congratulations to the Texas Appellation Winning Wines from the 2011 San Antonio Wine Competition

February 17, 201110 years ago admin 47 Views 2 Comments 2011, gold medal, KLRN, medal winners, Public Television, San Antonio, San Antonio Wine Competition, Silver medal, Texas wine, wine competition

Congratulations to the Texas Appellation Winning Wines from the 2011 San Antonio Wine Competition Organizers are calling this year’s wine competition

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2011 Texas Hill Country Wineries Road Show Tastings: First Stop… Fort Worth

January 19, 2011January 29, 201111 years ago VintageTexas 176 Views 2 Comments 15 wineries, Austin, Fort Worth, Hill Country, Houston, media, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, Reata Restaurant, Road Show, San Antonio, seminar, Sundance Square, tasting, Texas, Texas Hill Country Wineries, Texas wine, Trade, Trade Seminar, Trade Tasting, wine, winemaker dinner, wineries

2011 Texas Hill Country Wineries Road Show Tastings: First Stop… Fort Worth It’s High Time to Get Some Mighty Fine

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Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – December 27, 2010

December 27, 2010February 1, 201111 years ago VintageTexas 165 Views 3 Comments Board of Directors, boom, Calendar, Grape Camp, Hill Country Wineries, legislative agenda, San Antonio, state budget negociation, Texas, Texas budget negociation, Texas wine, Texas Wine and Grape Grower's Association, Texas wine news, Three Dudes Winery, TWGGA, vineyard, vineyard living, Vintage Oaks, VintageTexas, wine industry, wine trails

Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – December 27, 2010 Texas wines a booming industry San Antonio —  “A

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Ten Great Places to Drink Local Wines (from USA Today) and Five Good Reasons

October 8, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 74 Views 1 Comment Austin, B&B, Bed and Breakfasts, Dave McIntyre, Drink Local Wine, drinklocalwine.com, fine restaurants, Fredericksburg, Hill Country, Jeff Siegel, local wine, Napa Valley, Norton, Roussanne, San Antonio, Sangiovese, shopping, Syrah, Tempranillo, Texas, Texas Hill Country, texaswinetrail.com, Traminette, Vidal, Viognier, Washington Post, wine, Wine Curmudgeon

Ten Great Places to Drink Local Wines (from USAToday) and Five Good Reasons From USA Today: While Napa Valley gets

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Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – It's 2010 Texas Wine Month Edition

October 1, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 72 Views 1 Comment Bluebonnet Wine Trail, festivals, Flat Creek, Gruene, Messina Hof, San Antonio, Spicewood, Texas, Texas wine month, wine, wine month, Wine News, wine trails, Write of the Vine

Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – It’s 2010 Texas Wine Month Edition October is Texas Wine Month –

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Texas Farm and Ranch Show Features Educational Sessions, Tractor Pulls and Wine Tastings

August 9, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 78 Views 1 Comment Agribusiness, Commodity Symposium, corn, Cotton, Cowboy, educational Session, farm, Grain, grapes, horse, Peanut, ranch, Rice, San Antonio, show, Sorghum, Texas, Tractor Pull, Wheat, wine, wine grapes, Wine Tasting, Wintergarden

Texas Farm and Ranch Show Features Educational Sessions, Tractor Pulls and Wine Tastings 2010 San Antonio International Farm and Ranch

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News Release: Jim & Cathy Bodenstedt will Lead Revitalization of CapRock, One of Texas’ Premier Wineries

August 4, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 242 Views 2 Comments auction, Caprock, CapRock Winery, Cathy Bodenstedt, distribution, Jim Bodenstedt, Lubbock, MUY Brands, Phillip Anderson, Premier winery, purchase, rebuild, San Antonio, Texas, Texas winery, wine, winery

News Release: San Antonio Texas Entrepreneurs Purchase CapRock Winery: Jim & Cathy Bodenstedt will Lead Revitalization of One of Texas’

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What’s with Wines from Ste. Genevieve: They’re Enjoyable, Inexpensive, Medal Winning and Good with Summertime Fare

June 29, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 394 Views 18 Comments Brix, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fort Stockton, Fredericksburg, international, Lone Star, Muscat, Muscato, peach, Pennsylvania, Peregrine Hill, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, San Antonio, Shiraz, Ste. Genevieve, Texas, Texas Appellation, Texas AVA, value wine, WalMart, wine, wine competition, Zinfandel

What’s with Wines from Ste. Genevieve: They’re Enjoyable, Inexpensive, Medal Winning and Good with Summertime Fare Wine people give lots

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Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – June 22, 2010

June 22, 201011 years ago VintageTexas 178 Views 1 Comment Alamosa Wine Cellars, Auburn University, bar, Barbara Werley, Barbera, Becker, Bend, California, Clemetine, Dallas Morning News, Easgle Castle Winery, Golden Globe, Grape Creek, Grapevine, Jim Johnson, Karen Johnson, La Canterra, Llano Estacado, Lone Star, Messina Hof, Michael Zerbach, News, Paso Robles, Patrick Davies, Plano, Port, Resort, Russ Kane, San Antonio, sommelier, Steinheimer’s, Steve Kreuger, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas wine, TWGGA, University, Viognier, Westin, wine, wine competition, winery, WineZag

Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – June 22, 2010 Plano’s Patrick Davies Produces Award-Winning Wines Raise a glass

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