Local wine
Texas Hill Country Tasting Stop #5 – Torr Na Lochs Syrah (Flavorful and Comes with a View)
great place to sit and sip while taking in the view, the afternoon breezes, and on Saturdays a variety of music […]
Syrah
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Houston, Get Ready… The Newsoms Are Coming To Town!
Houston, Get Ready… The Newsoms Are Coming To Town! This Wednesday, October 17th, Newsom Vineyards is participating in a wine dinner at El Mason Restaurant, 2425 University Boulevard in Rice Village (Houston, Texas). The El […]
grape growing
Savor North Texas: “Big Red” Wine Country and More
Savor North Texas: “Big Red” Wine Country and More “Things are really happenin’ up here in North Texas,” says Gabe Parker owner of Homestead Winery locations in Ivanhoe, Denison, and Grapevine. “This area’s gaining a reputation […]
Events
Texas Wine Talk & Tasting:Texas vs. The World Roadshow
Texas Wine Talk & Tasting:Texas vs. The World Roadshow: WHEN: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (CDT) – Add to Calendar WHERE: Whole Foods Market (Voss) – 1407 S Voss Rd, Houston, […]
Beer Tasting
When Two Galaxies Collide: Texas Beer is Aged In Texas Red Wine Barrels
When Two Galaxies Collide: Texas Beer is Aged In Texas Red Wine Barrels New Braunfels Brewing Company – The Farmhouse Program According to a recent news release, “Sangre de Shiva is the best expression of the soul […]
Events
TX Locations Wine: A worthy wine as big as the state it represents
TX Locations Wine: A worthy wine as big as the state it represents Dave Phinney’s idea is simple, complicated and a great deal of fun, all rolled into one. As you can see below harvested […]
Local wine
Llano Estacado Winery’s Best Wines Keep Coming: Viviano and 1836
Llano Estacado Winery’s Best Wines Keep Coming: Viviano and 1836 While many of the recent accolades for the Texas wine industry have come from relative newcomers with boutique wineries, it’s good to see that long […]
Fun Food and Wine
A Texas Winemaker with a New Mission and Wine: Brock Estes, DANK, Johnny Rojo, a starter wine without training wheels!
A Texas Winemaker with a New Mission and Wine: Brock Estes, DANK, Johnny Rojo, a starter wine without training wheels! If you don’t know Brock Estes, it might be hard for you to make a […]
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 […]
holiday wine selection
Interesting Insights into Texas Wine from 2014 Houston Rodeo Gold
Interesting Insights into Texas Wine from 2014 Houston Rodeo Gold The 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition judging boasted 2,505 entries, including wines from over 40 Texas wineries and 16 different countries. […]
Best of Vintage Texas Blog
VintageTexas Top Ten Texas Wines of 2012 – Red Wines
VintageTexas Top Ten Texas Wines of 2012 – Red Wines Moving on from yesterday’s posting of the contingent of five white wines in my 2012 VintageTexas Top Ten Wines (Click here), it’s time to present […]
Events
Kiepersol Estates: A Wineslinger’s Swirl, Sniff and Taste of a Fine Texas Wine
Kiepersol Estates: A Wineslinger’s Swirl, Sniff and Taste of a Fine Texas Wine This was my first venture back into east Texas this year and the first since my previous visit to Kiepersol Estates that […]
Conferences and Seminars
Austin Food & Wine Fest Sunday, April 29th – What a Texas Wine Panel! A Gold Medal Line Up
Austin Food & Wine Fest Sunday, April 29th – What a Texas Wine Panel! A Gold Medal Line Up I’ll admit, when I was asked to assemble a Texas wine panel for the Austin Food […]
fine dining
Palle del Cacciatore – A Fitting Pairing for an Historic Texas Wine (Llano Estacado 1836)
Palle del Cacciatore – A Fitting Pairing for an Historic Texas Wine (Llano Estacado 1836) This story starts with a Texas wine with an interesting and historical name – 1836. It’s a date of significance in […]
Fun Food and Wine
What’s the Texas wine scene like? By Ray Isle (Food and Wine Magazine)
What’s the Texas wine scene like? By Ray Isle (Executive Wine Editor – Food and Wine Magazine) “Well, we’re doing the Austin Food & Wine Festival, so we’ll be revisiting Hill Country wineries. I’ve written […]