2008 Texas Grape Camp Report: Day 1 – New Grower Sessions The parking lot was packed as was the meeting room at the Fredericksburg Inn that housed the Texas Wine and Grape Growers (TWGGA) Grape […]
Texas Winery Passport A Texas winery is a destination – an escape to a world of taste, refinement and natural beauty. Together, Texas wineries form one of the world’s great wine countries. Texas is actually […]
“Proud to Drink Texas”… A Discussion with Mark Hyman, President and COO at Llano Estacado Winey Let’s rewind about twenty-plus years, back to 1986. This was the year that the 1984 Llano Estacado Chardonnay won […]
“Write Off the Vine”….Texas Wine News Cowboys Turn Connoisseurs in Texas Wine Region The Texas Hill Country, where tiny towns dot a landscape of wildflowers and cedar trees, is the kind of place where cowboys and […]
Five Things I Learned at the Wine Bloggers Conference By now, many other wine bloggers have given their comments on the Wine Bloggers Conference. There have been reviews on the top new wines, 3 to […]
In Texas we call it….“Circling the Wagons” According to Steve Heimoff of the Wine Enthusiast, “By now, just about everybody who went to the Wine Bloggers Conference – a three day symposium for wine bloggers, […]
Wine Quiz #2 – Know your Italian Wines 1. What is the most famous red wine grape varietal used in Tuscany? A. Asti Spumante B. Vin Santo C. Sangiovese D. Marsala 2. Chianti is which […]
Wine Reviews on VintageTexas Vintage Texas is pleased to announce that has started reviewing wines from Texas and wine from the expanding wine world that may be of particular interest to Texans. It also provides […]
Anemone’s Knees & the Yelp of the Kelp – A Wine from Texas On a stop after the Wine Bloggers Conference, we got some R&R in Half Moon Bay on the Pacific coast just south of […]
Texas Ports of Call – Port, Food, and Chocolate Pairing Ideas from Messina Hof Winery & Resort NOTE: A Vintage Texas blog reader recently posted a comment that requested information on pairing chocolate and wine. […]