Texas Wineries Grow Up, Beat the Heat, Seek Their Own Styles Review by John Mariani Bloomberg.com — Before you start scratching your head over the idea that Texas even makes wine, consider these stats: Texas […]
Torre di Pietra – New World Texas From Sisterdale, I headed north to find Torre di Pietra (www.texashillcountrywine.com). Its name “Tower of Stone” in Italian conjures up visions of an old world Italian monastery perched […]
Old World, New World Texas Wines (Part 1) For all its undeniable charm, the Texas Hill Country on the outskirts of Austin and San Antonio, is a ‘slice of heaven’. In just over a decade, […]
Join the GO TEXAN Restraurant Round Up What: 1st Annual Restaurant Texas Dine-Out Where: In a city near you (See links below) When: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkOu186FFs Details: GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up serves […]
Texas Wine Quiz #1: Who knows their Texas wines? How do you rate your knowledge of Texas wineries, winemaking and grapes growing? Test yourself with this fun and challenging quiz. Try not to Google […]
Texas Fall Fest 2008 The cool fronts are starting to make it through the state again and that means that it is time for the 4th annual Texas Fall Fest & Texas Wine Auction […]
Shoot Out at the O.K. “Wine” Corral One of the pleasures I have had, as a member of the Wine Society of Texas, is helping to organize interesting events involving wine and food. Because the […]
Days of Wine & Movies….Ultimate Pairings Recently, the award winning movie, “Sideways”, brought to moviegoers a plethora of wine-speak woven around two central characters and the complexities of their life and personal flaws. This “crossover” […]
The tree in my front yard…..want a slightly used tree, cheap? Our thoughts and prayers go out the those that felt the wrath of Hurricane Ike this past weekend. Luckily, my family only suffered minor […]
Celebrate the 2008 Texas Grape Harvest There are many events and festivals that will be held around the state of Texas leading up to and following October – Texas Wine Month. Celebrate the 2008 Texas […]