grape growing
Texas Fine Wine Tasting Stop: Pedernales Cellars 2020 Kyla
Kyla (pronounced, “shoola”) means “chill” in the native tongue of sister-brother co-owners Julie and David Kuhlken’s Swedish relatives. […]
Food and Wine
Texas Tasting Stop – Messina Hof Winery, 2019 Sagrantino Reserva, Texas High Plains
Like jammy fruit? Like tannins, comfortable yet dry and crisp? Like acidity that helps meld wine and food? Well, on this tasting stop, your wishes are fulfilled with Messina Hof Winery’s 2019 Sagrantino Reserva, Texas […]
Barrel tasting
Slate Theory Winery: A Photo-Visit and a Rorschach Test for the Palate
Wine is a cerebral experience – like a Rorschach test on the palate. […]
Local wine
Wedding Oak Winery: A Special Wine – Double Gold Medal Winner at Experience Rosé Wine Competition
Wedding Oak Winery , in San Saba, Texas, was awarded a double gold medal and a 97-point score for its 2021 Castanet rosé at the 2022 Experience Rosé Wine Competition. Held May 4th – 5th, 2022, the 2022 […]
Cyclopedia of Wine
VintageTexas Cyclopedia of Wine: What is Rioja?
Let’s start with this easy questions and give an obvious easy answer. Rioja is definitely not a variety of wine grape. But, it is a word that is very much associated with Spanish wine. From […]
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 […]
Uncategorized
VintageTexas Cyclopedia of Wine: Cinsault… Is it More of What We Need for Texas Wine?
Not too long ago, I quoted Randy Hester, owner and winemaker at Austin’s C.L. Butaud Wines, in a blog. He said, ”For me, Cinsault is a lot like Grenache. In Texas, it shows much better […]
Albarino
Hill Country Tasting Stop #4 – Pontotoc Vineyard Albariño
If your not familiar with Pontotoc Vineyard and its owner Carl Money you probably don’t know about his wine passion and the passion he’s been able to get into his wines. Since inception, Pontotoc Vineyard […]
Cyclopedia of Wine
VintageTexas Cyclopedia of Wine is Back: What in the World is Teroldego?
Some of you may recall a reoccurring segment on VintageTexas from several years ago called Cyclopedia of Wine that ran for a few years after I started the blog. Well, get ready, we are going […]
grape growing
Hill Country Tasting Stop #3 – Farmhouse Vineyards in Johnson City… from Malvasia to Syrah
Stop by West Texas Tipsy Tasting Trailer. […]
Aglianico
Hill Country Tasting Tour Stop #2 – Hye Meadow Winery… Boooom!
If you haven’t heard of or had the opportunity to taste Hye Meadow Winery’s 2017 Red Blend Boooom (Yep… with four ”o”s), there is no better reason to make a stop at the winery near […]
Cabernet Sauvignon
Slate Theory Winery & Vineyards: The Code Revealed
In 2018, the Jones family – seven siblings and their parents – acquired a location on Route 290 east of Fredericksburg for their new Slate Theory Winery and Vineyards. Their immediate neighbor Grape Creek Vineyards […]
Chenin Blanc
Rae Wilson: Wine for the People Comes to Houston’s Montrose Cheese and Wine
Rae Wilson is a young Austin wine business professional and winemaker with her wine brands – Dandy Rosé, Grower Project (since 2015, in collaboration with Lost Draw Cellars’ Andrew Sides) and La Valentía under the banner […]
Cinsault
Texas Hill Country Tasting Tour: Becker Vineyards 2019 Jolie Rosé
The Texas Hill Country Wineries are spectacular, interesting and fun, and believe it or not, they are attracting one million annual visitors. In this and once a week on VintageTexas.com, we are going to take […]
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Texas Heritage Vineyard: Longtime from Texas Roots to Texas Roots, But Well Worth the Wait
Susan Johnson had a dream of someday connecting with the Texas soil; something agricultural, something creative, and something that she could do with passion. Her family came to Texas in the 1830’s and laid down […]