Messina Hof Hill Country Grand Opening: Of Tractors, Terroir and a Taste of 1984 It was a grand day yesterday on the Fredericksburg Route 290 Wine Trail with another Texas winery planting its footprint at […]
According to a recent story on CNN, La Nina is expected to influence weather patterns across the country for the second year in a row. Weather officials say with La Nina in place, Texas, Oklahoma, […]
Wine of the Evening: Perissos Vineyards Roussanne Like a dry white wine? Maybe a Chardonnay, but perplexed what to get that grows well in Texas? My recommendation is to give it a go with Perissos […]
Hurray for Local Wines (from the Other 47 States*) – You Should Know Who They Are! FOURTH ANNUAL REGIONAL WINE WEEK SETS RECORDS One of the most successful ever, Regional Wine Week grows from grassroots […]
Dotson – Cervantes 2010 Texas Gotas de Oro (Drops of Gold): A Delightful Pairing You may recall, almost two years ago I blogged about a morning that started like this: “It was 9:30 on a […]
Texas Value Wines Featured on TXwine Twitter Tuesday (Nov. 1st) Denise Fraser (@DeniseFraser) and I (@VintageTexas) hope you can join us for the next TX Wine Twitter Tuesday at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 1. Texas […]
Locapour: The Dream World of the Other 47 [Words – don’t count this one] It was brutal this summer in Houston. The only thing that kept me going seemed like a dream. A Colorado […]
Up the Route 290 Wine Road to Torre di Pietra & Upping their Game, Too! Several weeks ago, I described the initial part of a short August road trip (click here) on the Fredericksburg Route […]
Principal Factors in the Control of the Vineyard Manager that Affect Grape Quality (Submitted by Russ Kane with MW Application, Theory Assignment- Question 5; August 8, 2011). Length: 1000 words maximum (997 word actual). Factors […]
Houston…Get Ready for a Treat! McPherson Cellars Roussanne (Texas) 2010 I just found out that Houston (and maybe other locales that have access to Spec’s Stores) has a Texas wine treat in store for its […]