Now, think of a Rosé of Nebbiolo and you will experience the rarest of the rare Nebbiolo grape hardly ever seen anywhere in the world, all the while grown and made into wine right here in Texas. […]
In Houston we are moving into the 100-102 F range and in the hill country temperatures are blazing at 105-107 F… It’s bloody hot all over the state, if you ask me. Check out these four “Summer Sippers” from Texas Fine Wine […]
The soil in the Georgia’s Dahlonega Plateau AVA is comparable to that found in Italian wine regions. […]
Don’t Miss the Fall 2023 Specialist of Texas Wine Level 1 and Advanced Classes – Registration Has Already Started… This is truly a one-of-a-kind experience and opportunity to learn the inside story of Texas wines taught by Dr. Russ Kane, the man that wrote the book on Texas wine, actually two of them! […]
Fall Creek’s Meritus is the beau ideal of Fall Creek Vineyard’s winemaking exploits. As the name (Meritus) signifies, it is a wine of merit. Ever heard of a “Reverse Sear” as a better way of cooking steak? […]
Just when you think things are standing pat with no new twists in sight, here comes C.L. Butaud winemaker Randy Hester with this magic. His wines prove that Randy really does have skin in the game. […]
Texas Hill Country Wineries brought home a total of 64 medals at the 2023 TEXSOM International Wine Awards. […]
From memory, the Texas Hills Vineyard story as first told to me by Gary Gilstrap was punctuated with this… “We have many hills but only one vineyard.” This is how I always remembered that the name of the Gilstrap’s winery was Texas Hills Vineyard and was NOT Texas Hill Vineyards. […]
All of these wines that Kim thinks are “just right” for Texas had origin stories in the warmer climes of southern Europe, the border of the Mediterranean Sea, or on the Spanish Iberian Peninsula. The reds included Carignan, Grenache, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, and Mourvèdre, and the whites consisted of Albariño Marsanne, Roussanne, Picpoul, and Viognier, followed by several Rosés, one notably from Mourvedre. It was a feast for my palate. […]
In case you haven’t been keeping track of the fast-paced wine region called The Texas Hill Country AVA, you can easily miss what’s going on and where things are; this particularly includes winery tasting rooms. […]