Visiting the Great Texas Wineries and Enjoying Wine
http://www.sugarridgewinery.com Sugar Ridge Winery opened in April 2011 and is owned by Michele and Don Andrews with Don performing the master winemaker duties. The winery is located in Bristol conveniently off I-45. On one drive between Houston and Dallas, I tried to visit the winery but unfortunately they were closed. I made a point the next time I was making the trek between cities to stop by again. This last time when I was driving north to Dallas on I-45 {Read More}
http://www.calaiswinery.com CALAIS Winery is located in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas and is owned by Benjamin Calais, a French winemaker, who uses traditional French techniques while making his Texas wine. The winery was first opened in October 2008. The boutique winery is very easy to find among the Dallas streets and is the corner building in its location. The first time we visited CALAIS Winery we walked in and there was a group of people at a table being {Read More}
http://www.crwinery.com CrossRoads Winery is located in Frisco and is owned by Bob and Darlene Leiker. The winery was originally opened in 2005 and then purchased by the Leikers in 2010. The previous winemaker, John Otis, continues to work at the winery making Texas wine. The first time we visited CrossRoads Winery was on a Friday night. We had planned on visiting a few wineries that Friday and since CrossRoads Winery was opened the latest, it was going to be our {Read More}
http://fuquawines.com Fuqua Winery is located in Dallas and was opened in 2007 by owners Lee Foster and Julia Fuqua. Lee Fuqua is the primary winemaker making their Texas wine with Courtney Key also a winemaker and partner at the winery. The small boutique winery was very easy to find and is located in a warehouse. As I walked in, Lee greeted me from the tasting bar to the left. Other customers were present at the other side of the tasting {Read More}
