Buying Local makes an impact on local economy. This is similar to what we’ve been saying for years: Drink Local Wine “Why Buying Local is Worth Every Cent” infographic by CustomMade
2013 Lost Pines Wine Fest Preview
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The inaugural 2013 Lost Pines Wine Fest is Saturday, May 11, 2013 from noon – 6:00 p.m. at the Bastrop Brewhouse in Bastrop, Texas. All proceeds from this event will go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bastrop County. The festival is partnering with the Bastrop Brewhouse to establish a great event they hope will turn into an annual event. The communities of both Bastrop and Smithville have been very supportive of the event and they are encouraging people {Read More}
2013 Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair
March 22, 2013 by 2 Comments
The 2013 Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair will be held from April 24 – 28. This year marks the 10th year of the festival and is expected to attract more than 7,000 attendees over the five day event. Proceeds support a permanent scholarship endowment at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management. To date the event has raised more than $250,000 for scholarships awarded to students pursuing careers in the hospitality field. There {Read More}
2012 Grape Camp
November 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When we stayed at Neal and Janice Newsom’s Bed & Breakfast in the High Plains, their son Nolan said I really needed to go to Grape Camp. Who am I to disagree? I joined TWGGA (Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association) and registered for Grape Camp which occurred November 4-5 in Fredericksburg. Registration started at 7:15am on Sunday which was going to be kind of tough for me since I had tickets to a concert the night before in Houston. {Read More}
The Empty Glass
October 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I have never written about a wine bar before but I am making an exception in this case since The Empty Glass wine bar serves approximately 60% Texas wines. http://www.theemptyglass.com The Empty Glass is located in Tomball and opened in September 2012 with a Grand Opening on October 6. Dana Kelly is the owner and Amber Brown is the general manager. Since we are always looking for a good local wine bar, we visited The Empty Glass when it first {Read More}
“It Takes a Lot of Good Beer to Make Great Wine”
September 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
You may have heard the saying before: “It takes a lot of good beer to make great wine.” There are other variations to that statement like, “It takes a lot of beer to make good wine,” but I prefer the first one. After hearing this statement recently, I decided to find out if it was true in the state of Texas by asking some noted winemakers and viticulturists. Update: Kim McPherson from McPherson Cellars sent his beer preferences. The questions {Read More}
2012 Dripping with Taste Wine & Food Festival
August 24, 2012 by 3 Comments
The start of the Autumn wine festivals is about to begin in Texas. We think we will be attending at least five festivals and the first one will be the Dripping with Taste Wine & Food Festival at the Texas Hill Country Olive Company in Dripping Springs on September 8th. It will be over a 3 hour drive for us but the lineup of wines, beers, foods, artisans, and events looks so great we can’t pass it up. We have {Read More}
Texas 2012 Autumn Wine Festivals
July 30, 2012 by 3 Comments
It’s that time of year again to start thinking about cooler weather (yes, sometime soon in Texas) but most of all Wine Festivals which occur in the Fall or if you prefer Autumn. Here is a listing of 2012 Wine Festivals coming up this year. Please let me know if I missed any and I’ll be sure to add it. Dates City Festival August 31 – September 2 Kerrville Kerrville Wine & Music Festival (http://www.kerrville-music.com) September 8 Dripping Springs Dripping {Read More}
Wine Bloggers – Are We in a Competition?
June 29, 2012 by 20 Comments
This subject was actually asked of me last year. I got thinking more about it with last week’s fantastic Watermelon Thump & Chef Throwdown event at William-Chris Vineyards where media including bloggers and writers were invited. Now that I am being invited to some media events or attending conferences which bloggers and writers can attend, it made me sit back and think. For example, I went to the DrinkLocalWine Conference in Colorado where bloggers attended from around the country. I {Read More}
DrinkLocalWine 2012 Early Plans
April 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The DrinkLocalWine 2012 conference is coming up quickly on Saturday and I am looking forward to it. A full day of seminars and fun is planned for the conference on April 28 at Metro State College in Denver with seminars starting at 9am. Tickets are almost gone so if you were sitting on the fence, get your tickets now! I plan on arriving early on Friday and since I have the rest of the day available, what should I do? {Read More}
