There has been a lot of discussion lately on Texas wine competitions, the best Texas wineries, and so forth. Since we have visited over 100 Texas wineries, we decided to put together a quick list of the first TX Wine Lover awards to highlight the Texas wineries we feel is best in a certain category.Read More
Archives for June 2011
Circle S Vineyards
Update: Circle S Vineyards is now closed Circle S Vineyards is located in Sugar Land and opened in 2003. The winery and tasting room are in a shopping center but the winery has vineyards in Centerville, Texas and the Tuscany region of Italy. Yes, depending on the yearly harvest, the winery does get grapes fromRead More
Not Always Home
We have had some great visits at wineries and doing wine tastings, but unfortunately there comes those times where things just don’t work out as planned. Here are a couple wineries we tried to visit. We’re not saying anything negative about these wineries, but just a warning to those trying to visit any winery thatRead More
Caldwell Family Winery & Vineyards
Sometimes you find a pleasant surprise and that is what happened when we found Caldwell Family Winery & Vineyards. We first came across their name and website over a month ago and were surprised they were located right in Houston. We thought we had heard of every local winery. I emailed the contact, Chris Caldwell,Read More
Lone Star Wine Cellars and Triple “R” Ranch & Winery
Lone Star Wine Cellars is located in the square of McKinney. In addition to their own Texas wine, they sell other local wines. Read More
Enoch’s Stomp Vineyard & Winery
Enoch’s Stomp Vineyard & Winery is located in Harleton. A beautiful drive through their vineyards goes to the winery and great Texas wine. Read More
Texas Winery Passport – Hey All Texas Wineries
The Texas Winery Passport program is a fantastic program to get into if you are a consumer of Texas wines and especially enjoy visiting Texas wineries. The problem is not many people know about it! We did not know about the program until we happened to be at Texas Hills Vineyard in Johnson City andRead More
Tara Vineyard and Winery
Tara Vineyard and Winery opened in 2007 and is located near Athens. They make excellent Texas wine and you will love to visit. Read More
New York and Illinois Wineries vs. Texas Wineries
“Let’s get ready to rumble!” We recently returned from a trip to visit family in Illinois and being wine lovers, we wanted to see if Illinois had any wineries and if so, visit some. We had previously been in Buffalo, New York, in February to also visit family and had the opportunity to visit someRead More