Valley Mills Vineyards is located in Waco and is owned by Dr. Bill Peper and Amy Peper along with John and Kandi Bagnasco. Read More
Archives for August 2012
Granny Muffin Wines
Granny Muffin Wines is located in Palestine and is owned by Mike and April Johnston (“Granny Muffin”). Read More
2012 Dripping with Taste Wine & Food Festival
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 aRead More
“Texas Wineries: A Guide” book review
The updated Texas winery guide called “Texas Wineries: A Guide” by Barry Shlachter and Amy Culbertson was recently printed in its 12th printing. The guide is designed to be a pocket guide sizing in at a small 5½ inches by 4¼ inches. The book starts out with a statement I definitely agree with: “What couldRead More
Delaney Vineyards & Winery
Delaney Vineyards & Winery is located in Grapevine. The winery is owned by Jerry Delaney and has a 10 acre vineyard next to it. Read More
Texas Wine at 2012 TEXSOM
Texas wine was presented at the 2012 TEXSOM (Texas Sommelier Conference) and the reaction from those in attendance seemed very positive. As mentioned in my previous post on Day 2 of the TEXSOM conference, we first had a tasting break which included Pedernales Cellars offering tastings of their 2010 Viognier and 2010 “GSM”. The nextRead More
2012 Texas Sommelier Conference (TEXSOM) – Day 3
The last day of the 2012 TEXSOM Conference started with apparently some people having had imbibed in too much wine in the past couple days. The first panel was perfect then which was about the State of the Industry. James Tidwell MS was the moderator and the panel members were Drew Hendricks MS, Paul Wagner,Read More
2012 Texas Sommelier Conference (TEXSOM) – Day 2
Day 2 of the 2012 TEXSOM (Texas Sommelier Conference) conference was the first day where there were just one set of sessions for everybody to attend and every session was about wine and tasting wine, except for the final session which was about beer. The first session was on Bordeaux and was presented by WayneRead More
2012 Texas Sommelier Conference (TEXSOM) – Social Media Track
The first day of the 2012 TEXSOM (Texas Sommelier Conference) had a choice of tracks you could choose. The first was the Tasting Track which of course involved tasting wines. That was obviously a popular choice as it sold out. I had chosen the second track which was the Social Media Track. My decision wasRead More
2,4-D: What is it and Why Should You Care?
There is a danger out there but not everybody has heard of it and what it can do. I had not heard of it until we visited the High Plains of Texas and visited vineyards. It is simply called 2,4-D and sounds innocent but can cause a lot of damage. What is it and whyRead More