Saturday, April 27, was the High Plains Vineyard Tour sponsored by the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association (TWGGA) and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Terry County. Registration began at the new Texas Custom Wine Works facility on the south edge of Brownfield. We had visited the location last year which was just aRead More
Archives for April 2013
2013 Newsom Grape Day
Friday, April 26, was the annual Newsom Grape Day held at Neal Newsom’s barnery or barn for those who didn’t read my post on visiting Newsom Vineyards. Reading the post also is a good introduction to one of the best High Plains grape growers. The seminars for this year’s event were: Mechanized Balanced Cropping: ARead More
May 2013 #TXwine Twitter Tuesday
The next three months of #TXwine Twitter Tuesday are going to be golden! We will celebrate gold medal winners from the Dallas Morning News and the TEXSOM Wine Competition that was held in February. For each of the #TXwine May, June, and July Twitter Tuesdays, we will taste three gold medal wines. Since the MarchRead More
Brushy Creek Vineyards and Winery
Brushy Creek Vineyards & Winery is located in Alvord and is owned by Les and Ann Constable. Rachel Cook shares in the winemaking duties with Les Constable. Read More
2013 Lost Pines Wine Fest Preview
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 hopeRead More
Arché
Arché is located in Saint Jo in the Red River Valley and is owned by Howard and Amy Davies along with their son Grayson who is the winemaker. Read More
2013 Granbury Wine Walk Preview
It’s not every day you can stroll the streets of Granbury with your favorite Merlot in hand, so you won’t want to miss your chance this spring! The fourth annual Granbury Wine Walk will kick off April 25-27 on the Historic Square Plaza in downtown Granbury. Booths will open from noon to 8 p.m. FridayRead More
Texas Hill Country Wineries Wine Trail Grows
Texas Hill Country – Last week the current 32 member wineries of the Texas Hill Country Wineries association voted to add 3 new winery members and a 2nd location tasting room for an existing member. This brings the total of association members to 36. Hye Meadow Winery, located in Hye, Texas right on Highway 290,Read More
Visiting Iguazú Falls
I had previously posted about our three day trip to Mendoza which was fantastic. On day 1, I also mentioned briefly about Buenos Aires where you have to fly into in order to get to Mendoza from the United States. After Mendoza on Friday, Gloria and I took a flight connecting via Buenos Aires toRead More
2013 Wine Fair Cy-Fair
Wine Fair Cy-Fair (http://www.winecyfair.com) was held on April 5-6 and we attended the Saturday’s Wine Fair. The 2012 festival was sold out and they were expecting as many as 2,000 guests this year. There were wine tasting stations, craft beer tastings, and culinary tastings, along with live music playing on the main stage. As youRead More