http://cathyssweetstexas.com Have you walked into a Texas winery around Fredericksburg lately and seen a lovely lady selling chocolates in the tasting room? We did so recently at Pedernales Cellars. If you took some interest instead of heading directly to the wine, you would have met Catherine (Cathy) Locke of Cathy’s Sweets. Cathy Locke serves herRead More
Archives for June 2013
NewAir Wine Cooler AW-321ED Review
In order to store our white wines we have two small wine coolers, an eight bottle and a twelve bottle cooler. Besides those we use a dorm fridge but we are unable to keep it at the correct temperature since the freezer portion would drip with water, so we need to keep the wines coolerRead More
The New Texas Winery Passport Program
Update: This program has been cancelled and a new one is under investigation. We first learned about the previous Texas Winery Passport program offered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) when I made the “mistake” of taking Gloria to Fredericksburg for the very first time in January 2010. What a great idea! Visiting wineries,Read More
July 2013 #TXwine Twitter Tuesday
The July 2013 #TXwine Twitter Tuesday concludes our celebration of gold medal winners from the Dallas Morning News and the TEXSOM Wine Competition that was held in February. As in the previous two months for the #TXwine July Twitter Tuesdays, we will taste three gold medal wines. Tweeters can order a special #TXwine Twitter TuesdayRead More
Texas Viognier is Blind Tasted Against California and France
16 Texas Viognier wines were blind tasted against each other and 2 California Viognier wines and a Viognier from France. Read More
Bending Branch Winery Tasting at NICE Winery
We attended a tasting at NICE Winery in Houston presented by Bending Branch Winery from Comfort, Texas. Jennifer Beckmann from Bending Branch brought three wines to present to the people on hand. Invitations to the event were sent to the NICE Winery wine club members in addition to being announced by Bending Branch Winery andRead More
Perrine Winery
Perrine Winery is located in College Station and is owned by Beth Perrine Leopold and Rick Leopold. Read More
2013 Lone Star International Wine Competition Results
The 2013 Lone Star International Wine Competition was held on June 3-4 at the Grapevine Convention Center. Judges from Texas and California judged wines from all over the world entered in three competitions: Texas Competition, International Competition, and Limited Production Competition. Awards were given for Grand Star – Best of Show – in all threeRead More
Lazy T Bed & Breakfast
Off of the busy Wine Highway, aka Highway 290, on the east side of Fredericksburg past the airport and down a country road from the municipal golf course is a gray country barn looking building with red shutters. It looks as unassuming as a barn. Maybe a barn with some natural landscaping and flower bedsRead More
Six Shooter Cellars
Six Shooter Cellars is a tasting room in Fredericksburg comprising of six Texas wineries formed into one. Read More