Briar Creek Vineyards is located in Whitehouse and is owned by Don and Donna Freeman. Read More
Archives for October 2013
Mitas Hill Vineyard
Mitas Hill Vineyard is located in McKinney and is owned by Harold and Sue Mitas. Read More
Wales Manor
Wales Manor is located in McKinney and is owned by John Josey Wales. The winery is coined as the Best Little Winehouse in Texas. Read More
KE Cellars – Lindale
KE Cellars is owned by Kiepersol Estates and we had previously visited the KE Cellars location in Tyler. A new location was opened in Lindale Read More
2013 Austin County Fair Wine Competition Results
As previously reported here, the Austin County Fair had their Non-Commercial Wine competition at the Austin County Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 12, 2013. I was asked to be a judge for the competition which I promptly accepted since it was my first wine judging experience. These are the results of the Austin County Fair wine competition.
Times Ten Cellars – Fort Worth
Times Ten Cellars has two locations, one in Dallas which we had previously visited and a location in Fort Worth. Read More
Hill Country Road Trip in a Van
A very common way to visit wineries today is with a tour company and limo/van. The advantage to this besides letting an experienced person/group know where to take you is to have a designated driver. We were invited by friends to stay the weekend at the beautiful Island on Lake Travis in Lago Vista. There wereRead More
96˚ West Winery
96 West Winery is located in Wylie and is owned by David and Kari Hunt. Read More
Tango of the Vines preview
A wine and food festival called the Tango of the Vines will be coming soon to San Antonio on Saturday, November 9, and you should check it out if you can as it is for a worthy cause. Taste your way through a variety of Texas wines while tempting your taste buds with delectable bitesRead More
Interactive Texas Wineries Map
The Texas Wine Lover blog has long contained the most accurate list of Texas wineries which are open or soon to be opened. Today is the unveiling of an interactive Texas wineries map which has long been in the planning and development stages. The map is just the start of what it will eventually be,Read More