Stone House Vineyard is located in Spicewood and is owned by Angela and Howard Moench. Read More
Archives for November 2013
The Boerne Wine Company
The Boerne Wine Company is located in Boerne and they opened on April 1, 2010. Read More
Austin Custom Winery
Austin Custom Winery is located in Austin and is owned by Mary Charron who is also the winemaker. Read More
Bending Branch Winery – Branch on High
Bending Branch Winery opened a new tasting room earlier this year in the town of Comfort called Branch on High. Read More
Newsom Grape Day moves date in 2014
Newsom Grape Day is an annual event held at Newsom Vineyards which allows attendees to learn more about growing grapes and better appreciate the effort Texas grape growers put in to help Texas wineries make quality wine. The event has been held the last weekend in April for years but another area event has taken thatRead More
2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition Texas Winery Results
The top winners in the 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition were recently announced. Along with that announcement, it stated they judged wines from 40 Texas wineries. I am not sure where they got that number because according to the official results of all medals, there are 47 wineries in the listRead More
Grape Creek Vineyards – Georgetown and Main Street Fredericksburg Tasting Rooms
Grape Creek Vineyards has two tasting room locations. One is in nearby Fredericksburg on Main Street and the other is in the town of Georgetown. Read More
Fall Creek Vineyards
Fall Creek Vineyards is located in Tow and is owned by Ed and Susan Auler. I took a fabulous tour followed by a private tasting with the Aulers. Read More
Bending Branch Winery Wins “Top Texas Wine” at Houston Rodeo
Bending Branch Winery in Comfort, Texas, has won the coveted “Top Texas Wine” from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition, earning the signature saddle award for the winery’s first Hill Country estate-grown Tannat 2011. Its Texas Tannat, Texas High Plains 2011 also received a double gold medal, earning a Reserve Class ChampionRead More
2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition Top Winners
After a full weekend spent by 100 judges organized in 20 panels, from November 9-10, the results are in for the 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition. They judged 2,505 wines from 40 wineries in Texas and 16 countries, and 2,212 medals were awarded. Here are the top award-winning wines: