We were invited to a tourism seminar on Ireland and since Ireland is a country we have considered visiting, we were glad to attend. When the seminar opened, there were tables with Irish tourism representatives explaining the various parts of the country they represented. Playing live was the band The Jig Is Up playing authenticRead More
Archives for April 2014
Join TWGGA as a Consumer for Many Benefits
Maybe you’ve heard about the Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association (TWGGA) and maybe you haven’t. If you’re in the Texas wine industry, you most assuredly have. If you’re a consumer, you may have not. This post is directed to you, the consumer of Texas wines. If you are interested in knowing more about what goesRead More
Bill Blackmon and Chris Brundrett of William Chris Vineyards Winemaker Profiles
This month we get two winemakers profiled from William Chris Vineyards, owners and winemakers Bill Blackmon and Chris Brundrett. Both winemakers provided answers to our questions.
Messina Hof 30th Annual Wine & Roses Festival and Spring Release Dinner
The 30th Annual Wine & Roses Festival was held at Messina Hof Winery & Resort in Bryan on Saturday, April 26. The festival marks the budding of the vines and blooming of the roses at the winery. The weekend started off though Friday night with the Spring Release Dinner. Everyone enjoyed a reception with threeRead More
Whistling Duck Winery
Whistling Duck Winery is located in Weimar and is owned by John and Kari Cooke along with Stan and Mary Beth Johnson. Read More
Win an All-Inclusive VIP Sonoma Winecation
Underground Cellar is offering you a chance to win an all-inclusive VIP weekend in Sonoma wine country. Click here for the entry! Note: The Sonoma Winecation Getaway will stop taking entries this Saturday, April 26, 2014 at midnight. They will then select one lucky winner who will get an all-inclusive trip to Sonoma for themRead More
2014 Pittsburg Art and Wine Festival Preview
http://www.pittsburgtexas.com/artandwinefestival.html Pittsburg, Texas, is holding their second annual Art and Wine Festival this year on May 31 from 12 pm to 7 pm in the Pittsburg historic downtown district. Admission is $5 which includes a commemorative wine glass with reusable bag. You will also be able to buy tastings at the winery booths byRead More
2014 East Texas Road Trip
Gloria and I were invited to the Kiepersol Estates Distillery and Tasting Rooms Premiere so we made plans to visit other wineries in East Texas for the weekend too. We both had the Friday off and that gave us more time to plan something for our East Texas road trip. Gerald Jones from Los Pinos RanchRead More
2014 Bending Branch’s Kentucky Derby Event
Bending Branch Winery will be having their 4th Annual Kentucky Derby Event on Saturday, May 3rd. The event has grown in popularity every year and this year they are expecting the event to be even bigger and better. The event is free to attend and the winery will feature Traditional Hot Brown Sandwiches, Picpoul BlancRead More
NewAir AW-180E Wine Cooler Review
The NewAir AW-180E wine cooler is an 18 bottle single zone wine cooler. It is a thermoelectric wine cooler which means it’s really quiet whereas a compressor wine cooler can be louder. The wine cooler arrived safely in a nicely packaged box to ensure there was no damage. After removing the wine cooler from theRead More