Rebecca tells how the wines she chose for Thanksgiving paired well with her Thanksgiving meal Read More
Archives for November 2014
TWL009: Marta Lastowska of Haak Vineyards and Winery
We talk to Marta Lastowska of Haak Vineyards and Winery in this episode of the Texas Wine Lover podcast Read More
2015 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition – Texas Winery Results
These are the Texas winery results from the 2015 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition. Read More
Get Your Holiday Cheer in Grapevine
Forget twelve days of Christmas! Grapevine, Texas celebrates the season with 1,400 Christmas events held over more than 40 days! And as usual, Grapevine has some special treats in store for wine lovers and holiday revelers alike. Here are just a few examples:
Eden Hill Holiday Wine Dinner
If you haven’t heard of Eden Hill Vineyard & Winery yet, you will soon. They are a small winery making excellent wine in Celina, Texas, just 30 minutes north of Dallas. They recently put out this announcement of their Holiday Wine Dinner event which sounds fantastic and since seating is limited, make your reservations now!
Touring the Texas Independence Wine Trail
There is a wine trail in the state which is turning into a destination to visit and that is the Texas Independence Wine Trail. The wine trail is conveniently located near I-10 about 90 minutes from either Houston, Austin, or San Antonio, and it makes a perfect day trip. We recently visited some of theRead More
History of the Houston Wine Fest
The 2014 Houston Wine Fest was held this past weekend and it again was an indication of how to not put on a wine festival. The fifth installment of the Houston Wine Fest showed that the organizers of the festival have not learned anything in past years as the festival keeps getting worse. Let meRead More
Pemberton Cellars
Pemberton Cellars is located in Granbury and is owned by Jeff and Lynn Pemberton with their son Dax Pemberton. The winery opened on June 14, 2014. I first met Jeff Pemberton at Newsom Grape Day and later had a chance to visit him at his winery. Pemberton Cellars is very easy to find with aRead More
Compass Rose Cellars
Compass Rose Cellars has their production located in Mason but the tasting room is in Hye. However, the plan is to eventually move the production to Hye also on the 35 acre lot. The winery is owned by Mark Watson and Robert Nida is the winemaker. The winery opened January 28, 2011, and the tastingRead More
2015 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition Results
Top wines were selected from thousands of entries in the 2015 Rodeo Uncorked!® International Wine Competition, held Nov. 15 – 16, 2014, at NRG Center. The 2015 International Wine Competition judging boasted 2,578 entries, including wines from 43 Texas wineries and 16 different countries. Medals were awarded to 2,221 wines by 20 panels of judges, consisting of wineRead More