#TXWine Twitter Tuesday will be held Wednesday on April 4th. The reason is because we are joining up with #Winechat for a Twitter Tasting on local wine. Grab a bottle of your favorite Texas wine #TXwine and join us at 8pm CST on April 4th. Dezel Quillen from MyVineSpot will be hosting the #DrinkLocal discussionRead More
Birthday Bash VIP Reception at Messina Hof
In my last post in which I talked about Messina Hof Hill Country, I mentioned how VIP members at Messina Hof Winery and Resort in Bryan get the same VIP benefits in Fredericksburg. The full list of VIP benefits can be seen on Messina Hof’s website. Some of the benefits which we enjoy are theRead More
TXwine Twitter Tuesday Features the Big Red Wines of Texas
Three top-selling and award-winning wines, The Big Reds of Texas, will be discussed at the next TXwine Twitter Tuesday on March 6, 2012. The three wines selected for March #TXwine Twitter Tuesday are three gold and silver medal winning wines from the recent Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition. They should be availableRead More
Battle of the Texas wine Orange Muscats – Results
In the first part of the Battle of the Texas wine Orange Muscats blind taste test, I described how we held our blind taste test and the wines which were included. Now it’s time for the results! As a reminder, we had eight Texas wine Orange Muscats and as a test, we included a CaliforniaRead More
Battle of the Texas wine Orange Muscats
One wine made in Texas is an Orange Muscat which is a sweet dessert wine. It is made from the white Orange Muscat grape, a variety of the Muscat grapes such as Muscat Canelli which is also found among Texas wines, and not surprisingly has an orange aroma. We have always enjoyed Duchman Family Winery‘sRead More
Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition
Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition is a food and wine event held in Reliant Center for those who wish to try the award-winning wines from the International Wine Competition and taste signature dishes submitted for competition by area catering institutions and restaurants. After the entire list of International Wine Competition results were announcedRead More
November TXWine Twitter Tuesday
Every first Tuesday of the month is TXWine Twitter Tuesday from 7pm-8pm CST. Texas wine drinkers discuss three wines using Twitter and usually a special guest is involved. I was given the honor of determining the theme for November and choosing the wines. Since I had some difficulty finding wines for previous Twitter Tuesdays, IRead More
Old Town Spring Autumn Art & Texas Wine Festival
http://www.winefesttexas.com Old Town Spring has a few festivals during the year and earlier this year they held their annual SpringFest, a Wine & Art Festival. This year they held their first Autumn Art & Texas Wine Festival on October 15th and 16th. Since we volunteered at SpringFest and also recently at another wine festival, weRead More
Old Town Spring Autumn Art & Texas Wine Festival Preview
http://www.winefesttexas.com Old Town Spring has held an annual SpringFest, a Wine & Art Festival. Since October is Texas Wine Month, this year they will be having their first Autumn Art & Texas Wine Festival on October 15th and 16th. The temperature should be perfect and with 10 Texas wineries and original art, it should beRead More
Houston Wine Fest
This post may not be that timely, but I have been trying to decide how I was going to write about the Houston Wine Fest which was held this past weekend, or if I should even write a post at all. In the end, since someone asked and I attended two other wine festivals inRead More