Our first day in Mendoza was full and our second day was no exception. Instead of visiting different wineries, we were going to spend the entire day at the Cecchin Family Vineyard where The NICE Winery makes their Malbec and Demi-Sec Sparkling wine. We were to do harvesting and blending to determine what would compriseRead More
Mendoza – Day 1
We recently had the opportunity to travel to Mendoza, Argentina along with one of our favorite Texas wineries, The NICE Winery located in Houston, Texas. If you are a frequent visitor to Texas wineries, you may not have heard of them yet unless perhaps you came across their wine in stores like HEB, a wineRead More
Heading to Mendoza!
There will be a short hiatus of blog posts while we take a vacation to Mendoza, Argentina. It’s time to explore far outside of Texas and enjoy some Argentine wine. Gloria and I both love Malbec wine and Mendoza is arguably the best place which grows and makes Malbec. We are wine club members atRead More
Road Trip to the Thirsty Oaks Wine Trail
We were invited to spend the weekend at the winery The Vineyard at Florence by our friends Mike and Carol. We gladly accepted the offer and we all tried to determine what other wineries were nearby. After looking at the map, I thought why not look to see what wine trails The Vineyard at FlorenceRead More
Day Trip to Some Bluebonnet Wine Trail Wineries
We met up with some wine friends to visit a few Bluebonnet Wine Trail wineries during a day trip. It all started with Gloria and me deciding to go to Messina Hof for New Year’s Eve. Laurie and Shelly Ware from Cleburne decided to do the same. Dave and Kelli Potter from Frisco were goingRead More
Fredericksburg Road Trip and Wine Festival
This has been a wine festival autumn for us. We have attended two wine festivals and volunteered to pour wine at two other wine festivals and that is a record for us. We did not have any intention of driving to Fredericksburg for another wine festival until two party friends of the family, Rick andRead More
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles…and Some Wine
I took a very quick trip to New York City to watch the NFL season opener between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. I may live in Texas but I was raised in upstate New York so I have always been a die-hard Giants fan. The purpose of this quick post is not aboutRead More
High Plains Vineyards Tour
Dusty Timmons, former viticulture advisor for the past two years for the West Texas region including the High Plains, had offered to give us a tour of the High Plain vineyards whenever we went to the Lubbock area. Since he had to travel to the various vineyards and help with any problems they may haveRead More
High Plains Trip – Day 4 – Newsom Vineyards
This day we were flying back to Houston. Since we needed to taste Nolan Newsom’s cooking, the day started early with Neal and Nolan arriving at the bed and breakfast to prepare for breakfast. Indeed Nolan’s breakfast was very good as we all enjoyed scrambled eggs, bacon, and biscuits and gravy. It was time toRead More
High Plains Trip – Day 3 – Wineries
We visited the High Plains of Texas for the first time. This is what happened during day three of our trip where we visited the wineries. Read More
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