We finally got vacation days approved and our first trip to the High Plains and Lubbock area began. We had the choice of driving nine hours or flying for one hour and in the interest of time, we chose the latter. We enjoyed the United Club room at the Houston airport while waiting for ourRead More
Heading to the High Plains
Most likely there will be a little break between blog posts as Thursday we make our first trip to the High Plains. Since it is at the other end of the state (Texas is a HUGE state!) we have a full schedule planned during the days as we do not know when we will beRead More
Way Out Wineries Road Trip – Day 2
Day two of our Way Out Wineries road trip came and we were excited to start the day. We would be meeting Facebook friends Laurie Ware and her husband Shelly, along with Dave and Kelli Potter and their beautiful daughter Annali. I had met Dave in person before but it would be the first timeRead More
Way Out Wineries Road Trip – Day 1
We finally had the chance to make the journey northwest to the Way Out Wineries wine trail for the weekend. Our first visit of the day was to Pillar Bluff. We had visited Pillar Bluff before but that was before the ideas of this blog came up. Owner Gill Bledsoe was in the tasting roomRead More
Day 4 – Hill Country and Fredericksburg Road Trip
Our final day in the Hill Country arrived and we woke up to pouring rain and cold weather. The initial plan was to visit Garrison Brothers Distillery, the first and oldest legal distillery in Texas, on the way back home, but since we started taking photos of owners and winemakers in addition to getting autographsRead More
Day 3 – Hill Country and Fredericksburg Road Trip
Saturday came and it was one of the days I was looking forward to. We were going to take a break from visiting wineries and go to a reenactment of World War II Marines combating in the Pacific. If you have any interest in military history, the National Museum of the Pacific War in FredericksburgRead More
Day 2 – Hill Country and Fredericksburg Road Trip
Day 2 arrived in Fredericksburg and the weather was rainy and a little cold. The weather couldn’t decide what to do while we were there. One morning it was near 70 and the next it would be in the 40’s and rain in between. I had previously made an appointment with Don Pullum (@akashicvineyard), winemakerRead More
Day 1 – Hill Country and Fredericksburg Road Trip
Last year we went to Hill Country and Fredericksburg wineries three times. Unfortunately this was before we decided to start a blog and so we had no specific information about the wineries other than our memories. We started taking photos of the outside of a winery in the last trip just to help us rememberRead More
Road Trip to Driftwood Texas Wineries – Part 2
We had previously visited Duchman Family Winery on our road trip to Driftwood Texas wineries and continued our journey to Driftwood Estate Winery. As we ascended the dirt road leading to Driftwood Estate Winery, our guests were wondering where we were going since they aren’t used to driving on too many dirt roads. Welcome toRead More
Road Trip to Driftwood Texas Wineries – Part 1
Sometimes a day just doesn’t go as expected and you just have to deal with it. That’s how our road trip to some Texas wineries in Driftwood went this past weekend. We attended a Texas Winery Passport reward for a private tasting for six people at Duchman Family Winery including Gloria’s brother and sister-in-law, andRead More