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What Makes an Oak Barrel Neutral?

July 7, 2020 by Carl W. Hudson 1 Comment

Oak barrels for aging wine are stacked at Ron Yates Winery near Hye, TX.

Carl investigates what exactly makes an oak wine barrel neutral Read More

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Barrel Tastings, Becker Vineyards, Cooper, Jon Leahy, Ron Yates winery, Wine Barrels, winemaker, winemaking

Taking a Three-Day Weekend Trip to Fredericksburg

July 1, 2019 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

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We took a three day trip to Fredericksburg to visit the many wineries there Read More

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 1851 Vineyards, 290 Wine Castle, Ab Astris Winery, Adrienne Ballou, Altstadt Brewery, Andreucci WineRoom, Becker Vineyards, Benjamin Calais, Bryans on 290, CALAIS Winery, Esperanza Winery, Fredericksburg, Hill Country, Hye Cider Company, Jon Leahy, Lewis Wines, Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards at Fredericksburg, Lost Draw Cellars, Pedernales Cellars, road trip, Ron Yates winery, Southold Farm + Cellar, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Wedding Oak Winery at Fredericksburg, William Chris Vineyards, Zero 815 Winery

Jon Leahy of Becker Vineyards Winemaker Profile

April 23, 2019 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

This month’s featured winemaker is Jon Leahy of Becker Vineyards Read More

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Becker Vineyards, interview, Jon Leahy, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, winemaker, Winemaker Profile

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