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Review of Landon Winery’s Reserve Meritage 2006

October 18, 2014 by Jeremy Wilson 5 Comments

Landon Winery Meritage

We happened to have some free time this past week while in the Dallas area and decided to pop into Landon Winery in McKinney, Texas. I had read about them and had seen many comments on how great the wines were, but I needed to find out for myself. Since it was also Drink LocalRead More

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Dallas, DrinkLocalWine, Landon Winery - McKinney, local wine, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, wine review

Pedernales Viognier Reserve 2012 – Out of Bounds?

July 23, 2013 by Brock Estes 2 Comments

Pedernales Viognier Reserve 2012

By contributing writer Brock Estes, President of Fly Gap Winery As I woke up early one morning in July with no commitments to anything and the wife and kid away, I decided to celebrate my independence day. I stepped outside to watch the sunrise and get some feel good flowing through my body, and then grabbedRead More

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: award, competition, Fly Gap Winery, Hill Country, local wine, Pedernales Cellars, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, wine review, Woodlands Wine Company

The New Texas Winery Passport Program

June 19, 2013 by Jeff Cope 3 Comments

TX Wine Passport - stamp

Update: This program has been cancelled and a new one is under investigation. We first learned about the previous Texas Winery Passport program offered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) when I made the “mistake” of taking Gloria to Fredericksburg for the very first time in January 2010. What a great idea! Visiting wineries,Read More

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: budget, local wine, marketing, Passport code, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Texas Winery Passport

Texas Viognier is Blind Tasted Against California and France

June 17, 2013 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Pedernales Viognier Reserve 2012

16 Texas Viognier wines were blind tasted against each other and 2 California Viognier wines and a Viognier from France. Read More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Andrew Chalk, award, blind tasting, Dallas, local wine, Pedernales Cellars, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Viognier

Why Buying Local is Worth Every Cent

May 7, 2013 by Jeff Cope 2 Comments

Buying Local makes an impact on local economy. This is similar to what we’ve been saying for years: Drink Local Wine “Why Buying Local is Worth Every Cent” infographic by CustomMade

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: DrinkLocalWine, local wine

2013 Lost Pines Wine Fest Preview

April 16, 2013 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Lost Pines Wine Fest

The inaugural 2013 Lost Pines Wine Fest is Saturday, May 11, 2013 from noon – 6:00 p.m. at the Bastrop Brewhouse in Bastrop, Texas. All proceeds from this event will go to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bastrop County. The festival is partnering with the Bastrop Brewhouse to establish a great event they hopeRead More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Festival, local wine, road trip

2013 Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair

March 22, 2013 by Jeff Cope 2 Comments

2013 Sugar Land Affair - wine

The 2013 Sugar Land Wine & Food Affair will be held from April 24 – 28. This year marks the 10th year of the festival and is expected to attract more than 7,000 attendees over the five day event. Proceeds support a permanent scholarship endowment at the University of Houston Conrad N.  Hilton College ofRead More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Festival, local wine, Twitter

2012 Grape Camp

November 8, 2012 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

2012 Grape Camp - Bobby Cox

When we stayed at Neal and Janice Newsom’s Bed & Breakfast in the High Plains, their son Nolan said I really needed to go to Grape Camp. Who am I to disagree? I joined TWGGA (Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association) and registered for Grape Camp which occurred November 4-5 in Fredericksburg. Registration started atRead More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: conference, Fredericksburg, Hill Country, local wine, Texas High Plains, Texas Hill Country Wine Trail, Texas Wine, Vineyard

The Empty Glass

October 30, 2012 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Empty Glass - inside

I have never written about a wine bar before but I am making an exception in this case since The Empty Glass wine bar serves approximately 60% Texas wines. http://www.theemptyglass.com The Empty Glass is located in Tomball and opened in September 2012 with a Grand Opening on October 6. Dana Kelly is the owner andRead More

Filed Under: Food, Wine Bars/Stores Tagged With: Foods, local wine, Texas Wine, wine bar

“It Takes a Lot of Good Beer to Make Great Wine”

September 4, 2012 by Jeff Cope 3 Comments

Beer

You may have heard the saying before: “It takes a lot of good beer to make great wine.” There are other variations to that statement like, “It takes a lot of beer to make good wine,” but I prefer the first one. After hearing this statement recently, I decided to find out if it wasRead More

Filed Under: Features, Popular Tagged With: Don Pullum, drink local, harvest, local wine, Texas Beer, Texas Wine, viticulturist, winemaker, winemaking

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