Year: 2020

TEXAS VINEYARDS HAPPENINGS
Great wines always start in the vineyards. This axiom is true when the vineyards is in France, California, or Texas. Texas vineyards are pruned for the most part. Fall Creek [...]
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
Today (Friday the 13th) is your luck day to learn about a Texas wine family evolving into a legend. Roy “Doc” McPherson was a Texas Tech University Professor with a [...]
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WINE AND MUSIC
Texas wineries are finding that people enjoy wines even more when music is played. Background music is dubbed in at almost all of the Texas winery tasting rooms. Several wineries [...]
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WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T MAKE A TOP FOOTBALL PLAYER INTO A WINEMAKER
You probably hear of a high school football player from Houston Yates HS who made it to play on the renowned Grambling State Tigers team to the Oakland Raiders and [...]
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TIMING IS EVERYTHING
Vineyards are getting ready for spring. We have two classifications of vineyards being those vineyards along the Gul Coast and those inland vineyards. The vineyards along the Gulf Coast contain [...]
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VALENTINE IS FOR RESPONSIBLE LOVERS
Today is Valentine’s Day and a wonderful day for lovers around the world. This wine column could get into a variety of wines to pair for this wonderful day. However, [...]
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TEXAS BLUEBONNETT CHOCOLATE AND WINE TRAIL
During the first two Saturdays and Sundays in February, the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail wineries will be hosting the Wine and Chocolate Trail. The Wine and Chocolate Trail is a [...]
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HOUSTON RODEO UNCORKED
Houston is known internationally for many things, but the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is definitely one that Houston is especially proud of. This Texas tradition raises hundreds of millions [...]
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TEXAS WINERIES WIN BIG AGAIN IN SAN FRANCISCO
Back in November, Texas wines won numerous awards at the San Francisco International Wine Competition. The recent 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition received nearly 6,700 entries from over 1,000 [...]
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BARREL TASTING ON A LAZY SATURDAY
Please join me this Saturday, January 18th for barrel tastings. Did I mention they were complimentary barrel tastings? Bernhardt Winery will be hosting a Winter REDS Festival this Saturday from [...]
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