Author: Ron Saikowski

CELEBRATE THE TEXAS HARVEST
Celebrate the Texas Harvest Texas grapes will be coming into many Texas wineries over the next few weeks after a past week of rain. The Gulf Coast Harvest of Blanc [...]
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TEXAS VINEYARD STATUS
Texas Vineyard Status The Texas vineyards along the Gulf Coast have been harvested of their hybrid grapes. The vineyards further inland containing the vitis vinifera, being the classic wine grapes, [...]
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TEXAS HIGH PLAINS WINE TRAIL OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES
Texas High Plains Wine Trail Officially Launches The birth of the Texas Wine Industry after the end of Prohibition in 1933 took place in 1976 on the Texas High Plains. [...]
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TEXAS GRAPE HARVEST HAS BEGUN
Texas Grape Harvest Has Begun The first of two harvests in Texas has begun. The hybrid grapes grown along the Texas Gulf Coast is the first of these two distinct [...]
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VINEYARD HAPPENINGS
Vineyard Happenings The grapes in Texas vineyards are showing that 2024 will be another outstanding year for Texas grapes. Texas is unique since we have two distinct grape harvests. Hybrid [...]
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RAISE A GLASS TO TEXAS WINE
Raise a Glass to Texas Wine Texas is fast becoming a recognized State that produces quality wines. The Texas Wine Industry contributes over twenty billion dollars annually to the Texas [...]
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HOW TO GET INTO THE WINE BUSINESS
How to Get into the Wine Business The Texas Wine Industry has exploded. Texas had one winery survive Prohibition, being Val Verde Winery which sold sacramental wines during that time [...]
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THE GREAT WINE RENDEZVOUS
The Great Wine Rendezvous This Saturday features a huge wine and food extravaganza with over fifty Food Chefs cooking for the esteemed Title of Chef of Chefs earning not only [...]
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WINE AND FOOD PAIRINGS AT WINE AND FOOD WEEK IN THE WOODLANDS
Wine and Food Pairings at Wine and Food Week in The Woodlands Get ready all you wine and food lovers since the 20th Annual Wine and Food Week in The [...]
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WHAT IS SAGRANTINO?
What is Sagrantino? Messina Hof Winery has imported the grape varietal “Sagrantino” from central Italy to their vineyards in Texas. Sagrantino is a vigorously growing grape vine that produces red [...]
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