Category: Harvest

October is Texas Wine Month The last of the Texas High Plains grapes are coming into the wineries, culminating a most unusual growing season. The Texas weather and a herbicide [...]

Celebrate the Fall with Wines

Celebrate the Fall with Wines The Texas Harvest is winding down with the Texas High Plains still bringing in grapes. There are lots of opportunities to celebrate with wines. One [...]

LABOR DAY AT TEXAS WINERIES AND VINEYARDS

Labor Day at Texas Wineries and Vineyards This weekend is a three-day weekend with Labor Day on Monday. Normally, we start to transition to the Fall with cooler temperatures on [...]

TEXAS VINEYARDS PRODUCING ANOTHER OUTSTANDING CROP OF GRAPES

Texas Vineyards Producing Another Outstanding Crop of Grapes The axiom of “you can make great wines out of great grapes, but you can’t produce great wines from average grapes” is [...]

Texas Grape Harvest and Harvest Parties

Grape Harvests and Harvest Parties Grape harvests are happening all over Texas, along with California, and Europe. What makes Texas so special is we have volunteer harvest parties at a [...]

THE TEXAS GRAPE HARVEST PICKS UP SPEED

THE TEXAS GRAPE HARVEST PICKS UP SPEED The Texas Hill Country has been bringing in grapes to the wineries the last two weeks with the Texas High Plains where most [...]

EXPAND YOUR WINE PALETTE DURING THE TEXAS HARVEST

EXPAND YOUR WINE PALETTE DURING THE TEXAS HARVEST People ask me how to develop your palette on wines. I have several opportunities for you to have an evening of tasting [...]

KNOWING WHEN TO PICK GRAPES

KNOWING WHEN TO PICK GRAPES The grapes are coming into the wineries along the Gulf Coast and the Texas Hill Country. Vineyards across the country are also starting to bring [...]

International Woman Winemaker is Today

INTERNATIONAL WOMAN WINEMAKER’S DAY IS TODAY Today is International Woman Winemaker’s Day. Women have been involved in the Texas Wine Industry since the 1970’s. One of the women pioneers in [...]

Grapes that Go into Wines

GRAPES THAT GO INTO WINES I am amazed at the staggering number of varieties of grapes there are in this world that are used. By last count, there are over [...]