Category: Harvest

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 [...]

Celebrating the Legacy of Texas Wine

CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF TEXAS WINE DURING TEXAS WINE MONTH Texas was colonized by the Spaniards with Catholic Priests bringing religion to the “New World.” Along with the Catholic Priests [...]

Celebrating Texas Wine Month

The Texas Department of Agriculture has declared October as Texas Wine Month. The grapes have been harvested and the wines are fermenting. This is a very busy month for Texas [...]

Celebrating Texas Wine Month During a Pandemic

The Texas Department of Agriculture has designated the entire month of October as TEXAS WINE MONTH. October, 2021, just like October, 2020, will be unlike any other prior month of [...]

Texas Grape Harvest

The white wine grapes normally come in first with the red wine grapes coming in next. This has been the case in Texas, but the grape harvest is coming in [...]

Texas Grape Harvest

The hours are long, but the passion runs with this year’s grape harvest. The grape harvest is in a frenzy in the Texas Hill Country and Texas High Plains. Those [...]

Texas Grapes Are Coming in and Beyond Labor Day

This weekend is a three-day weekend with Labor Day on Monday. Normally, we start to transition to the Fall with cooler temperatures on the way. This Labor Day marks the [...]