Category: Wine Industry

BOTTLE LANGUAGE OF WINE Wine bottles tell you a lot about its contents. In the past, heavy bottles usually denoted high quality wine. That was before sustainability percolated into the [...]

FIGHTING FOR RECOGNITION OF TEXAS WINES

FIGHTING FOR RECOGNITION OF TEXAS WINES It was 186 years ago that Texas won its independence from a Dictator. In fact, Texas was the seventh Revolt against Santa Anna. Texas [...]

Wine Events for your Spring Enjoyment

WINE EVENTS FOR YOUR SPRING ENJOYMENT The weather has been awesome in our part of Texas with wild flowers erupting across our greening environment. Spring is also a great time [...]

Texas Wine Industry is Huge

TEXAS WINE INDUSTRY IS HUGE The Texas Wine Industry has evolved into a major economic component of the Texas economy. It was 43 years after Prohibition ended that Texas got [...]

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 [...]

Texas Wines Sell for Record Prices at Houston Rodeo Uncorked

TEXAS WINES SELL FOR RECORD PRICES AT HOUSTON RODEO UNCORKED Two Texas wines sold for record prices at Houston Rodeo Uncorked Charity Wine Dinner. The 2022 Reserve Grand Champion Best [...]

Local Wine Information at your Finger Tips

LOCAL WINE INFORMATION AT YOUR FINGER TIPS Our normal social ways are coming together after two years of “distance socializing” and mask wearing. Wine has always been a social thing [...]

Supply Chain Issues Hit Texas Wineries

SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES HIT TEXAS WINERIES Approximately 35% of wine bottles used in American wineries comes from China with some coming from Mexico and the rest made in the USA. [...]

Resurrection of a Wine Region

RESURRECTION OF A WINE REGION Prior to 1976, the Wine World believed that the only great wines came from France and its many wine regions. Wine was a mystery then. [...]