Category: Wine Industry

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. [...]

Texas Wineries Continue their Winning Ways

TEXAS WINERIES CONTINUE THEIR WINNING WAYS Texas wineries are gaining National and International recognition as Texas wines made from Texas grapes keep earning medals. There are over 600 Texas wineries [...]

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 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 [...]

AUGUST 13, 2021 ENJOYING TEXAS ROSES’ AND BLUSHES DURING TEXAS SUMMERS

I love a cook, crisp, dry, fruit-forward salmon-colored wine in the hot Texas Summers. I am speaking of Roses’ and Blushes with its pinkish almost shrimp-color. Texas makes some exceptional [...]

A report on the harvest, Platinum Wine Vault on tap and new innovations in the…

A TOUGH YEAR FOR TEXAS VINEYARDS

The Texas grape crop is predicted to be meager. However, the grapes should be outstanding when harvested unless bad weather again enters the picture. Remember last February when we froze [...]