Food is fun in the Texas Hill Country AVA. Last week, three restaurants with national reputations. This week, others to explore. Continue reading “Texas wine tasting venues 2”
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Hill Country AVA dining 1
You come to Fredericksburg, heart of the Texas Hill Country AVA—second-most visited AVA (American Viticultural Area) in the US—for the wineries and tasting rooms. Sure. Continue reading “Hill Country AVA dining 1”
Texas wine tasting venues 3
Third week of winery/tasting room notes from Fredericksurg: Continue reading “Texas wine tasting venues 3”
Texas wine tasting venues 2
Continuing the saga of wineries and tasting rooms in the Texas Hill Country AVA, particularly around Fredericksburg and Hwy 290, the Texas Wine Trail: Continue reading “Texas wine tasting venues 2”
Texas wine tasting venues 1
When you come to Fredericksburg to immerse yourself in Texas wine, you will not be able to visit all the tasting rooms and wineries, a Sisyphean task. An extremely enjoyable task, but still one that requires weeks and weeks, maybe months. Continue reading “Texas wine tasting venues 1”
Fredericksburg 2
If you decide to make Fredericksburg the epicenter of your Texas wine experience, here are suggestions for a game plan: Continue reading “Fredericksburg 2”
Fredericksburg 1
To immerse yourself in the Texas wine experience, go to Fredericksburg, the center of the Texas Hill Country AVA, the second-most visited AVA in the United States. Continue reading “Fredericksburg 1”
Becker Vineyards
When you write about Texas wine, there are iconic names. Doc McPherson, followed by his son, Kim. Messina Hoff. Fall Creek. And then there is Becker—Dr. Richard, and more importantly, his wife, Mary Clementine Ellison “Bunny” Becker. Continue reading “Becker Vineyards”
Texas grapes
After Texas wine pioneers demonstrated you could grow wine vines in Texas, the next question: what wine vines do we grow? Continue reading “Texas grapes”
Texas wine beginnings
Texas appears to be an improbable place for world-class wine. That did not stop two Texas Tech University professors, Drs. Clinton “Doc” McPherson and Bob Reed. Continue reading “Texas wine beginnings”