Third week of winery/tasting room notes from Fredericksurg: Continue reading “Texas wine tasting venues 3”
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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”
Texas wine
Eleven years ago, the Texas newspaper editor’s offer was enticing, his orders blunt: “Write about wines our advertisers can sell and our readers can buy.” Continue reading “Texas wine”
Labor Day
Labor Day: bittersweet homage to transition, end-of-summer obeisance to the passage of time, and recognition that to everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven. Continue reading “Labor Day”