Texas Fine Wine Announces New Releases for Texas Wine Month

Texas Wine Lover 9/29 12:52P Jeff Cope

Texas Fine Wine , which includes Bending Branch Winery, Duchman Family Winery, Pedernales Cellars, and Spicewood Vineyards, has announced new wine releases to kick off Texas Wine Month and celebrate...

2022 Best Chili Finds in DFW

Crave DFW 9/29 4:49A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle We have written about the  history of chili , and Dallas is definitely a large part of that. The original Tolbert’s downtown served some of the best chili that could be found on the...

Tales from the Crush Pad #4: How Many Grapes Make a Bottle of Wine?

Texas Wine Lover 9/29 12:23A Amie Nemec

The first grapes of the 2022 vintage arrived at Gary Farrell Winery on August 12th which amounted to nearly seven tons of Pinot Noir from Starr Ridge Vineyard. Over the coming four weeks, grapes would...

C.L. Butaud and Wine For The People Tasting Room Updates

Texas Wine Lover 9/28 3:20A Jeff Cope

Rae Wilson and Randy Hester C.L. Butaud and Wine For The People have been sharing the tasting room space at Texas AVA on 12345 Pauls Valley Road since 2020. They have announced starting in November...

West Sandy Creek Introduces New Wines in Time for Texas Wine Month

Texas Wine Lover 9/28 1:09A Jeff Cope

Just in time for Texas Wine Month in October, West Sandy Creek Winery , located on the edge of the Sam Houston National Forest in Huntsville, has announced the availability of several new wines,...

Creating an All-Texas Wine List for the Texas Wine Garden at the State Fair of Texas

Texas Wine Lover 9/27 12:36A Shelly Wilfong

Did you know that the State Fair of Texas is a major supporter of Texas wine? While the State Fair is only open for 24 days, its reach is enormous. Over two million attendees visit the State Fair of...

Dallas on the Cheap

Crave DFW 9/23 6:08A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle Been entertaining more than usual and caught behind the budget? Looking for something on the sly and need a hot deal? We have some solutions for you, and found great meals under ten...

Elisa Christopher Wines

Texas Wine Lover 9/23 12:22A Jerry Smith

Away from the traffic noise of the Highway 290 wine trail between Johnson City and Hye, my wife Phyllis and I found (and you can, too) a new, small winery that epitomizes the Texas Hill Country. Elisa...

People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic Announces Winners at 36th Annual GrapeFest

Crave DFW 9/22 9:47A Steven Doyle

The 36th Annual GrapeFest hosted the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic , sponsored by Classic Chevrolet, a competition of 37 Texas wineries in which festival-goers had the chance to taste 136 of...

Vine to Wine with Kim McPherson

Texas Wine Lover 9/22 1:00A Jerry Smith

As wine club members at Texas Wine Collective , my wife Phyllis and I joined other members at TWC on September 16 for the first of a three-part series of “Vine to Wine” wine and food pairings...

Countdown to Frisco H-E-B

Crave DFW 9/20 12:42P Steven Doyle

The new H-E-B Frisco store is located at 4800 Main Street in Frisco and will be open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and opens tomorrow, September 20, 2022. San Antonio-based grocery store...

Jackie van Sant Downes of Driftwood Estate Winery Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 9/20 12:32A Jeff Cope

Driftwood Estate Winery was established in 1998 by Gary Elliott who was also the winemaker. Taking the winemaker helm today is Jackie van Sant Downes. Jackie is an established winemaker who is also...

Tales from the Crush Pad #3 – Interns, Cellar Rats, and Harvest Help

Texas Wine Lover 9/16 1:08A Amie Nemec

Just the other day I explained what a Crush Pad is. What I failed to mention is, that in California, the area for processing incoming wine grapes is generally outside. In Texas, the wineries I have...

¡Yo Quiero! Celebrates National Guacamole Day on September 16th with the Dallas Cowboys

Coppell BubbleLife iReporter 9/15 7:07A Dana Cobb

To celebrate National Guacamole Day on Friday, September 16, the avocado masterminds at ¡Yo Quiero! are teaming up with the Dallas Cowboys to host a celebratory tailgate on their home turf of...

Gulf Breeze Winery

Texas Wine Lover 9/15 12:37A Jeff Cope

Gulf Breeze Winery is located in Victoria and is owned by Daryl Hale. The winery opened in October 2017. We stopped at the winery located on the outskirts of Victoria on a return trip from Corpus...