Casual Friday Wines

Texas Wine Lover 9/30 1:00A Neal Addy

“When in doubt, keep it casual.” That’s the motto and working philosophy behind Casual Friday Wines , a boutique winery in Azle Texas, owned by Robbie and Tiia Hyde. Just a quick 30-minutes from...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Southlake 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...

Uncle Julios Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Southlake BubbleLife iReporter 9/14 12:44A Suzanne Flodin

Highlighting local non-profit supporting Latino families allows everyone to get involved in honoring cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans   Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated...

Winery on the Bay

Texas Wine Lover 9/14 1:05A Jeff Cope

Winery on the Bay is located in Rockport and is owned by Dan Parker. As we learned when we arrived at the winery, it is also the home of Dog’Gone Brewery, and it is indeed located on the bay. When I...

Rusty Hook Winery

Texas Wine Lover 9/13 1:08A Jeff Cope

Rusty Hook Winery is located in Long Mott (near Port Lavaca) and is owned by Cheri Walleck. We visited the winery on the way back from a recent trip to Corpus Christi. We arrived at the winery and...