Month: October 2019

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 →

Pale copper color; red fruit, melon, spring flowers on the nose; crisp red fruits, tangerine, spice, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale salmon color; strawberry, pineapple, rose flowers on the nose; strawberry, watermelon, peach, key lime, pomegranate on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale straw color; apple, flowers on the nose; citrus, lemon, grapefruit, peach, green apple, honey, banana, spice on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium straw color; citrus, peach on assertive nose; citrus, peach, pear, lime, apple, pineapple, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →

Natalie MacLean, the leading online wine expert in Canada, interviewed me for her podcast/video interview. It posted today (10-16-2019). The segment is 45 minutes long and the quality is good. Natalie is a charming personality and interviewer. If you are interested in Natalie’s online material and me talking about wine in general and about Texas wine and several other stories, here is the link to the video interview: Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; red plum, cherry, blackberry, blueberries on the nose; cherry, blueberry, plum jelly, strawberry sauce on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; dark berries, sage, chocolate on the nose; cherry, roast tomato, redcurrant, plum, spice, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

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 →

Deep copper color; strawberry, kiwi, cranberry on the nose; strawberry, cherry, raspberry, pink grapefruit on the palate. Continue reading →