Last weekend, Julie and I had the pleasure and privilege to attend a gathering of Texas food and wine writers at William Chris Vineyards. The timing for the event was perfect as we really needed a weekend away to relax … Continue reading
I know this is a sad admission, but I really didn’t want to go. Julie and I had driven to Hye on Saturday for the William Chris 2nd anniversary dinner and even though they were going to open up their … Continue reading
Every winemaker has a different story, just like every wine they make. What impresses us most about the winemakers that we meet is the passion that they have for the land, the grapes, and the wine. I can”t remember a … Continue reading
12:19 pm Julie and I are at Hilmy Cellars for day 2 of their Grand Opening, and today they are hosting Russ Kane, well-known Texas wine writer and author of The Wineslinger Chronicles. The doors are open and customers are … Continue reading
I blogged just a little about our Sunday trip to William Chris Vineyards for the Malbec release party and Planting show-and-tell. We really went for the “plantlings” that we were going to get since we”re not pleased with the selection … Continue reading
We almost didn”t go to the Houston release party for the Duchman Family WInery 2011 White Wines. I sidetracked our departure from home with a quick duckling-rescue-op, much to the surprise and delight of my favorite crazy duck lady; and … Continue reading
In my post about Haak Winery, I mentioned picking up some wine for Jim Johnson (@AlamosaWineGuy) at Alamosa Cellars (@alamosawine). Wanderlust was getting the better of me this week, so I messaged Jim and Karen to see if they were … Continue reading
Julie and I thoroughly loved visiting with the winery guides and winemakers this week in Lubbock, TX and the High Plains area, but our main purpose for heading there was to visit Clint and Alexis Bingham, part of the Bingham … Continue reading
We were TIRED this morning and got a slow start. Perhaps staying up to watch some Jean Claude van Damme movie (and then falling asleep to it) didn’t help any, but oh well. At least we were up in time … Continue reading
We got a late start this morning – too late to catch breakfast at the hotel – so we headed to Llano after consuming potent concoctions of various stimulants purchased from a local chemist. Not really. I had my Quad … Continue reading