I NEVER have trouble with insomnia. I can sleep just about anytime and anywhere, but tonight I just couldn’t. After a few games on the phone and staring at the darkness, I remembered that nothing helps me sleep like a … Continue reading
Julie and I visited Pedernales Cellars way back (OK, just over a couple of years ago…) when we started visiting Texas wineries. That’s even before I started writing about Texas wine. Pedernales was the last of several wineries we visited, and … Continue reading
I have been a bit AWOL from the “Texas Wine Scene” for a while. Sometimes life takes turns that force you to change your focus, and ours has taken a few lately. Last October I started a new gig on … Continue reading
I decided to try a Visual Tasting of a white wine tonight just to see what it looks like. Which white to taste wasn’t a difficult decision either: Alamosa 2010 Tio Pancho Ranch Viognier. To date this is still my … Continue reading
We hadn’t even intended to visit any wineries on Sunday, but we had, surprisingly, gotten up early considering it was the Daylight Saving Time switch day, and weren’t quite ready to head home. We looked in the App for a … 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
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
While we were coming home from our road trip to the Texas High Plains last week, we decided to detour through San Saba and Bend to hopefully visit with Jim and Karen Johnson at Alamosa Cellars. We had been able … Continue reading
Poor Julie. You know, she really must love me. My little bit of OCD really kicked in today and I acted a bit beyond rational and drove all the way from Pearland to Bend, TX so we could visit Alamosa … Continue reading
Julie and I have become BBCAmericaddicts, I think. I have to admit that one of my favorite shows is Top Gear – it’s how I get my sports car fix and still be OK driving my Altima (Simon) every day. … Continue reading