texas wine

The quality of Texas wine has improved dramatically since the modern industry started in the mid-1970s. Texas producers are making wine in a distinctly Texas style — first, by planting grapes that are better suited to the state's wine grape unfriendly climate, with its extreme heat, and second, by making wine from those grapes that doesn't taste like it came from California or France.

The best Texas winemakers and winery owners, like Kim McPherson at McPherson Cellars, Richard Becker at Becker Vineyards, Pat Brennan at Brennan Vineyards, focus on Spanish, Italian and southern French varietals like syrah, viognier, grenache, and tempranillo. These wines are more fruit forward than French wines, but not as alcoholic or as over the top as California wines. In this, Texas is part of the growing American regional wine movement, which focuses on local wines for local cuisines.

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• William Chris Vineyards Trebbiano Toscano 2012

  
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  2012 William Chris Vineyards Trebbiano Toscano, Texas Hill Country, Texas, $30 (S) – Rating 89 This quaint winery in Hye, Texas continues to impress. Think warm sun-drenched afternoon under the Hill Country oaks with a refreshingly chilled  glass of local wine….you get the picture. A subtle nose of Meyer lemon ...
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• Solaro Estate Reserve Tempranillo 2012

  
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  2012 Solaro Estate Reserve Tempranillo , Texas High Plains, Texas, $38 (S) – Rating 90 An excellent example of Texas Tempranillo. Medium-bodied with mouth-watering acidity. I’m talkin’ BBQ food pairing. An impressive nose of dark cherry and camp smoke with notes of tobacco. Flavors of dark cherry, ripe ...
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• 2013 Late Spring Frosts Texas: But, Winegrowers Live and Learn

  
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  Texas Viticultural Consultant Bobby Cox (left) and his flappy hat during the 2009 Spring Freeze 2013 Late Spring Frosts Texas: But, Winegrowers Live and Learn “Hi there Bobbie, How y’all doing up there?” That’s how I started my conversation with Texas high plains viticultural consultant Bobby Cox this ...
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• 15th Annual Lavender Festival at Becker Vineyards

  
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  15th Annual Lavender Festival at Becker Vineyards Join fellow Texas wine lovers for the 15th annual and best ever Becker Vineyards Lavender Festival. Sip and swirl with live music, artisans and lavender fields in bloom. There will be lavender products, plants, vendors, cooking demos, guest speakers, culinary ...
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• Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – Texas Wine and Festivals Expanding

  
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  Write Off the Vine: Texas Wine News – Texas Wine and Festivals Expanding Amazon Expands Wine Sales to Texas Peter Faricy, vice president for Amazon Marketplace, said, “We’re very excited for Texas wineries to share their highly-ranked selection with our millions of customers through the Amazon Wine store. ...
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• Texas wine -- 10 years after (part II)

  
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  This is the second of two parts looking at where Texas wine has been, where it is, and where it’s going. Part I, which discussed the most important changes in Texas wine over the past decade, ran April 12 . Today, some of the best wines I tasted during my trip to Fredricksburg. Much has changed in the Hill ...
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