Merrill Grove Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 11/19 12:06A Jeff Cope

This month’s featured winemaker profile is Merrill Grove of Red Road Vineyard & Winery located in Naples, Texas. The East Texas winery has been making award-winning wines for many years and was one of...

Celebrate Drinksgiving at Fish City Grill and Half Shells Nov. 29-30

Crave DFW 11/18 6:47A craveDFW

Fish City Grill and Half Shells , renowned for their top-notch seafood and vibrant atmosphere, are adding some extra joy to Thanksgiving with an extended happy hour special. While the holidays are a...

BeeMaRosa Vineyard & Winery

Texas Wine Lover 11/13 11:14P Jeff Cope

BeeMaRosa Vineyard & Winery is located in Belton, Texas, and is conveniently looked right off I-35. The winery opened on March 1, 2023. I visited the winery and met tasting room manager Chris Joyce who also led my tasting. First, I had to inquire...

Texas Hill Country Wineries Christmas Wine Affair Passport 2024 – Get Tickets Now!

Texas Wine Lover 11/8 3:41A Jeff Cope

Tickets are now on sale for the Texas Hill Country Wineries’ (THCW s)  Christmas Wine Affair Passport . The Passport event will take place November 25th to December 20th giving plenty of time to visit 50+ wineries in the Hill Country. This is the...

Eater Dallas Is Seeking New Contributors

Eater Dallas 11/7 2:18A Courtney E. Smith

Come write with us Are you obsessed with cocktails, coffee that isn't Starbucks, ramen, tacos, or just about anything else in Dallas’ food and restaurant scene? If you also happen to have a skill for...

Making Wine at Oswald Vineyard and Winery

Texas Wine Lover 10/29 12:12A Jeff Cope

The Oswald family has been well-known throughout the Texas wine industry if not for the grapes from their vineyard that was founded in 2008, but for their large family with John and Dina-Marie Oswald and their ten children. Now they are making...

Y Knot Vineyard

Texas Wine Lover 10/26 5:20A Jeff Cope

A vineyard often starts growing wine grapes at a small size first and then expands the vineyard in later years. This is exactly what Y Knot Vineyard in Seagraves located in the Texas High Plains did. They planted five acres of Cabernet Sauvignon...

BLACKMON

Texas Wine Lover 10/17 11:43P Jeff Cope

When you hear of the winery named BLACKMON, there is only one thing a Texas wine aficionado knows with that name. That would be Bill Blackmon, co-founder of William Chris Vineyards . And that person would be right. Bill Blackmon has opened his...

Wu Wei Din for Elevated Dumpling Action

Crave DFW 10/17 9:04A craveDFW

If you’re looking for an authentic Taiwanese experience in the heart of Texas, Wu Wei Din is a must-visit. With locations in both Plano and Lewisville, this restaurant has quickly become a favorite...

2024-2025 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Wine Competition Results – Texas Wineries

Texas Wine Lover 10/16 12:59A Jeff Cope

The 14th Annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Wine Competition was held on Monday and Tuesday, September 30 October 1, 2024, followed by a Championship Round on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. A highly experienced and professional panel of 60 judges...

Briggs Horne Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 10/14 11:48P Jeff Cope

Sometimes when you visit a winery and taste the wines, you might remark that this winemaker knows what he’s doing. That’s true with Briggs Horne from 7 Creeks Vineyard . Located in Burnet, the winery has a nice property with an estate vineyard...

Platinum Brix Winery

Texas Wine Lover 10/11 1:37A Jeff Cope

It’s always fun seeing new wineries start up especially when they are small wineries born from the love of wine. One new winery that just opened up this September in Boerne, Texas, is Platinum Brix Winery . The winery is owned by Jeff Berwell and...

Friesen Cellars Launches with Limited Production Wines

Texas Wine Lover 10/10 5:34A Jeff Cope

John Friesen Press Release John Friesen, owner of the award-winning Friesen Vineyards located in the fertile Texas High Plains, is thrilled to announce the launch of his new limited production wine...

Doing the Scavenger Hunt at the Hunt for Hye Vinum 2024

Texas Wine Lover 10/8 12:29A Jeff Cope

Hye Meadow Winery worked with other wineries last year to present the Heroic Hye Wine Hunt . 2024 was no different but other wineries joined Hye Meadow Winery in the renamed Hunt for Hye Vinum . The concept was the same though. Visit the...

Preview of Some October 2024 Wine Festivals

Texas Wine Lover 10/4 4:01A Jeff Cope

October is Texas Wine Month and one way to celebrate it is to visit a wine festival! There are a lot of wine festivals in October, but here are just a few to visit. Be sure to check the Texas Wine...