2023 Decanter World Wine Awards – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 6/7 11:52A Jeff Cope

Full results from the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) have been revealed from this year’s competition, which saw a record 18,250 wines from 57 countries judged by leading international experts....

Texas Wine and Renaissance Go Together Naturally with Haak

Texas Wine Lover 6/7 1:38A Amie Nemec

Why is a business focusing on Texas wine telling you about the Texas Renaissance Festival ? Because Haak Vineyards & Winery is located in Santa Fe, just south of Houston. And they are the wine sponsor...

Texas Wine: Tempranillo is a Tempting Wine

Texas Wine Lover 6/6 12:37A Amie Nemec

Tempranillo is a bold red wine widely grown in its native Spain. The name comes from the root word  temprano,  meaning  early  because the grape ripens several weeks earlier than many red wine grapes....

Sipping the New Bourbons at Bending Branch

Texas Wine Lover 6/3 3:25A Jeff Cope

Bending Branch has started offering bourbon. Not just any kind of bourbon, but authentic Kentucky bourbon. Amie Nemec and I recently visited Bending Branch to do a tasting of the bourbons with CEO Dr....

William Chris Wine Company Hires Seth Urbanek to Establish Sparkling Wine Facility

Texas Wine Lover 6/2 4:07A Jeff Cope

William Chris Wine Company (WCWC) is excited to announce the hire of Seth Urbanek as Director of Wine Projects. In this role, Urbanek will be focused on establishing the first full-scale sparkling...

Mad Hatter Dinner Series: A Gastronomic Journey with Chef Josh Bonee

Cedar Hill BubbleLife iReporter 6/2 12:00A Chonnie Richey

Introducing the Mad Hatter Dinner Series: A Gastronomic Journey with Chef Josh Bonee , Benefitting Independence Gardens.   Lewisville , Texas We are thrilled to announce the launch of the highly...

Texas Two Sip: A Blind Tasting Challenge with Texas Fine Wine

Texas Wine Lover 6/1 12:34A Robin English-Bircher

Texas Fine Wine conducted its second Texas Two Sip Blind Tasting at Re:Rooted 210 Urban Winery in San Antonio. The blind tasting pits a Texas wine against the same variety from a different region. In...

Sip, Sip, Hooray! Summers are better with Blue Goose Cantinas Monthly Margarita Specials

Cedar Hill BubbleLife iReporter 5/31 11:45P Kathy Beazley

Margaritas might just be the official drink of summer and Blue Goose Cantina is ready to put the chill in your summer with monthly margarita specials that will quench your thirst. Enjoy these decadent...

Crown Hill Winery: Wine with a View

Texas Wine Lover 5/31 12:33A Amie Nemec

One of the newest Texas wineries in the Hill Country is Crown Hill Winery . During a day of multiple winery stops, we turned south off Highway 290 onto 1623 in Stonewall. We passed Adega Vinho and...

TEXAS DAIRY QUEEN OPERATORS COUNCIL IS LOOKING FOR THE BIGGEST DQ FAN IN THE LONE STAR STATE

Cedar Hill BubbleLife iReporter 5/30 12:08A Mary Jane Coker

Does the Biggest DQ Fan Live in Dallas/Fort Worth?  For more than seven decades, Texans have been enjoying the delicious Treats & Eats® at DQ® restaurants. Memories have been made with family and...

2023 Sage’s Symposium

Texas Wine Lover 5/29 10:58P Shelly Wilfong and Jeff Cope

Michael McClendon and Wes Jensen Sage’s Vintage’s 6 th annual Symposium took place June 22-23 in Nacogdoches. Titled “Crushing Boundaries,” the Symposium gave Sage’s Vintage clients and guests an...

What’s Happening with Longhorn Cellars?

Texas Wine Lover 5/27 1:02A Amie Nemec

Born and raised in San Antonio, Deanna studied nursing and became an RN. She worked in Telemetry, Cardiac, and Intensive Care for seven years until she shifted gears to become the clinical coordinator...