Celebrate October’s Texas Wine Month with Texas Hill Country Wineries

Texas Wine Lover 10/2 3:49A Jeff Cope

October is Texas Wine Month! The Texas Department of Agriculture designated October as the official month for Texas wine because typically, this marks the end of the annual grape harvests, and the...

Gotneaux Creek Vineyard Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 10/1 8:17A Jeff Cope

Carleton & Cindy Turner This month’s Grower Profile features my favorite vineyard name: Gotneaux Creek Vineyard . If you don’t know how to say it, try “Got No Creek Vineyard.” There are many vineyard names that include the word Creek. Looking at...

A Texas Wine Trail Series New Release: Cactus Cradle

Texas Wine Lover 9/26 2:46A Jeff Cope

What if you could experience the lifestyle and culture of Fredericksburg and the Hill Country of Texas, but within a fun, fictional novel? Author Heather Renée May has done just that in her Texas Wine Trail Series, and book #3 is coming out...

Review of the VinVoyage Wine Glass by Copain de Vin

Texas Wine Lover 9/25 2:35A Carl W. Hudson

We received the product for review and all opinions are our own. Have you ever wanted to enjoy wine at a picnic or remote site from real glassware but were unsure how to transport breakable stems or stemless glasses? Copain de Vin offers an...

Red Rock Vineyards

Texas Wine Lover 9/24 2:54A Jeff Cope

Red Rock Vineyards is a new winery that opened its tasting room in July 2024 located in Red Rock, Texas. However, the vineyard part of the winery was started long ago. Owners Angela and Audelio “Sonny” Rivera started a test plot of the vineyard...

Texas Wine Jam: A Wine and Music Festival That Gives Back

Texas Wine Lover 9/19 7:07A Jeff Cope

Get ready for Texas Wine Jam, a four-day celebration of Texas best wines and live music, all while supporting incredible causes! Hosted at Vinovium Winery , the festival showcases 30+ wineries and a lineup of top Texas musicians blending the...

Rustic Spur Vineyards Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 9/3 12:04A Laurinda Thomas

The looming reality of becoming empty nesters usually leads a couple to thoughts of travel and relaxation for their next chapter. When you both come from a farming family and one of you has had a lifelong dream of planting a vineyard, your...

Turtle Creek Vineyard Tasting Room

Texas Wine Lover 8/30 12:44A Jeff Cope

If you have been to downtown Kerrville, you have probably come across Turtle Creek Olives & Vines . I last visited there in 2022 and wrote how they had an olive orchard, vineyard, and the winery s...

Tickets Now on Sale for the Hunt for Hye Vinum 2024

Texas Wine Lover 8/27 12:36A Jeff Cope

Last year was the Heroic Hye Wine Hunt which featured a scavenger hunt to six local wineries from Hye to Stonewall. Texas Wine Lover attended the event and Laurie Ware had a fun time . This year, the event is called the Hunt for Hye Vinum (Latin...

From Grapes to Games – How to Pair Texas Wines with Your Favorite Online Casino Games

Texas Wine Lover 8/21 7:50A Guest

If you’re someone in Texas who enjoys the finer things in life, there are few better pairings than a delicious glass of Texas wine and the enjoyment of a great game. With its surprisingly rich and diverse wine culture, Texas offers a treasure...

Must Try Fried Chicken in Dallas

Crave DFW 8/21 4:59A craveDFW

Bubba s Cooks Country Dallas is a city that takes its fried chicken seriously, with a range of spots offering everything from classic Southern style to inventive twists on the beloved dish. Whether...

C.L. Butaud Creates Urban Wine Oasis in South Austin

Texas Wine Lover 8/21 1:30A Cynthia Spanhel

C.L. Butaud was founded in 2014 by Houstonites, Randy and Brooke Hester. The winery’s namesake is Randy’s great-grandfather, Clet Louis Butaud, aka “Frenchy.” Prior to forming C.L. Butaud, Randy and Brooke spent more than a decade learning...

Cassiopeia Roberson-Mull Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 8/20 1:44A Amie Nemec

Cassiopeia Roberson-Mull is the Director of Winery Operations at Llano Estacado Winery . As a U.S. Army Veteran and former combat medic, she has also worked as a welder and offshore rescue diver, then a paramedic and trauma surgical tech. Her...

Kerrville Hills Winery at Schreiner University

Texas Wine Lover 8/16 2:59A Jeff Cope

Kerrville Hills Winery at Schreiner University front door As I previously mentioned when talking about my visit to Rivenburgh Wine , Kerrville Hills Winery has relocated to Schreiner University in Kerrville and the new location is called...

Texas Hill Country Wineries 25th Anniversary of Texas Wine Month Passport – Get Tickets Now!

Texas Wine Lover 8/15 12:52A Jeff Cope

Tickets are now on sale for Texas Hill Country Wineries’ (THCW s)  Texas Wine Month passport event which will be happening for the entire month of October at over 45 wineries in the beautiful Hill Country. This year is  Texas Hill Country...