Casual Friday Wines

Texas Wine Lover 9/30 1:00A Neal Addy

“When in doubt, keep it casual.” That’s the motto and working philosophy behind Casual Friday Wines , a boutique winery in Azle Texas, owned by Robbie and Tiia Hyde. Just a quick 30-minutes from...

Texas Fine Wine Announces New Releases for Texas Wine Month

Texas Wine Lover 9/29 12:52P Jeff Cope

Texas Fine Wine , which includes Bending Branch Winery, Duchman Family Winery, Pedernales Cellars, and Spicewood Vineyards, has announced new wine releases to kick off Texas Wine Month and celebrate...

Tales from the Crush Pad #4: How Many Grapes Make a Bottle of Wine?

Texas Wine Lover 9/29 12:23A Amie Nemec

The first grapes of the 2022 vintage arrived at Gary Farrell Winery on August 12th which amounted to nearly seven tons of Pinot Noir from Starr Ridge Vineyard. Over the coming four weeks, grapes would...

C.L. Butaud and Wine For The People Tasting Room Updates

Texas Wine Lover 9/28 3:20A Jeff Cope

Rae Wilson and Randy Hester C.L. Butaud and Wine For The People have been sharing the tasting room space at Texas AVA on 12345 Pauls Valley Road since 2020. They have announced starting in November...

West Sandy Creek Introduces New Wines in Time for Texas Wine Month

Texas Wine Lover 9/28 1:09A Jeff Cope

Just in time for Texas Wine Month in October, West Sandy Creek Winery , located on the edge of the Sam Houston National Forest in Huntsville, has announced the availability of several new wines,...

Extra! Extra! Read All About Chloe’s Newsstand!

Restaurant News 9/27 2:16P RestaurantNews.com

One-of-a-kind nightlife experience to make debut as part of The Epic Dallas district in early 2023 Dallas, TX  ( RestaurantNews.com )  At a time when the news is at your fingertips wherever you are in the world comes Chloe’s Newsstand , a relic...

Where to Find the 10 Best Doughnuts in Dallas-Fort Worth

Eater Dallas 9/27 3:15A Courtney E. Smith

A delicious doughnut feast awaits at the Salty Donut in Bishop Arts. | Kathy Tran From classic glazed to over-the-top creations, these are the metroplex’s finest fried dough rounds Doughnuts are,...

Creating an All-Texas Wine List for the Texas Wine Garden at the State Fair of Texas

Texas Wine Lover 9/27 12:36A Shelly Wilfong

Did you know that the State Fair of Texas is a major supporter of Texas wine? While the State Fair is only open for 24 days, its reach is enormous. Over two million attendees visit the State Fair of...

Dallas on the Cheap

Crave DFW 9/23 6:08A Steven Doyle

by Steven Doyle Been entertaining more than usual and caught behind the budget? Looking for something on the sly and need a hot deal? We have some solutions for you, and found great meals under ten...

Elisa Christopher Wines

Texas Wine Lover 9/23 12:22A Jerry Smith

Away from the traffic noise of the Highway 290 wine trail between Johnson City and Hye, my wife Phyllis and I found (and you can, too) a new, small winery that epitomizes the Texas Hill Country. Elisa...

Vine to Wine with Kim McPherson

Texas Wine Lover 9/22 1:00A Jerry Smith

As wine club members at Texas Wine Collective , my wife Phyllis and I joined other members at TWC on September 16 for the first of a three-part series of “Vine to Wine” wine and food pairings...

Jackie van Sant Downes of Driftwood Estate Winery Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 9/20 12:32A Jeff Cope

Driftwood Estate Winery was established in 1998 by Gary Elliott who was also the winemaker. Taking the winemaker helm today is Jackie van Sant Downes. Jackie is an established winemaker who is also...

Al Franken to Receive the Ernie Kovacs Award

Crave DFW 9/16 7:11A Steven Doyle

Dallas VideoFest will award the coveted Ernie Kovacs Award to the comedian Al Franken, both a former cast member of Saturday Night Live fame and a former senator from Minnesota, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,...

Tales from the Crush Pad #3 – Interns, Cellar Rats, and Harvest Help

Texas Wine Lover 9/16 1:08A Amie Nemec

Just the other day I explained what a Crush Pad is. What I failed to mention is, that in California, the area for processing incoming wine grapes is generally outside. In Texas, the wineries I have...