Y Knot Vineyard Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 4/2 9:13A Laurinda Thomas

With the looming threat of water shortages in the Texas High Plains, many row crop farmers are shifting to also growing grapes, since grapes require less water. In this month’s Grower Profile, we are happy to introduce you to Henry and Marie...

5 Things You Need to Know about Wines in Texas

Texas Wine Lover 4/2 6:20A Gus Hall

Texas is one of the most attractive parts of the world to taste wines and have the best time. With its century-long history of winemaking, a rich selection of wines, and excellent service, the area...

5 Budget Places to Travel for Wine

Texas Wine Lover 4/2 6:19A Gus Hall

Taking wine trips is considered luxury entertainment. Logically, it is associated with high cost and inaccessibility for trips on a limited budget. Yet, this is not necessarily so. The price of wine-tasting trips is often connected with the...

Pesca Expanded Hours; Lunch Menu

Crave DFW 3/27 7:04A Steven Doyle

Since its debut in December, Pesca has quickly become a must-visit spot for dinner and brunch, offering coastal-inspired seafood in a laid-back, stylish setting at Trinity Groves. Now, the restaurant...

2025 TEXSOM Awards – Texas Results

Texas Wine Lover 3/26 9:05P Jeff Cope

The 2025 TEXSOM Awards have been announced, and these are the results for Texas wineries. The TEXSOM Awards judging took place February 15 18, 2025 at Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. There...

Stray Grape Urban Winery

Texas Wine Lover 3/26 8:00P Jeff Cope

More and more wineries are opening around the San Antonio area, but Stray Grape Urban Winery has been in San Antonio since 2008. It started as a Water 2 Wine franchise by the Burke sisters and they bought the business and renamed it in 2012 to...

Best Wines to Accompany a Poker Night

Texas Wine Lover 3/26 7:54P Gus Hall

Even though wine has actually been a staple of social gatherings for a long time, people no longer use it just for fancy dinners or romantic evenings. According to recent data wine sales continue to increase globally, with older demographics...

Kenny's Restaurant Group to Reward Most Loyal Fans with Free Food

Duncanville BubbleLife iReporter 3/23 11:12P Kelly Hunter

All the restaurants founded by noted chef and restaurateur Kenny Bowers have grown with the premise that every day is a holiday and every meal a feast. The restaurants care and dedication to their...

Easy Bars and Restaurants for a First Date in Dallas

Eater Dallas 3/21 3:56A Courtney E. Smith

It’s time to date, but in a fun way. | Cidercade Suggestions for a classic drinks or coffee first date, places to play games and eat, and even some sit-down restaurants if you’re ready to commit...

Land of Promise Comes to Fredericksburg

Texas Wine Lover 3/21 12:05A Jeff Cope

Land of Promise is a family-owned winery that has established itself as a producer of exceptional, estate-grown wines in Sonoma County with its Terra de Promissio vineyard . Owners Charles and Diana Karren started their Sonoma County vineyard in...

Happy 14th Anniversary to Texas Wine Lover!

Texas Wine Lover 3/20 12:11A Jeff Cope

Fourteen years. Wow! The Texas Wine Lover (TWL) blog was founded on March 20th, 2011, and it’s still growing strong. There aren’t many weeks that go by without a new blog post being published. Recently we learned that Texas Wine Lover was awarded...

Alicia Whitby Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 3/18 12:05A Jeff Cope

Some winemakers are born in the wine industry and others find their calling later in life. Alicia Whitby of Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards is one of the latter winemakers. Alicia started in the military and held other jobs once back to being a...

Reddy Wines Opens New Tasting Room in Texas Hill Country

Texas Wine Lover 3/14 12:11A Jeff Cope

Reddy Vineyards has had a long history in the Texas High Plains starting with their family vineyard in 1997 and then the start of making estate wines in 2019 . The winery is available for winery tours by appointment in Brownfield, but now there is...

Wine & Wildflower Journey Passport 2025 Available Now from Texas Hill Country Wineries

Texas Wine Lover 3/13 12:13A Jeff Cope

Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 Texas Hill Country Wineries’ (THCW s) Wine & Wildflower Journey Passport . The Passport event will take place from March 24th to April 18th giving plenty of time to visit 45+ wineries in the Texas Hill...

Carter Creek Winery Announces Release of Estate Wine Made with New Disease Resistant Vines

Texas Wine Lover 3/12 12:05A Jeff Cope

Adopting a more sustainable, proactive approach to winemaking,  Carter Creek Winery Resort & Spa has released its first-ever estate wine, the 2023 Estate Red. Crafted from Pierce’s disease (PD)-resistant vines grown on the property, this...