Weinhof Winery didn't have its best foot forward on the day we visited them. We arrived at about 4:00 on a Saturday afternoon, which would seem to be prime time for winery visits. But there happened to be a festival that evening involving thirteen Texas wineries, and when we came in, there was...
Texas wineries tend to be unique, but La Cruz de Comal is a Texas winery unlike any other. Its owner calls it a meeting of the Hill Country and the region of Provence in France -Texas grapes and Texas character but the winemaking style of the Old World. The Place: La Cruz de Comal is located off...
Established in 1992, Becker Vineyards is one of the more well-established and well-known wineries in the Fredericksburg area of Central Texas. In 2010, Forbes claimed they made the best wine in Texas. Having been around awhile, and won numerous awards at wine competitions, they know what they're...
The courthouse square in McKinney, Texas, has the same old-fashioned, welcoming, small-town atmosphere of many courthouse squares in Texas; antique and curio shops, fine and casual dining, and local watering holes. McKinney's, however, is the only courthouse square with the good fortune to have...
It takes some wineries years before they receive recognition at a major international wine competition. Others, such as Texas' Angelita Winery win awards before their tasting room is even open. Angelita achieved the fete with its 2013 Blanc du Bois Reserve which won bronze medals for white table...
Near the intersection of I-35E and the Dallas North Tollway, one finds the design district, the medical district, a LOT of traffic, and the Inwood Estates tasting room. A winery in the middle of the Dallas design district? Suspend your disbelief. Prepare to be amazed. The Experience: Finding the...
Crump Valley Vineyards' tasting room is, fittingly, located on Crump Lane! It's very cute and inviting from the outside, with a picnic table out front and a many-windowed building. Unfortunately, Sulphur Springs doesn't provide much of a view. A large portion of the interior is a porch which we...
I ended up loving Red Road Winery. But the first thing Red Road did was lead me on a bit of a wild goose chase. Let me explain -so you won't be confused like I was! First of all, don't confuse Red Road Winery with Red Road Vineyard (like I did). They're the same people, but two entirely...
It's been over a week since my husband and I visited 3 P's in a Vine. I visit a lot of wineries, and certainly I tell stories about them, but I realize as I sit down to write this that I've been talking about 3 P's in a Vine a great deal over the past week. It was an excellent little gem of a...
The Best Little Wine House in Texas -that's what Bruce and Birgit Anderson call their unexpected, quirky winery located literally steps from northbound I-35W in Burleson, Texas. Besides being a clever play on the name of a famous movie, it's definitely a little house where they make wine, so...
Main Street in Grapevine is like the main square in Healdsburg, California -a winery on every corner with fun shops and restaurants in between. Unfortunately, I chose a rainy Saturday afternoon to explore it, so there was less exploring and more running in between raindrops to get to my...
*This review was produced prior to the winery changing its name from Crossroads to Umbra and moving to Grapevine. If Crossroads Winery had a tasting room in a well-traveled area, its business would boom. Even though it's located in the unlikeliest of places, in a bit of an industrial district...