Harvest 2024 Outlook

Harvest 2024 is looking quite promising, according to the wineries of Texas Fine Wine. Early bud break, the spring rains and not-too-hot summer temperatures have harvest sneaking up a bit early this year – with first fruit coming in sometime next week. And the fruit...

Texas Fine Wine at Texas Restaurant Show 2024

Texas Fine Wine will attend the Texas Restaurant Show 2024 on Sunday, July 14 and Monday, July 15 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. You will find us in the GO TEXAN/Uncork Texas Wines booth where we will share wines from Bending Branch Winery,...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Pedernales Cellars 2022 Viognier Reserve

It’s hot out there but we Texans still fire up the grill – because it sure beats heating up the kitchen. For this Wine Wednesday, we are featuring the Pedernales Cellars 2022 Viognier Reserve that pairs perfectly with grilled veggies and chicken. The Viognier Reserve...

SUMMER BRINGS MORE AWARD-WINNING WINES

The results are in from two recent international wine competitions! Congrats to Pedernales Cellars for winning the most Golds among Texas wineries at the 2024 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition for its 2023 Texas Viognier, 2020 Canted County Tempranillo...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Pedernales Cellars 2020 Tempranillo Reserve

We are featuring another great wine for Father’s Day – the Pedernales Cellars 2020 Tempranillo Reserve. Made with primarily Tempranillo as well as some Graciano, Alicante Bouschet and Cinsault, this bold red has good tannins and structure, both earth and fruit notes...

Say Cheese! – with Texas Fine Wine and Re:Rooted 210

Texas Fine Wine is excited to host another special event at our favorite urban winery – Re:Rooted 210 in San Antonio. Join us on Wednesday, June 12 from 6-9 p.m. for a night of Texas wines and cheeses. Enjoy five cheeses from River Whey Creamery paired with these...

WINE WEDNESDAY (Part 2): Pedernales Cellars 2020 Cuvee 1853

We love a commemorative wine and this one is special. The Pedernales Cellars 2020 Cuvee 1853 celebrates the year that Jeanine Kuhlken’s ancestors first came to Texas. David and Julie’s mother Jeanine and husband Larry founded Kuhlken Vineyards – making this wine the...

TEXAS FINE WINE TALK AND TASTE MAY 14th

Join the Texas Fine Wine folks for a Talk and Taste virtual tasting where we will feature new releases that are perfect for spring and summer.  Winemakers and owners from Bending Branch Winery, Duchman Family Winery, Pedernales Cellars and Spicewood Vineyards will...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Pedernales Cellars 2022 Far Side of the Moon

Pedernales Cellars created this commemorative wine to celebrate the April 2024 total eclipse. A blend of the same grape varieties as the Over the Moon Rosé – Mourvèdre, Grenache and Cinsault, Far Side of the Moon is a red wine made to be chilled slightly. This juicy...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Pedernales Cellars 2023 Texas High Plains Trebbiano

The 2023 Trebbiano is the second vintage for Pedernales Cellars, a white wine made with fruit from Pepper Jack Vineyards in the Texas High Plains. The 2023 Trebbiano will be released in April – enjoy the 2022 while it lasts! The Pepper Jack Vineyards’ Trebbiano has...

SPOTLIGHT: PEDERNALES CELLARS

Another storied Texas Wine Country family, the Kuhlkens are among the first to plant a vineyard and open a winery in the Texas Hill Country. Some 30 years later, Pedernales Cellars is one of the top wineries in the state with a reputation for making exceptional, 100%...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Pedernales Cellars 2020 GSM Mélange

Known for its Rhone varieties, Pedernales Cellars makes a GSM-style blend called Mélange, because not every vintage produces enough Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre so they might include another grape variety. However, 2020 is the real deal made of 34% Grenache, 33%...

WINNING AT CALIFORNIA WINE COMPETITIONS

Two prestigious wine competitions have announced their winners and the Texas Fine Wine wineries brought home some of the top awards as well as Double Golds and Golds. At the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Spicewood Vineyards won Best of Class for its...

TEXAS FINE WINE COMMEMORATIVE VIDEO

Texas Fine Wine is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024. For the past 10 years, we have been committed to growing and sourcing the best fruit in the state, experimenting with new grapes and vineyard and winemaking techniques, and making exceptional wines that...

TEXAS FINE WINE CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2024

Texas Fine Wine, a group of four exceptional wineries that organized in 2014 to promote its wines and wineries collectively, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style! Texas Fine Wine will host the second annual Retrospective and Perspective tasting on Saturday,...