Thread: Texas Wine

In article <SO67l.1296$[email protected]>,
George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>
> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>
> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
> Country would be loaded but not Houston.

Ideal grape climate.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article <SO67l.1296$[email protected]>,
> George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>
>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>
> Ideal grape climate.

Who knew that Texas had so many wines.

http://www.texaswine.com/

Becca

George Shirley wrote:
> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>
> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>
> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
> Country would be loaded but not Houston.

I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.

St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
open to the public for tastings or anything.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Janet Wilder wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>
>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>
> I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.
>
> St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
> open to the public for tastings or anything.
>
There was a company started in Texas back in the late seventies that was
producing vodka and bourbon. Anyone remember who the were?

"Janet Wilder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:0048ed93$0$18409$[email protected]..
> George Shirley wrote:
>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>
>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>
> I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.
>
> St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
> open to the public for tastings or anything.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

IMHO opinion Ft. Stockton should be closed period!!! It used to be our
halfway stopping point when we drove from the Houston area to Phoenix.

I've been to almost all the wineries in the Hill Country, but haven't been
to the Haak Vineyard & Winery Inc. which is actually pretty close to my
home. We did meet Gladys and Raymond Haak (lovely people) at a wine and
food pairing that was held in Kemah, TX at the Flying Dutchman.

Chris

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:0048ed93$0$18409$[email protected]..
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>>
>>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>>
>>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>> I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.
>>
>> St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
>> open to the public for tastings or anything.
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
>> Good Friends. Good Life
>
> IMHO opinion Ft. Stockton should be closed period!!! It used to be our
> halfway stopping point when we drove from the Houston area to Phoenix.
>
> I've been to almost all the wineries in the Hill Country, but haven't been
> to the Haak Vineyard & Winery Inc. which is actually pretty close to my
> home. We did meet Gladys and Raymond Haak (lovely people) at a wine and
> food pairing that was held in Kemah, TX at the Flying Dutchman.
>
> Chris
>
>

I couldn't agree with you more, Chris. We used to stop there on our way
west, too. There is nothing redeeming about that town.

We just went through it last July on a road trip to New Mexico with
friends. We waved at the RV park where we all used to stay when we lived
in our fifth wheels. The friends, whom we met on the road, live in
permanent house near us.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:43:31 -0600, Omelet <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Ideal grape climate.

warm days, cool nights?


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interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:13:17 -0600, George Shirley wrote:


> I was amazed there were so many around Houston.......

I'm amazed it's spelled any way other than "whine", as in, "We're not the
biggest state, anymore?"

nb

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:45:32 -0600, Janet Wilder
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Chris Marksberry wrote:
>> "Janet Wilder" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:0048ed93$0$18409$[email protected]..
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>>>
>>>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>>>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>>> I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.
>>>
>>> St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
>>> open to the public for tastings or anything.
>>>
>>
>> IMHO opinion Ft. Stockton should be closed period!!! It used to be our
>> halfway stopping point when we drove from the Houston area to Phoenix.
>>
>> I've been to almost all the wineries in the Hill Country, but haven't been
>> to the Haak Vineyard & Winery Inc. which is actually pretty close to my
>> home. We did meet Gladys and Raymond Haak (lovely people) at a wine and
>> food pairing that was held in Kemah, TX at the Flying Dutchman.
>>
>> Chris
>
>I couldn't agree with you more, Chris. We used to stop there on our way
>west, too. There is nothing redeeming about that town.
>
>We just went through it last July on a road trip to New Mexico with
>friends. We waved at the RV park where we all used to stay when we lived
>in our fifth wheels. The friends, whom we met on the road, live in
>permanent house near us.

Just down the road from Ft. Stockton is the town of Balmorhea, and the
little state park nearby is well worth a visit. It's an old CCC
project built around a HUGE spring that produces millions of gallons
of water a day. All that water coming out of the ground in that arid
territory is impressive.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f...rks/balmorhea/

OBFood: Pecos cantaloupes are grown out there.
OBCrummy towns: Van Horn is a place not to visit unless you're headed
for the Guadalupe Mountains.
--

modom

"notbob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:17zvzts9o0cyz$.[email protected]..
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:13:17 -0600, George Shirley wrote:
>
>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston.......
>
> I'm amazed it's spelled any way other than "whine", as in, "We're not the
> biggest state, anymore?"
>
> nb

As we always say here "wait until the ice melts"

Chris

notbob wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:13:17 -0600, George Shirley wrote:
>
>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston.......
>
> I'm amazed it's spelled any way other than "whine", as in, "We're not the
> biggest state, anymore?"
>
> nb

We are the biggest state where people can live. Tundra doesn't count ;-)

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:

> Just down the road from Ft. Stockton is the town of Balmorhea, and the
> little state park nearby is well worth a visit. It's an old CCC
> project built around a HUGE spring that produces millions of gallons
> of water a day. All that water coming out of the ground in that arid
> territory is impressive.
> http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f...rks/balmorhea/


Been to Balmorhea. The spring is really something to see.
> OBFood: Pecos cantaloupes are grown out there.

Been to Pecos, too. Another town without much to do. It has a
postage-sized zoo and a Flying J.

> OBCrummy towns: Van Horn is a place not to visit unless you're headed
> for the Guadalupe Mountains.

Every five minutes a trin comes through Van Horn, or so it seems if one
is trying to sleep there.

Those little dusty cow towns do have a kind of charm, though. Ft.
Stockton seems to have missed getting any.


--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

<important info snipped>

>>
>> IMHO opinion Ft. Stockton should be closed period!!! It used to be our
>> halfway stopping point when we drove from the Houston area to Phoenix.
>>
>> I've been to almost all the wineries in the Hill Country, but haven't
>> been to the Haak Vineyard & Winery Inc. which is actually pretty close to
>> my home. We did meet Gladys and Raymond Haak (lovely people) at a wine
>> and food pairing that was held in Kemah, TX at the Flying Dutchman.
>>
>> Chris
>
> I couldn't agree with you more, Chris. We used to stop there on our way
> west, too. There is nothing redeeming about that town.
>
> We just went through it last July on a road trip to New Mexico with
> friends. We waved at the RV park where we all used to stay when we lived
> in our fifth wheels. The friends, whom we met on the road, live in
> permanent house near us.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those people
who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for that
matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still lives
there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.

Chris

I wannnnttt mooooo Brisketttttttt.

Dimitri

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:46:20 -0600, Janet Wilder
<[email protected]> wrote:

>modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>
>> Just down the road from Ft. Stockton is the town of Balmorhea, and the
>> little state park nearby is well worth a visit. It's an old CCC
>> project built around a HUGE spring that produces millions of gallons
>> of water a day. All that water coming out of the ground in that arid
>> territory is impressive.
>> http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f...rks/balmorhea/
>
>
>Been to Balmorhea. The spring is really something to see.
>> OBFood: Pecos cantaloupes are grown out there.
>
>Been to Pecos, too. Another town without much to do. It has a
>postage-sized zoo and a Flying J.
>
>> OBCrummy towns: Van Horn is a place not to visit unless you're headed
>> for the Guadalupe Mountains.
>
>Every five minutes a trin comes through Van Horn, or so it seems if one
>is trying to sleep there.
>
>Those little dusty cow towns do have a kind of charm, though. Ft.
>Stockton seems to have missed getting any.

I like Marfa because of the Chinati Foundation.

OBFood: some of the best huevos rancheros I ever ate were in a little
joint in Balmorhea.
--

modom

George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>
> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>
> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
> Country would be loaded but not Houston.

Here is what I posted in 2002, after my first visit to Texas:

There are some very nice wines in Texas, surprisingly enough and we
tasted (and drank) quite a few. Llano Estacado have an impressive
range. Their Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, the Signature red and the
Passionelle blend are very good. Sister Creek, Fall Creek, and Cap Rock
all produce very good wines. Bell Mountain make a reasonable rendition
of German Riesling. Escondido and Ste-Genevieve wines are forgettable,
though. The wines are generally very good value, with Llano Estacado
Passionelle costing less than $5.

Victor

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:46:20 -0600, Janet Wilder
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>
>>> Just down the road from Ft. Stockton is the town of Balmorhea, and the
>>> little state park nearby is well worth a visit. It's an old CCC
>>> project built around a HUGE spring that produces millions of gallons
>>> of water a day. All that water coming out of the ground in that arid
>>> territory is impressive.
>>> http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f...rks/balmorhea/
>>
>> Been to Balmorhea. The spring is really something to see.
>>> OBFood: Pecos cantaloupes are grown out there.
>> Been to Pecos, too. Another town without much to do. It has a
>> postage-sized zoo and a Flying J.
>>
>>> OBCrummy towns: Van Horn is a place not to visit unless you're headed
>>> for the Guadalupe Mountains.
>> Every five minutes a trin comes through Van Horn, or so it seems if one
>> is trying to sleep there.
>>
>> Those little dusty cow towns do have a kind of charm, though. Ft.
>> Stockton seems to have missed getting any.
>
> I like Marfa because of the Chinati Foundation.

Did you see the lights? We did.
>
> OBFood: some of the best huevos rancheros I ever ate were in a little
> joint in Balmorhea.
> --
>
> modom


--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

sf <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:43:31 -0600, Omelet <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Ideal grape climate.
>
> warm days, cool nights?

Warm days and even warmer nights.

It never cools off at night like it does in Northern CA. And any
breeze usually stops at night, making it feel even hotter.

-sw

George Shirley <[email protected]> wrote:

> There was a company started in Texas back in the late seventies that was
> producing vodka and bourbon. Anyone remember who the were?

Tito's Vodka was the first legal distillery in Texas. They started
in '96 or so.

-sw