“Your comfort zone is not a place that you want to remain in. Dare, discover, be all that you can be.” Catherine Pulsifer Would you like to travel way beyond your comfort level? Rent a Jeep and explore the Alpine … Continue reading
Did you know that ostriches do not bury their head in the sand? Blue Ostrich Winery is more than a boutique winery with a cutesy name. Prior to being a winery, the land was a working cattle and ostrich ranch. … Continue reading
We can’t believe that our wine camp journey is already celebrating one year on Facebook! It’s been a crazy fun year filled with new discoveries, wonderful new friends, and amazing wines. Here are a few highlights from the past year: … Continue reading
Doing Business the Old Fashioned Way What takes 60,000 cows each day to do? It is the number of cows needed to produce the cream for one day’s production at Blue Bell Creamery located right here in Texas. We were … Continue reading
The hydrometer is another tool that a wine maker can use to determine the degrees Brix of the grape juice. In this article, you will learn how this instrument works and why it is such an important tool in the … Continue reading
Down the Long (and dusty) Winding Road . . . Located outside of Lubbock, down a dusty, winding road (not to take away from Paul McCartney’s song), you will find the fourth oldest winery in the State of Texas. They … Continue reading
“Good oil, like good wine, is a gift from the gods. The grape and the olive are among the priceless benefactions of the soil, and were destined, each in its way, to promote the welfare of man.” George Ellwanger Olive … Continue reading
There comes a point when feeling the grape and tasting the grape isn’t enough to determine the desired time to harvest a vintage. A ripe grape has a thinner skin than when it was green and explodes when pressed with … Continue reading
Limited Production with Unlimited Hospitality Over the river and through the woods (really just a bunch of trees), we found the charming winery & tasting room of Westcave Cellars Winery tucked away amongst the oak trees in the Round Mountain area. It’s … Continue reading
The High Plains Pioneering Spirit There’s never enough of the right kind of rain, and always too much of what we get. “High Plains Farming,” by William Notter The very elderly woman pulled up a chair and carefully sat down, … Continue reading
