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Texas' Calais Winery

From Friend of DLW Russ Kane at Vintage Texas: "From a small storefront winery, French winemaker Benjamin Calais handcrafts small batches of high quality wines. He uses a wine-style derived from classic French techniques but with an added modern twist."

Oklahoma winery moving to Texas

Grape Ranch, one of Oklahoma's most popular wineries, is moving operations to Dallas. Brothers Jack and Dan Whiteman founded the winery in 2004. They live in Dallas and want to spend more time with their families.

Texas-N.Y. wine tasting

Eleven wines from Texas and 11 wines from New York will face off in the Grape and Gridiron Classic.

West Texas grape growers

From Lubbock Online: "While the rest of the county sleeps soundly under the dark, vast West Texas sky, two families have their boots on and are already hard at work in their fields."

Texas' Becker Vineyards Muscat Canelli Amabile 2008

From Jessica Dupuy at Texas Monthly: "Crisp and full-flavored, this white wine is an excellent example of Becker Vineyards’ ability to produce balanced, reasonably-priced food wines."

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Texas wine at the State Fair of Texas

With video, even. Some two dozen Texas wineries are pouring wines throughout the 24-day state fair, which is the largest in the country. (And yes, that's DLW co-founder and Wine Curmudgeon Jeff Siegel, notorious cyber ham, doing the interviewing.)

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Texas wine at the State Fair of Texas

DLW co-founder Jeff Siegel, The Wine Curmudgeon, on 24 days of Texas wine at the State Fair of Texas: "The Texas Wine Garden is an integral part of the 24-day event (well, maybe not quite as integral as corny dogs). ..."

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Texas grape harvest

Almost all of the Texas winery/vineyard owners agree that this year will be a benchmark year in the Texas Wine Industry.

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Texas' Spicewood Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc

From the Texas Monthly Eat My Words blog: “It has a nice mineral structure bonded with citrus and hazelnut flavors and just a touch of honeydew melon. Its round creamy finish really sets it apart from most Sauvignon Blancs.”

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Ed Auler of Texas' Fall Creek Vineyards

From Jessica Dupuy at Texas Monthly: "For more than 30 years Ed Auler has been a strong believer in the potential for Texas wines."

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