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Limestone Ledges and Red Sandy Soils

Posted on January 22, 2012 by in Edwards Plateau, Excerpt, History, Russell Kane, Spanish Missionaries, Terroir, Texas Hill Country, Texas Wineslinger, winegrowing

Limestone Ledges and Red Sandy Soils The spring sun warmed my face as I gazed out over freshly greened prominences to the north from a perch high on an eastward-pointing finger of the Edwards Plateau: my personal piece of the Texas Hill Country. I sat there wondering how and where did the Texas wine experience […]

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A Wineslinger is Born

Posted on January 22, 2012 by in Blogging, Excerpt, Russell Kane, Terroir, Texas Wineslinger

A Wineslinger is Born One evening, I wrote about this seemingly odd comparison between Texas and southern Australia. Most wine aficionados know the Coonawarra (also known by its terra rossa, or red earth) as the most sought-after vineyard soil in Australia. It too covers bedrock of porous limestone, assisting good drainage but offering summer moisture […]

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Curious About Texas Wines?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by in Excerpt, Forward, Russell Kane, Spanish Missionaries, Texas Wineslinger, Wine Consumers, winegrowing

Curious About Texas Wines? It’s time to to read The Wineslinger Chronicles: Texas on the Vine Congratulations. If you picked up this book [or clicked on to this website], you’ve already demonstrated a keen awareness for the sleeping juggernaut that is Texas wine. Perhaps you’re curious about Texas’s current role in the wine industry, or […]

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