More 2026 Winery Harvest Updates

Texas Wine Lover 10/3 3:46A Jeff Cope

Get the latest harvest updates from some Texas wineries. Discover how weather impacted this year's fruit quality and yield. Read More

Can a Glass-Walled Wine Room Survive a Texas Summer?

Texas Wine Lover 10/2 3:08A Gus Hall

Explore the essentials of a glass wine room that maintains cellar temperature effectively, even in Texas heat. Read More

Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival Announces Full Weekend Lineup

Texas Wine Lover 9/29 1:11A Jeff Cope

Discover the Fredericksburg Food Wine Festival lineup for 2026. Enjoy great food, wine, and unique experiences in the heart of Texas. Read More

Oktoberfests, Idina Menzel and the State Fair: Your Big DFW Weekend Guide

Crave DFW 9/25 9:45P Steven Doyle

North Texas doesn t do quiet weekends in late September, and this one might be the busiest of the fall. The State Fair opens Friday. There s a German festival in McKinney, a Broadway legend at the...

Formando Vineyards to Open New Texas Hill Country Tasting Room on October 1

Texas Wine Lover 9/24 10:55A Jeff Cope

Formando Vineyards in the Texas Hill Country is set to open October 1st, 2026. The winery north of Fredericksburg features wines with fruit grown at its Willow Creek estate. Read More

Isaac Rousso Brings Fair Park’s Old Mill Inn Back to Life

Crave DFW 9/24 8:08A Steven Doyle

The paddlewheel is turning again at Fair Park. If you grew up going to the State Fair, you know the Old Mill Inn by sight. It s the timber-and-stone building on Grand Avenue with the big water wheel...

2026 People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic winners at the 40th Annual GrapeFest

Texas Wine Lover 9/24 6:44A Jeff Cope

These are the 2026 People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic winners at the 40th Annual GrapeFest. Congratulations to all the Texas wineries. Read More

How Texas Wineries Turn Festival Booths into Loyal Fans

Texas Wine Lover 9/24 6:23A Gus Hall

Learn about Texas wine festivals and their importance in showcasing local wineries. Join the celebration of wine culture and heritage. Read More

From a Bottle of Bourbon to a Chocolate Corny Dog: The Full Fletcher’s Story

Crave DFW 9/18 5:44A Steven Doyle

Every year around this time, something starts happening to people who grew up in Dallas. They smell a deep fryer that isn t there yet, or they catch themselves thinking about mustard, and they realize the State Fair is close. A lot of that...

Five Dallas Burgers for National Cheeseburger Day, From Two Dollars to Twenty-Nine

Crave DFW 9/18 5:21A Steven Doyle

Today is National Cheeseburger Day , which is a real, official, calendar-sanctioned holiday, and also an excuse nobody needs twice. Dallas doesn t have one burger. It has about forty of them, spread...

A New Vendor Brings Pierogies to the State Fair, and a Century of Pennsylvania History

Crave DFW 9/16 10:18A Steven Doyle

The State Fair of Texas picks up a new vendor most years, and this year one of them is making a case for a dish Fair Park has mostly ignored. Tanya Rose runs Pierogizilla LLC, and her booth on the...

Jason Dodson Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 9/15 1:03A Jeff Cope

The September Winemaker Profile features Landon Winery's head winemaker, Jason Dodson. Jason produces the wine behind the state's largest number of tasting rooms. Read More

Missick Cellars Finds a New Home in Boerne

Texas Wine Lover 9/11 1:24A Jeff Cope

Missick Cellars has opened its doors in Boerne and is owned by Chris and Laure Missick. The couple showed their perseverance as they overcame obstacles for over a year to finally open. Read More

Bella Mia Winery: A Story of Pivots and Perseverance

Texas Wine Lover 9/9 6:33A Jeff Cope

Bella Mia Winery’s path to opening involved canceled vineyard plans, three years of construction delays, and plenty of unexpected pivots. Now, the Texas winery has found its home inside a beautifully restored 1885 building in downtown Pilot...

Texas Hill Country Wineries’ Texas Wine Month Passport Now Available

Texas Wine Lover 9/8 1:33A Jeff Cope

Celebrate Texas Wine Month with the Texas Hill Country Wineries passport event in October. Experience the beauty of the Hill Country and enjoy tastings at over 45 wineries with tickets you can buy now. Use the Texas Wine Lover mobile app to help...