Happenings at TWC
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Texas Tasting Series - World of Blends
A new Texas Wine Pairing event featuring Blended Wines is scheduled for Sunday, December 3, 2023, with sessions at 12:30 and 2:30 held in the TWC Event Center. Advanced reservations and ticket purchase are required. See the website: www.texaswinecollective.com Continue »
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Holiday Recommendations Nov-2023
Thanksgiving week is rapidly approaching. Christmas and the New Year are just a few weeks further on. It’s been an eventful, fast-paced year for Texas Wine Collective, and we’ve had opportunities to enjoy and share a lot of good times with you in 2023 featuring many delicious wines from our partners, Brennan Vineyards in Comanche, Lost Oak Winery in Burleson, and McPherson Cellars in Lubbock. TWC has even added offerings from Hye Cider to the portfolio. Now it’s time to consider beverages that will accompany your holiday dinners and fun gatherings with family and friends. Here are some suggestions. Continue »
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Wine Club Release – Nov-2023
It sure seems like a short fall here in the Texas Hill Country and football season is in full swing. This brisk winter storm front has been a surprise but we can be thankful for the rain. It is now time for the TWC November Wine Club Release events – scheduled for Sundays, November 5th and November 12th with sessions at 11:00-1:30 and 2:30-5:00 each Sunday. Reservations are required and wine club members are encouraged to sign into the website at www.texaswinecollective.com to select your session. Four adults are allowed per wine club membership to attend one of the sessions. Continue »
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Délestage, An Important Winemaking Technique
The term délestage often comes up when discussing wines and winemaking techniques, so it seems appropriate to define this term for Carl’s Corner readers. The word is pronounced “day-leh-staj” and literally means “making lighter” in French, referring to the process of making the grape juice less dense by separating the grape solids (skins and seeds). Délestage is a technique used in fermenting red grapes that helps produce softer wines with less astringent tannins, more fruit character, and a mellower finish. Continue »
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Wine Club Release – Sep-2023
Summertime is nearly over (maybe?), even though temperatures are still flirting with that 100+ degree mark each afternoon. Labor Day holiday is just around the corner and football season has begun. That means it is time for the TWC September Wine Club Release events – scheduled for Sundays, September 10 and September 17 with sessions scheduled for11:00-1:30 and 2:30-5:00. Reservations are required and wine club members are encouraged to sign into the website at www.texaswinecollective.com to select your session. Four adults are allowed per wine club membership to attend one of the sessions. Continue »
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World of Blends
Another Texas Wine Collective Texas Tasting Series is planned for Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 with sessions at 12:30 and 2:30 pm. The topic is Blends and attendees will taste six wines produced from multi-variety grape blends – 3 from TWC winery partners, Brennan Vineyards, Lost Oak Winery, and McPherson Cellars – and 3 wines from other important wine regions – Rhône Valley, France, and Southern Australia. Tasty food bites will be provided to accompany the wines. Advance registration and payment are required. See the www.texaswinecollective.com website. Continue »
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Texas Tasting Series - Texas vs Spain
A tasting to compare and contrast Spanish grape variety wines made in Texas and Spain is scheduled Sunday, July 23, in the Texas Wine Collective Event Center with sessions at 12:30 and 2:30 pm. Many regions in Texas have similar climates and soil compositions to those in Spain, and the same grape varieties can thrive in both places. That is a key reason so many Spanish-origin grape varieties show up in Texas tasting rooms. Attendees will taste wines from traditional Spanish grape varieties – Albarino, Mourvèdre/Monastrell, and Graciano, produced by the TWC winery partners – McPherson Cellars, Lost Oak Winery, and Brennan Vineyards – paired with three Spanish wines from the regions of Rias Baixas, Alicante, and Rioja. Amber Saidler, TWC Operations Manager and Chef, has arranged three delicious small food bites to accompany the wines. Skewer with ham, cheese, olives, cherry tomato Black Bean Empanada Buñuelos with Chocolate Dipping Sauce Continue »
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Mourvèdre or Monastrell
Another TWC Texas Tasting Series event featuring Texas and Spanish wines will include the grape variety Monastrell, or as it is more commonly known by its French name, Mourvèdre. This event is scheduled for Sunday, 23-July, with sessions at 12:30 and 2:30 pm. Attendees will taste, compare, and contrast traditionally Spanish grape varieties grown and wines produced in Texas versus key regions in Spain. Continue »
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Tempranillo Showdown – Texas vs Spain
A pairing event will that allow attendees to compare and contrast Tempranillo wines grown and produced in Texas versus key regions in Spain is scheduled Sunday, June 25. Three Texas Tempranillos from our TWC winery partners – Brennan Vineyards, Lost Oak Winery, and McPherson Cellars – will pair with three Spanish Temps from the regions of Rioja, Ribera del Duero, and Toro. Amber Saidler, TWC Operations Manager and Chef, will present three delicious small food bites to accompany the wines. There will be two sessions, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Continue »
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Spanish Grapes other than Tempranillo (Jun-2023)
An article by Madeline Puckette (1) focused on Spanish-origin grape varieties, besides the most obvious, Tempranillo, the key grape in Rioja, Ribera del Duero, and Toro regions of Spain. Most of us are well-aware that Tempranillo is widely planted and produces delicious Texas wines, but for this Carl’s Corner edition, let’s look at other Spanish grape varieties that can enhance our summertime wine drinking pleasure. Continue »