In this episode of the Texas Wine Lover podcast, we finish our visit with Tim Drake, winemaker at Flat Creek Estate in Marble Falls. The first part of the podcast can be found here. By the way, if you do not know what a podcast is, it is simply an audio recording. So instead of reading it, you listen to it. There are many ways you can listen to it with the simplest just clicking the Play button on the bar here above what you’re reading now. At the bottom of this post is how you can listen to the podcast using apps on your smartphone.

Tim Drake

Flat Creek Estate has a wonderful bistro open Friday and Saturday nights and we enjoyed a delicious dinner paired with Flat Creek wine. We then headed back to the barrel room and tasting room to conclude our podcast. Tim showed us how Tempranillo from different parts of Texas can taste differently including Tempranillo from the Hill Country, High Plains, and East Texas with Kiepersol Estates Winery.

Spring & Tim Drake, Rick Naber

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Tim Drake

In this episode of the Texas Wine Lover podcast, we visit with Tim Drake, winemaker at Flat Creek Estate in Marble Falls. Instead of just sitting and talking with Tim for the podcast, we walked around the production area and did barrel and tank tastings during the podcast.

Rick Naber and Tim Drake

Flat Creek Estate has a wonderful bistro open Friday and Saturday nights and we enjoyed a delicious dinner paired with Flat Creek wine after this part. Be sure to check back soon for part 2 and episode 25!

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In this episode of the Texas Wine Lover podcast, Jeremy and Jeff do their first Skype call podcast and review the Blair Estate Pinot Noir 2012. Blair Estate is located in Monterey County, California, and the grapes come from the estate’s Delfina’s Vineyard in the Arroyo Seco appellation.

Jeffrey Blair is the owner and winemaker of Blair Estate and provided two bottles of the Pinot Noir since Jeremy lives in the Hill Country and Jeff lives in Houston. This gave the opportunity for both the first Texas Wine Lover remote podcast and dual remote wine review.

Watch for more remote podcasts in the future allowing for more frequent podcast episodes. Until then, sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of the Texas Wine Lover Podcast.

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In this episode of the Texas Wine Lover podcast, we sit down with Jerry Watson, founder of Austin County Vineyards in Cat Spring, Texas. Jerry first planted a mere 36 vines of Blanc Du Bois in 1987. Over the years the vineyard has grown to three acres of Blanc du Bois and one acre of Black Spanish.

Jerry Watson

Austin County Vineyards sells their grapes to Haak Winery in Santa Fe, Texas. Jerry is one of the original pioneers of Blanc du Bois in Texas, and his trellis system has become famous statewide. To find out more about this special system, tune in to the podcast!

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In this episode, Texas Wine Lover enjoys the privilege of sharing a bottling of past and present sherry made by legendary Texas wine pioneer Dr. Roy Mitchell’s with a few friends attending the TWGGA Grape Camp.

In August, I had the honor of helping Dr. Mitchell bottle 12 cases of his sherry at Homestead Winery. While we were getting set up, Dr. Mitchell found a case of sherry he bottled in 1998 where the label stock ran out. He gave me two bottles as a thank you for helping him that day and asked me to find a time to share it with Jeff Cope and do a little write up about what we tasted. Jeff and I determined that Grape Camp was our best opportunity as Jeff lives in Houston, and I am in Dallas.

So, what was going to be just Jeff and me tasting sherry ended up being an animated collection of old and new friends at Grape Camp tasting Dr. Mitchell’s sherry and comparing notes. Please enjoy as much as we did.

Participants on the podcast who provided tasting notes were:

Warning: This podcast is a very fun podcast but still educational with the opinions of the wine industry professionals.

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In this episode of the Texas Wine Lover podcast, we sit down with Michael Marcks, Vice-President of Credit with Agrow Credit Corporation. Almost every business on the planet starts with a loan. Funding is needed to build headquarters, purchase equipment, etc. Agrow Credit is a lender that provides not only initial loans, but they can also refinance an existing loan or help to purchase more equipment. Whether a farmer needs to build a new cattle barn, or a person wants to start a winery and plant a vineyard, Agrow Credit can assist with the entire process and also act as a consultant to help people to make the best decisions for their individual business needs. If you are in the market for a loan, feel free to contact Agrow Credit to handle the financing for you. They can help to make your dream a reality. Their website is http://agrowcredit.com.

Special thanks to Cara Collier (@iharvestwine) and Duchman Family Winery for hosting this podcast.

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In this episode of the Texas Wine Lover podcast, we sit down and have a leisurely chat with Stan Duchman, founder and owner of Duchman Family Winery in Driftwood, Texas. Duchman has become well known in the Texas Hill Country for producing world-class wines, primarily focusing on Italian grape varieties: Aglianico, Montepulciano, Dolcetto, and Vermentino to name a few. Duchman Family Winery is part of the Texas Fine Wine group, and they can be found pouring and selling their wines across the entire state of Texas. Also, we have all heard that red wine is good for us to drink. Listen to what cardiologist Dr. Stan Duchman says.

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In this episode of the Texas Wine Lover podcast, we talk to Ryan Levy and Ian Eastveld who are the owners of the Nice Winery in Houston. They never had the chance to visit Texas Hill Country wineries and they asked Gloria and me to show them around. I talked to them one night during our three-day weekend trip about why we were there and what their plans are for the future.

Ian Eastveld and Ryan Levy

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As many of you know, the beloved Alamosa Wine Cellars is closing its doors for good on September 6, 2015. Before Jim and Karen Johnson closes the doors, Texas Wine Lover had to make a visit and talk about their beginnings and their future.

Jim and Karen Johnson

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Merry Edwards Winery has been winning awards and stealing hearts across the globe for quite some time now. Merry Edwards is a very historic figure in the California wine industry, and is one of the most prominent and admired female winemakers producing wines today.

Texas Wine Lover sits down with Joe Gambrell, national sales liaison for Merry Edwards Winery, and chats about the people, the wines, and some upcoming releases. Joey is a charismatic figure and a huge advocate for wine in general, and a true lover of the state of Texas. He has worked in the wine industry for many, many years and has been friends with Merry and her family for a very long time. He is now very fortunate to represent Merry Edwards across the world as well as in the winery. When Joey is not flying around the country representing the brand, he can be found lending a helping hand in the winery.

L-R: Chris Crump, Joe Gambrell, Cara Collier, Robin Wilson

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A special thank you to Cara Collier, who coordinated the meeting and podcast, as well as Chris Crump with Serendipity Wines for providing the Sauvignon Blanc for review.

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