Totally Texas: There's 'a lot of fine winemaking' going on in Texas, says reviewer

The outside wine press doesn't often focus on the Texas wine scene, and articles are generally in the form of feature stories, rather than reviews. A recent exception is a piece from John Mariani, who writes about wine for Bloomberg News. He was recently in Austin for the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival, and he wrote the following based on what he tried then:

"I had a chance to taste about 50 Texas wines at the festival (though few Austin restaurants carry more than a handful of local wines), and I came away impressed with how they have evolved over the past decade. I also wondered if too much Texan swagger is getting in the way of planting the best grapes in the best vineyards. Wineries are trying to grow dozens of varieties, from pinot grigio to riesling, in climates that can be unsuitable to them.


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