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JeriLynne Clifford is The Hill Country Bon Vivant

JeriLynne Clifford, the Hill Country Bon Vivant, is a tastemaker and hospitality expert based in Fredericksburg. JeriLynne's new cookbook, The Vineyard Table, showcases Texas wineries, food, and the joys of connecting over a meal around the table. Listen to hear how she prioritizes local wines, partners with local wineries, and lives the good life in the Hill Country. In Texas wine news, I review two other new Texas wine books- a guidebook and a work of fiction. Also, Texas is mentioned as an un

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Oct. 19, 2025

JeriLynne Clifford is The Hill Country Bon Vivant

JeriLynne Clifford, the Hill Country Bon Vivant, is a tastemaker and hospitality expert based in Fredericksburg. JeriLynne's new cookbook, The Vineyard Table, showcases Texas wineries, food, and the joys of connecting over a meal around the table. Listen to hear how she prioritizes local wines, par…

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Oct. 7, 2025

Amy Gross of VineSleuth/Wine4.Me Talks AI and Texas Wine Recommendati…

Amy Gross, founder and CEO of VineSleuth/Wine4.Me has created a new tool to help you find the Texas wines that you'll love. Her AI-based tool has just been released in collaboration with Texas Hill Country Wineries. She shares how the wine style selector tool provides personalized wine recommendati…

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Aug. 4, 2025

The Get Together with Ron Yates

Ron Yates of Ron Yates Wines and Spicewood Vineyards is a returning guest who first appeared in 2021. On this episode, he’s sharing more about "The Get Together", his new boxed wine project, the new tasting room he’s building at Ron Yates, and his thoughts about the 2025 harvest. Then in Texas wine…

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July 16, 2025

Claire Richardson of Uplift Vineyard

Claire Richardson, winemaker at Uplift Vineyard, is my guest on this episode. She’s a talented winemaker who is also the co-founder of Grafted, the organization that was created to support women in Texas wine, and Explore Oeno, her personal brand. You’ll hear Claire's Texas wine story from Texas A&…

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June 23, 2025

Andrew Sides of Lost Draw Wines, plus Celebrating 100 Episodes!

IT'S EPISODE 100! Andrew Sides of Lost Draw Wines joins me on this episode to share more about the Lost Draw story, including thoughts on the split from William Chris Wine Co. In celebration of my 100th episode, I’ve got some reflections on this milestone episode and the 5 year anniversary since th…

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June 1, 2025

January Wiese of Texas Hill Country Wineries

January Wiese of Texas Hill Country Wineries has some exciting announcements about new programs for this 25-year-old powerhouse of an organization, which focuses on marketing wineries in the Texas Hill Country AVA. In Texas wine news, thanks to a tip from a listener, I’ve got the scoop on a new Tex…

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Sept. 29, 2023

What in the World Happened to the Texas Wine Garden at the State Fair…

“The State Fair of Texas celebrates all things Texan by promoting agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment. As a celebration of Texas heritage, the State Fair aims to embo…

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July 7, 2023

France 2024!

I'm thrilled to be leading a trip to France with Pablo Valqui of Gourmet Tours Worldwide in April 2024!   Our journey starts in Marseille and ends in Bordeaux. Our goal is to explore the homeland of many of the grapes that are so succe…

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March 24, 2023

Welcome to This Is Texas Wine's new website!

Thanks for checking out my new website! After a few years of using my podcast host's free website, I've upgraded a bit. This allows me some additional features that are available now, and others that I'll utilize over time. Here are a few of the co…

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