Category Archives: Grapevine

by Steven Doyle | September 13, 2011 · 10:27 am

Win Tickets to GrapeFest

by Steven Doyle

GrapeFest- A Wine Experience, will celebrate its 25th anniversary and the best of Texas wines on September 15, 16, 17 and 18. Festival goers will enjoy award-winning wines perfectly paired with culinary treats at the largest wine festival in the Southwest.

This year, a special focus on Australian wines and culture livens up the action, while the festival’s trademark activities continue: People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic – the largest consumer-judged wine competition in the nation, Culinary Pavilion, GrapeFest Golf Classic, GrapeStomp and six stages of live entertainment. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | April 18, 2011 · 10:40 am

Successful NFL Tailgate Party

Pappas Steakhouse Executive Chef James Johnson

by Steven Doyle

Last evening we attended the Taste of NFL Ultimate Tailgate Party at the Glass Cactus on the ever-sprawling campus of Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | April 1, 2011 · 9:35 am

Texas Wineries – Delaney Vineyards

by David Donalson

While visiting Delaney Vineyards, my wife remarked that if we were going to do our wedding over again we would have to do it in a winery like Delaney. Situated just off of Highway 121 in the Grapevine-Colleyville area, Delaney looks a little odd. Cynthaina vines are situated between the highway and the large stone structure that houses the winery. Continue reading →

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by Steven Doyle | March 25, 2011 · 1:59 pm

La Buena Vida Sushi Social

by Ina Bostick

photos by Robert Bostick

Drive by past the Gaylord Texan Resort and the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine and wind down behind a row of modest homes where the city seems to slip away. The cooling blue fountain, wooden gazebo with stone columns and lush plant-life help the stressors of city life slip seamlessly away. Continue reading →

Homestead Winery in Grapevine

by David Donalson

When walking into Homestead Winery, the first impression you get is not with your eyes or your nose but actually with your ears. Homestead has a beautiful old wood floor that creaks with every step and as you creak your way to the tasting room, you also notice notes left by customers literally written on the walls Continue reading →