Carter Creek and South Coast Wineries Win Medals at 2025 Sunset International Competition

Texas Wine Lover 8/12 12:31A Jeff Cope

Press Release Carter Creek Winery  and  South Coast Winery , both owned by family-operated Carter Hospitality, earned distinction among the best in the West, bringing home four medals – including a coveted Best of Class – at the prestigious 2025...

Urban Cookhouse Now Open in Prosper

Crave DFW 8/11 9:31A Steven Doyle

Urban Cookhouse   is set to debut its first Texas outpost at the Gates of Prosper on Monday, August 11. The popular “Buy Local. Eat Urban,” concept was originally introduced in Alabama.  Owned and...

Rosé to Rebuild: Texas Hill Country Wine Tasting for Flood Relief

Texas Wine Lover 8/8 1:09A Jeff Cope

Press Release Texas Hill Country Wineries (THCW), the trade association representing 69 member wineries in the Texas Hill Country, in partnership with Horseshoe Bay Resort, invites wine lovers and community champions to a special event with a...

The Get Together Launches as the First Boxed Texas Wine

Texas Wine Lover 8/7 12:22A Jeff Cope

Photo by Big Thirst Press Release In a bold move that blends Texas terroir with modern wine trends, acclaimed Texas winery owner Ron Yates is proud to unveil  The   Get Together , the first boxed wine from a Texas winery. This innovative release...

Zhang’s Kitchen in Plano for Peking Duck

Crave DFW 7/31 8:29A Steven Doyle

Zhang’s Kitchen in Plano is a quiet powerhouse, operating with precision in a modest strip mall off Coit. The Peking duck is the centerpiece—no pretense, no ceremony, just a perfectly executed plate...

Hudson House Frisco Opens August 6

Crave DFW 7/30 6:46A Steven Doyle

Hudson House , the East Coast-inspired concept from Vandelay Hospitality Group, will open its ninth location—and seventh in the DFW area—on Wednesday, August 6 at 3475 Preston Rd in Frisco, Texas....

Supporting Texas Wine, One Ledger at a Time: Meet ANJUDI3

Texas Wine Lover 7/28 10:18P Jeff Cope

The Texas Wine Lover website Guide and mobile app offers more than just all the wineries around the state of Texas; it also lists businesses around those wineries. Some of those businesses are under the Services category, and those are businesses...

Elaine’s Cocktail Kitchen Brings European Style and Sophistication to Downtown Frisco

Crave DFW 7/22 5:37A Steven Doyle

Now open in the Rail District at 8763 7th St, Elaine’s Cocktail Kitchen blends European charm with modern Texas flavor. Created by Alora Hospitality Group, the cozy 44-seat lounge offers shareable...

A Texas Wine Combo: Copper Rose Wine and Noblemen Wines

Texas Wine Lover 7/22 2:19A Robin English-Bircher

I had heard about a new wine shop in San Antonio back in March, but I did not get a chance to visit until the Summer Solstice. Copper Rose Wine had a preview of Noblemen Wines’ Piquette. While there, I learned that the shop’s owners, Victor and...

DFW Restaurant Week: Restaurants Unveiled + Reservations Now Open!

Crave DFW 7/21 6:55A Steven Doyle

The wait is almost over! The 29 th annual DFW Restaurant Week – North Texas’ largest annual culinary event – is set for this August with more than 140 local restaurants serving up delicious prix fixe...

Five Trees Winery: Rooted in Family

Texas Wine Lover 7/17 11:08P Ron Martin

Just outside the storied town of Kilgore, Texas, where pine trees give way to open fields and gentle hills, there’s a small winery and vineyard that’s growing something special. Five Trees Winery is more than just a name—it’s a tribute, a...

Dorado Delgado Winemaker Profile

Texas Wine Lover 7/15 12:05A Jeff Cope

It is always fun learning about Texas wineries from around the state. Some wineries in Texas are devoted to using 100% Texas grapes, and Bonita Flats Farm & Vineyard is one of those wineries, which was founded in 2017. That year, they planted...

Sea Breeze Hosts Exclusive Long Shadows Wine Dinner in Plano on Aug. 4

Crave DFW 7/14 8:04A Steven Doyle

Sea Breeze Fish Market & Grill , one of North Texas’ most respected family-owned seafood restaurants, will host a special wine dinner with acclaimed Washington winery Long Shadows on Monday, August 4...

Mason Revisited – A Trip Report

Texas Wine Lover 7/11 6:22A Neal Addy

Much has been written about Mason, Texas , over the past several years. Yet despite the glowing press and its close proximity to one of the most popular wine destinations in the country, I’m always surprised by the number of folks I meet on my...

6 Wineries Within Two Hours for Two-Night Stays from Dallas

Texas Wine Lover 7/9 4:37A Chandler Gibson

We need a break. Summer means holidays, summer weddings, kids on vacation, and don’t even get me started on the heat. Back in February, WalletHub named three cities in Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) in the...