Long before whiskey, there was rum. Distilled from fermented molasses, rum, known as “kill-devil” when it first appeared in the... Read More
One should avoid buying a “pig in a poke.” The term, dating at least back to the year 1555, references... Read More
Blue smoke. A sip of a heavy beer or a spirit. Large leather chairs. Sports on the television. Hill Country... Read More
“We’re all in the oil business. We’re in the other oil business.” This being Texas, one might think John Gambini... Read More
The old gas pumps remain as a symbol of the place’s history. There aren’t many Zagat-rated restaurants with a screen... Read More
The Texas Hill Country is blessed with abundance of gorgeous landscapes, breath-taking views, and, fortunately in the dog days of... Read More
Texas’ historic dance halls have been closing or, more sadly, deteriorating and collapsing in small communities since the dawn of... Read More
Six months after the first 136 settlers arrived in Fredericks-burg in May 1846, Dr. Wilhelm Keidel rode into town on... Read More
The commissioned art and expansive murals of Hill Country native Lee Casbeer and his brother, Matt, grace interior walls and... Read More
Way back in 1971, near Fort Davis, Gretchen Glasscock planted a vineyard on the southern slope of Blue Mountain. It... Read More
Take a long, tall sixth-generation German-Texan farmer named Bradley Ottmers, who spends all his waking hours in a cowboy hat.... Read More
While extreme weather devastated grape crops across the nation and world, Texas grape growers were spared and experienced perfect weather... Read More