Drink like a Texan

Sep 17, 2015 — By Jessica Dupuy

These six splendid wineries are setting the standard for Texas viticulture.

Sep 17, 2015 — By Eric Benson

Chip Tate built Balcones into one of the country’s most innovative whiskey distilleries. But last year he lost the company in a bitter clash with his investors. Now he’s starting from scratch—again.

Sep 17, 2015 — By Jordan Mackay

A decade and a half after I wrote about the poor quality of Texas wines for this magazine, Lone Star vintners are starting to turn heads.

Sep 17, 2015 — By Aaron Chamberlain

The founder of Austin’s maverick Jester King Brewery talks about his big new project.

Sep 17, 2015 — By Jordan Breal and Aaron Chamberlain

These eight breweries—as scenic as they are savory—are creating quite the buzz.

Sep 17, 2015 — By Francesca Mari

Alba Huerta, arguably the best bartender in Texas, chats about serving cocktails in Houston.

Sep 17, 2015 — By David Alan

Inspired by Texas’s new array of homegrown hard alcohols, some of the state’s most innovative bartenders create five bold new cocktails.

Sep 17, 2015 — By Jessica Dupuy

Comfort Bending Branch Winery’s Tannat grapes, a dark, inky variety from Southwest France and Uruguay, make for innovative wines with rich fruit concentration and grippy tannin. 2012 Estate Tannat, CM, $60. Del Rio Val Verde Winery, founded in this sleepy border city in 1883, is the state’s…

Sep 17, 2015 — By Texas Monthly

Texans are a thirsty bunch, and our drinks package has everything you need to imbibe like Sam Houston's watching.