Nobody Was Drinking the Stars: How to Saber Sparkling Wine and Why It Works
How sabrage works and how to saber sparkling wine safely: the physics of the strike, why the bottle has to be cold, and the 400 years of glass behind it.
The Grape France Came Back For
In January 2019, French researchers flew to South Africa to collect cuttings of a French grape. They came home with Chenin Blanc selections that no longer exist in France. How a Dutch spice company, a three-hundred-year case of mistaken identity and a brandy industry left South Africa holding half the world's Chenin.
When to Harvest Wine Grapes: Brix, pH & Tannat | Coordinates Vineyards
Every August someone asks what Brix we're waiting for. It's a fair question with an appealing shape, and this year the vineyard spent three weeks explaining why there's no number that means harvest. What a hundred crushed berries, a bent beam of light, and a pH meter that lied to us had to say about picking Tannat in Hye.
Why Pinot Grigio Grapes Are Pink
A gray-pink mutation of Pinot Noir became one of America’s favorite dry white wines. Here’s the story behind Pinot Grigio and the Coordinates Vineyards release.
Bottling the First Piece of Home | Estate Tannat in Hye TX
Follow our limited Estate Tannat from winter dormancy to harvest, aging, blending, and bottling at Coordinates Vineyards in Hye, Texas.
Part 1: South Africa, Jan 2026 — Returning to Our Roots
The long way there If you want the clean, romantic version of how wine gets sourced, I can give you one, but the truth is, this trip started the way a lot of real travel [...]
Part 2: Stellenbosch & Paarl — Texas and South Africa, the Origin of Coordinates
Stellenbosch: history, precision, and a reminder of why place matters On the way toward Stellenbosch, we stopped at Clos Malverne, perched high with a view that makes you forget what your email inbox looks like. [...]
Part 3: The New Guard – South African Wine Tasting in Fredericksburg
From Old to New There are few people in my career in wine who have made a first impression like Anton, the maker of our Reserve Pinot Noir and Reserve Merlot. A big man with [...]
Award-Winning Wines: Coordinates Vineyards Strikes Gold at the Houston and San Antonio Rodeo
Coordinates Vineyards earned 18 awards at the 2025-2026 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Wine Competition and 17 medals at the 2026 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition, ranking eighth among Texas wineries by total Houston medals.
Harvest Notes: Texas Tempranillo, Sangiovese, and Estate Tannat
From fresh Texas harvests to live music and our October pickup party, fall is full of reasons to visit Coordinates Vineyards in Hye and Fredericksburg.