Domino Day Pig Roast Dates for 2026: Apr 26, May 17, June 21
It's always an interesting day at the winery, learn about our past, present, and future here!
Enduring culture survives because it carries meaning, continuity, and gratitude. Wine belongs to that older, steadier tradition. It’s not an indulgence to defend nor a habit to excuse; it’s a conversation between land, season, culinary practice, regionality, and culture.
Musings after one of our most successful events, plus the virtues of a Cuban Lifestyle. And whether Thanos might have been different if only he had a Cafecito.
Join us on Sunday June 1 for the best Texas Wine Tasting, Fajita Feast and Car Show of the Year! [PRE-OPENING 9:30AM to 11:30AM – Show Car Staging & Parking] 12PM – Gates Open to the Public – Spectator Access, Wine Tasting, Show Judging1PM – Fajita Grill and Live Music3PM – Show Parade, Photos and Awards Tickets: www.Siboneycellars.com/Events You’re the Judge: Drink Texas Wine, Feast on Fajitas, Pick The Winners! We’re setting the table for an incredible afternoon, and we’re…
Spring Renewal – By Barbara Lecuona. Photos by Miguel Lecuona, Hill Country Light Photography. The Estate Merlot Vineyard at Siboney Cellars Inflorescence: The pre-flowering stage emerging from Bud Caps protecting the flowers fall away to reveal hidden beauty The “flower” takes form as delicate fronds surrounding a tiny green berry Not hard to imagine a grape cluster from this bouquet! We love to see the size and health of these bouquets across the vineyard! Learning to Understand the Estate Vineyard…
Welcome to new guests and familiar faces! Spring has returned to the Hill Country, with all its splendor and promise. We thought we would take a moment to share our Event Calendar to help you plan your next visit. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and check our Event and Visit pages on this website for the latest tickets and availability of new experiences at Siboney! Siboney wine experiences include our seated, story-filled classic tasting of Barbara Lecuona’s…
Our Premium Brand for this Release #11: Micallef Cigars - Esteli, Nicaragua
We are thrilled to announce the return of Micallef Cigars to Siboney for our Premium feature. The Micallef Cigar company is, perhaps, new to many. We featured one Micallef in August 2024, and it was so highly regarded we knew we would have them back for the full featured premium spotlight in a future release. With the introduction of their new “color” series, the timing is perfect for the return and presentation of this fantastic boutique cigar producer. ��The founder, Mr. Al Micallef of Weatherford Texas, has entrepreneurial DNA in his roots. In 2016, as an avid Cigar Lover, he took the next step and partnered with a venerable family in the tobacco business dating back to 1934 in Cuba. The Gomez-Sanchez family has roots in Pinar del Rio. With a history including Partagas and H. Upmann, and a fully operational factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, the family heritage of growing tobacco, hand-crafting vitolas, and creating an authentic brand are all essential attributes of Micallef Cigars.
We have a fantastic day on tap.
Sunday March 22 at @siboneycellars.
This is Cigar Club Release #11. The club only Siboney could create.
First steps of Spring are emerging at @siboneycellars! Texas Mountain Laurel and Redbud lead the way, and the overseed grass - dormant for the winter - was finally activated by recent rains.
Won’t be long for the vineyard to emerge. Just you wait!
Now that Valentine’s Day and the 18th Wedding Anniversary are in the books, it’s time now to complete the triple jump. Barbara Lecuonas birthday isn’t officially until tomorrow. We are not open at the winery today or tomorrow. And her official gift request, after much coaxing and cajoling, was to basically sit still at home as long as possible. Its been a busy 2026 and more to come. So that is the order of the day.
But that doesnt say anything about starting sooner, after all, these things take time. And from modest beginnings we can build little by little until even she can’t refuse to celebrate it!
So we can just play along and start very small.
Does anyone ever write any more? Barbara did and still does. But lately her notes are not so legible as in Days of Yore. Now I know why. Ultra fine-tip cheap disposable pens!!! So little ink flows that they skip and jam and when you retrace harder they tear paper.
When she sends me a tremendous love note, it’s impossible to decipher! NO MORE! We return her to what works!
I had to dig out the right proper tool from her past. Voila! Her favorite everyday pen is shown here. A box of 12 Uniball VisionElite Bold 0.8mm Blue. For whatever supply chain reasons, these fell out of favor at stores after the great “casual friday office” pen wars of the Second Age. So I put forth my powers and ordered the box from Amazon. Turns out these are made in Japan for the Wheaton IL unibrands company.
To paraphrase what Rocket said to Thor, This better be some pen! It is.
Stainless steel tip. Tungsten roller. Aeroplane safe. Water Fade Fraud resistant. Writes on napkins without tearing. Tight fitting snap cap. No “cushion grip” (seriously what epidemic is solved by the CG). It boldly flows where no fine tip pen has gone before.
This will definitely ensure she keeps writing cards and letters to me that I will be able to read! And I can steal one from her desk from time to time.
Happy not-your-birthday, Hot Shot!
More to come. Just you wait!l
Wine brought us everything we love. And nothing we don’t. #siboney #WineIsLove
Cigar Talk:
We get questions about Cuba. Whats happening in Cuba. When can we travel to Cuba. When can we organize a trip to Cuba….
We are not going to Cuba. You are not going to Cuba. Not for a while yet…
Update: “In late January, the Financial Times reported that Cuba had less than a single month’s worth of oil in reserve. Already, the country’s energy stockpiles appear to be dwindling. Havana informed international air carriers this week, for example, that it will no longer be able to refuel commercial jets on Cuban tarmacs.”
Whatever is happening is going to take time. Whether the Cuban government can twist out of this submission hold, or tap out, remains to be seen. They never have tapped out in 66 years.
Even though humanitarian aid continues, be certain that the situation is quite seriously deteriorating. Obviously it has already been, and will continue to be very hard on the Cuban people. A very severe test. They are marching in Havana. The prospect of Freedom brings forth courage like nothing else. Abrazos to all
Ever been to a dinner where the wines wear the masks? We have something special planned for our wine loving dinner guests this Valentines. Just you wait!
About that peasant stew… everyone has a family recipe. This one is Barbara Lecuona’s from her mom Jean. There are many family debates about whether it should be boneless or whole chicken pieces, dumplings or potatoes (both please!). But there is no debate from me that this became an instant classic hall of fame favorite dish. Simple, layered, toasty, and unmistakably earthily spiced. To watch it as it is assembled is culinary torture — I wish you could sit inside this aromatic pot of winter goodness.
Having succeeded at pairing a similarly ethnically relevant and historic dish — Mole — I am gonna pull the 2024 Mourvedre for this one too.
I could get used to this winter diet! For another 48 hours!
