TXwine Twitter Tuesday: Join Us Jan. 8th, Tweet from Texas Wine Bars

Austin’s Denise Clarke (@DeniseClarkeTX), Houston’s Russ Kane (@VintageTexas), and I (@TXWineLover) invite you to join the next TXwine Twitter Tuesday at 7 p.m. CST on January 8th. This month we will celebrate Texas wine bars and wine shops that serve Texas wine. It is more fun to tweet with a group of other wine lovers and this is the opportune time to do so!

These are the wine bars and shops that are currently ready to welcome Tweeters on January 8th along with the Twitter coordinators who will be present. The coordinator(s) at a location can help you with any questions about Twitter and Texas wine.

City	Location	Coordinator
Austin	Whole Foods Market at Bee Cave @WholeFoodsATX http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/bee-cave	Denise Clarke @DeniseClarkeTX http://texaswinegal.tumblr.com
Austin	Whole Foods Market at Lamar @WholeFoodsATX http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/lamar	Daniel Kelada @TXWFC http://txwfc.org
Austin	Whole Foods Market at Arbor Trails @WholeFoodsATX http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/arbortrails	Alissa Leenher @SAHMmelier http://www.sahmmelier.com
Houston	Whole Foods Market at Montrose @WholeFoodsHOU http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/montrose	Russ Kane @VintageTexas http://vintagetexas.com
Houston	Whole Foods Market at Kirby @WholeFoodsHOU http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/kirby	Jim and Julie Baker @TXWineGeek, @purplejules https://txwinegeek.com
Houston area	The Empty Glass in Tomball @The_Empty_Glass http://www.theemptyglass.com	Jeff Cope @TXWineLover https://txwinelover.com
San Antonio	Vinously Speaking @vinouslyspeakin http://www.vinouslyspeaking.com	Robin Bircher @VitisPoema http://vitispoema.blogspot.com
Dripping Springs	The Dudley’s Wine Bar & Tap Room @drippinwine http://drippinwine.com	January Wiese @TexasWineTrail https://texashillcountrywineries.org
Bryan	Messina Hof Wine Bar @Messina_Hof http://www.messinahof.com	Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo @Messina_Hof, @MerrillBon http://www.messinahof.com
Fort Worth	WineStyles Montgomery Plaza @fwwinestylesmp http://www.winestylesmontgomeryplaza.com	Gary and Cindy Jones @Texas_Wine_Camp http://texaswinecamp.com
Dallas	Whole Foods Market at Park Lane @WholeFoodsDFW http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/park-lane	Jeff Siegel @Wine_Curmudgeon http://www.winecurmudgeon.com
Dallas	Whole Foods Market at Lakewood @WholeFoodsDFW http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/lakewood	Melanie Ofenloch @melanie0 http://www.dallaswinechick.com

Other Whole Foods Market locations that will also be pouring Texas wine where participants can taste and tweet at their wine bars are:

Dallas – Highland Park: 4100 Lomo Alto Dr. (info) @WholeFoodsDFW

Houston – Bellaire: 4004 Bellaire Blvd. (info) @WholeFoodsHOU

San Antonio – Vineyard:18403 Blanco Road (info) @WholeFoodsSATX

What Wines will be Served?

The Empty Glass in Tomball has created a special “Twitter Tuesday” wine flight: Messina Hof Gewürztraminer, Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano, and Cap*Rock Tempranillo. A representative from Cap*Rock Winery will be present.

At Vinously Speaking in San Antonio, Pedernales and Bending Branch wines will be featured with representatives from both wineries present. They will be tasting starting at 5 pm and barbecue pairings will be happening. You can read more on Robin’s website.

The Dudley’s Wine Bar & Tap Room in Dripping Springs will be featuring 8 wines from 4 wineries. $1 off all Texas wine by the glass will be given all night.

In Fort Worth, WineStyles Montgomery Plaza will be featuring the following wines:

• Lost Oak White Mosaic
• Armadillo’s Leap White Blend
• Brennan Vineyards Austin Street Red Blend
• Becker’s Reserve Merlot
• Lost Oak High Plains Tempranillo

Whole Foods Markets will be featuring Duchman Family Winery wines.

How to Participate?

Attend a wine bar location and find the other Tweeters with computers, tablets, or other devices. There will be coordinators at each location to help you with any questions about Twitter and Texas wine. Select any Texas wine you want and tweet with the others about it. Post photos from your wine bar and discuss the atmosphere and location.

If you cannot attend a wine bar location, enjoy tweeting from home about any Texas wines you are tasting, and interact with others doing the same at the live venues. We will also be inviting Texas wineries whose wines are available at our Twitter locations to participate. Check back on this page before the event for a list wineries and their Twitter names.

Participating wineries so far and the Twitter names are: Duchman Family Winery (@DuchmanWinery), Messina Hof (@Messina_Hof), Bending Branch Winery (@BBranchWinery), Cap*Rock Winery (@CaprockWinery), and Julie Kuhlken from Pedernales Cellars (@JulieKuhlken).

How to Tweet About It?

To participate in the TXwine Twitter Tuesday tasting, remember to include #TXwine in your tweets.

NOTE: If you’re new to Twitter, here’s how you participate:  just sign up for a free Twitter account at www.twitter.com. You can also go to the Tweetchat room set up for #TXwine (http://tweetchat.com/room/TXwine). No registration is required; you can login using your Twitter account info. In the Tweetchat room, participants are invited to follow tweets, add comments or tasting notes and share thoughts as participants taste and discuss the wines.

On TweetChat the hashtag #TXwine will be added automatically. If using TweetDeck or another Twitter application, you will need to add #TXwine in your Tweets.

Remember to taste, follow, tweet and repeat! More tastes, more tweets, more TXwine fun! Just remember to sip and spit!