Penny Adams is the winemaker at Wedding Oak Winery located in San Saba. In the two years Wedding Oak Winery has been opened, they have been racking up medals for their wine at wine competitions. Penny answered our questions about her background and winemaking. What did you do before becoming a winemaker (if anything)? I’ve beenRead More
Archives for June 2014
2014 Downtown Tyler Wine Swirl
Downtown Tyler held their first Wine Swirl on June 28th in the evening. 18 Texas wineries and 16 restaurants/food vendors participated in the sold out event. The swirl was held around the Downtown Tyler two block square which made it easy to go from one location to the next. There were a total of 14Read More
Houston Rodeo Big Bottle Wine Party
If you saw our previous post about the Houston Rodeo Wine Auction Dinner, we were one of four couples who got together and won lot number 36 which was the “Stars Over Texas.” It was the only lot which was solely Texas wines and showed our group’s support for Texas wine. It included these sixRead More
Lone Star Three Day Road Trip
When I was asked to be a judge at the latest Lone Star International Wine Competition, that meant a drive to Grapevine for the Monday and Tuesday competition. If I was going to drive that far from Houston, I decided to take advantage of the weekend to visit wineries in that area which I haveRead More
Grayson Hills Winery
Grayson Hills Winery is located in Whitewright and is owned by Rick and Connie Magers. Read More
BarnHaus Vineyards with a Winery Preview
Update: The winery will now be called 4R Ranch Vineyards and Winery While updating the most up-to-date listing of Texas wineries on the web early last year, I came across a winery which was going to be called BarnHaus Vineyards and Winery. After checking into the winery, I discovered right now it is BarnHaus Vineyards withRead More
Weinhof Winery
Weinhof Winery has two locations with the winery in Forestburg and a tasting room in Muenster. Weinhof Winery is owned by Larry and Brenda Thompson. Read More
Marker Cellars
Marker Cellars is located in Alvord and is owned by Mark and Becky Rogers. The winery opened November, 2012. Read More
TDA Changes GO TEXAN Certification for Wine
The GO TEXAN Certification for wine has been stated that the GO TEXAN mark could be applied to wine which was produced or processed in Texas. This was confusing to some consumers so a rule change will be made by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). TDA will publish the following rule proposal in theRead More
2014 Downtown Tyler Wine Swirl Preview
Downtown Tyler is the place to be on the evening of Saturday, June 28 from 6 – 10 pm for the first annual Downtown Tyler Wine Swirl. The wine swirl will allow visitors to sample wine from 18 different wineries and food from 18 different locally owned restaurants in the downtown area. Live music, artRead More