Jeff Cope

Texas Winery Passport – Hey All Texas Wineries

June 9, 2011 by Jeff Cope 1 Comment

The Texas Winery Passport program is a fantastic program to get into if you are a consumer of Texas wines and especially enjoy visiting Texas wineries. The problem is not many people know about it! We did not know about the program until we happened to be at Texas Hills Vineyard in Johnson City andRead More

Tara Vineyard and Winery

June 6, 2011 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Tara Vineyard and Winery opened in 2007 and is located near Athens. They make excellent Texas wine and you will love to visit. Read More

New York and Illinois Wineries vs. Texas Wineries

June 2, 2011 by Jeff Cope 2 Comments

“Let’s get ready to rumble!” We recently returned from a trip to visit family in Illinois and being wine lovers, we wanted to see if Illinois had any wineries and if so, visit some. We had previously been in Buffalo, New York, in February to also visit family and had the opportunity to visit someRead More

Red 55 Winery

May 30, 2011 by Jeff Cope 1 Comment

Red 55 Winery is part of the Miranda Lambert Store located in Lindale. They have their Texas wine in the store in addition to gifts. Read More

Pleasant Hill Winery

May 27, 2011 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Pleasant Hill Winery is located in Brenham. They make their Texas wine from their own grapes in addition to getting from elsewhere too. Read More

St. Rose Vineyard and Winery

May 23, 2011 by Jeff Cope 6 Comments

St. Rose Vineyard and Winery is located in Pittsburg and makes all their Texas wine with Muscadine grapes. Read More

2011 Texas Wine Budget Cuts

May 20, 2011 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

We as consumers heard that funding for Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) programs which support the Texas wine industry was going to be cut. We had a request to write to our state representatives and senators, and educate them how important the funds are to the Texas wine industry. I wrote to a senator andRead More