Update May 23, 2013: Email from TWGGA said: SB 451 was stopped in the Senate Business and Commerce Committee and its companion bill HB 2537, that was amended by the Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee, was stopped on the senate floor. While the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association, the Texas Package Store Association, theRead More
Texas Hill Country Wineries Wine Trail Grows
Texas Hill Country – Last week the current 32 member wineries of the Texas Hill Country Wineries association voted to add 3 new winery members and a 2nd location tasting room for an existing member. This brings the total of association members to 36. Hye Meadow Winery, located in Hye, Texas right on Highway 290,Read More
2013 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition
The 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition was judged in November, the results were announced, and I compiled a list of all the Texas winery medal winners. On February 17th, people got a chance to taste the major medal winners not just from Texas but from around the world at the 10thRead More
Braman Winery and Eaglefire Winery Merge
Joe Braman, CEO of Braman Brands, and Chris Caldwell, President and Winemaker of Eaglefire Winery, are pleased to announce a merger of winemaking operations, which will take effect on February 15, 2013. The merged company will operate under Braman Winery. This merger represents pooling of the expertise of two wineries in an effort toRead More
Texas Wine Lover’s New Year’s Resolutions
Everybody makes New Year’s Resolutions so I thought I would come up with mine, the Texas Wine Lover’s New Year’s Resolutions for 2013. Undoubtedly the most common resolution is to lose weight so I’ll make that my first resolution. I need to lose a little weight and get back in shape. It’s funny I mentionedRead More
2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition Results
The wines have been judged and after a full weekend spent by 100 judges organized in 20 panels, from November 10-11, the results are in for the 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition. They judged 2,884 wines from 943 wineries in Texas, the United States, and the world. 21 countries participated inRead More
San Saba Wine Cellars is now Wedding Oak Winery
Update: We visited Wedding Oak Winery again and the famous Wedding Oak tree after they opened. Please be sure to read the latest here. We previously visited San Saba Wine Cellars during their construction. Before opening in early June, the name of the winery has been changed to Wedding Oak Winery. Even though some wineRead More
“Way Out Wineries” Wine Trail Increases the Number of Wineries
We have wanted to visit the Way Out Wineries (WOW) wine trail (http://wayoutwineries.org) for quite some time. But as the name implies, they are way out there, at least compared to where we live. This weekend we are finally going to be able to visit the wineries on the wine trail. The last time weRead More
One Year Anniversary of TX Wine Lover Blog
I can’t believe March 20th will be the first anniversary since the creation of this blog. I started the blog with some goals in mind and they haven’t changed since: Help consumers discover wineries they may not know about and they should visit Help wineries with marketing Help wine related events with marketing Gloria andRead More
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 2012 International Wine Competition Results
Update: The 2013 International Wine Competition has just been judged and results announced. The results are in for the 2012 International Wine Competition from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. A qualified panel of expert judges spends hours tasting an array of wines to unearth the winners in categories ranging from Top Texas Wine toRead More