GRAPEVINE, TEXAS (July 25, 2013) – On Saturday, September 7, GrapeFest’s Texas Wine Tribute will unveil the brand new “Tall in Texas” award. One of the most exciting events held during GrapeFest, the largest wine festival in the Southwest, is the Texas Wine Tribute, a prestigious black-tie gala celebrating the growth and development of the Texas wine industry. In an effortRead More
2013 TEXSOM Registrations Are Open
The 9th annual TEXSOM conference will be held August 10th through August 12th at the Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas. This has always been a fantastic conference and you will want to register before they are sold out which happened last year. TEXSOM’s mission is “To promote professional wine service standards, outlineRead More
Legislative Call to Action HB 2537 – Please call today!
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