Update: This program has been cancelled and a new one is under investigation. We first learned about the previous Texas Winery Passport program offered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) when I made the “mistake” of taking Gloria to Fredericksburg for the very first time in January 2010. What a great idea! Visiting wineries,Read More
Change of Jobs for Bobby Champion, Jr
As we identified in an earlier post, Robert “Bobby” Champion Jr., State Coordinator for Wine Marketing, would be taking a new position in the Texas Department of Agriculture on September 1st. Today, Bobby sent out an email discussing his new job and the growth of the Texas wine industry. Ten years of Texas Wine MarketingRead More
For Now, the Texas Winery Passport Program will Continue
There have been reports recently that the Texas Winery Passport program will end on August 31st, 2011 because the Texas government cut the wine marketing budget. Even some Texas wineries we have visited recently have told us the same thing, and one even had a sign posted with that information. I decided to find outRead More
Landon Winery
Landon Winery has two locations, the square in McKinney and in the city of Greenville. Their Texas wine will soon all be made in Greenville. Read More
Texas Winery Passport – Hey All Texas Wineries
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
2011 Texas Wine Budget Cuts
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