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Messina Hof Port and Moonlit Harvest 2013

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Messina Hof has started their 2013 harvest celebration and we were invited to the Moonlit Harvest on Friday July 12th which was the first day of the harvest. I attended last year’s Moonlit Harvest alone and this year Gloria was able to attend. Last year Paul M. Bonarrigo became the CEO of Messina Hof and thisRead More

Cathy’s Sweets

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http://cathyssweetstexas.com Have you walked into a Texas winery around Fredericksburg lately and seen a lovely lady selling chocolates in the tasting room? We did so recently at Pedernales Cellars. If you took some interest instead of heading directly to the wine, you would have met Catherine (Cathy) Locke of Cathy’s Sweets. Cathy Locke serves herRead More

May 2013 Fredericksburg Road Trip

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Memorial Day weekend came and it was time to visit some Texas wineries in a Fredericksburg road trip. We made plans to join forces again with Dave and Kelli Potter along with Laurie and Shelly Ware. A schedule was started as to what we wanted to see and it eventually evolved into a very busy Saturday.Read More

 

2013 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition

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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

New Year’s Eve at Messina Hof

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Gloria and I decided to do something for this past New Year’s Eve instead of sitting at home so the decision was made to attend Messina Hof’s Winter Wonderland New Year’s Eve Celebration. Wine friends Laurie and Shelly Ware from Cleburne decided to join us. Laurie and Shelly had visited Messina Hof once before butRead More

Messina Hof and the Moonlit Harvest

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The harvest celebration began at Messina Hof on July 20th and continues until August 19th. I attended the first day of harvest and since it happens during the evening hours, it is called the Moonlit Harvest. Since we are VIP members at Messina Hof, we have visited many times and taken many tours, so IRead More

Harvesting Grapes at Messina Hof for Texas Wine

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Gloria and I wanted to volunteer to help harvest grapes for a winery this year since we have never done it. Many wineries harvest their own grapes to make their Texas wine, but either they do not know exactly when they will be harvesting until close to the time, or they have a festival associatedRead More

Texas Wine Release Party and Private Texas Wine Tasting

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One of the best things about Texas wines besides visiting Texas wineries is drinking the wine and especially enjoying the Texas wine with other people. This post is about two events we attended this past weekend which hold true to that principle. Texas Wine Release Party You may have read about our recent experience inRead More