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Wine & Wildflower Journey 2022 Preview

March 1, 2022 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Bluebonnets

The Wine & Wildflower Journey passport event will take place March 28th through April 22nd, 2022 Read More

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hill Country, Texas Hill Country Wineries, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Texas Winery Passport

October Texas Wine Month Celebrations

September 21, 2021 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Texas Fine Wine tasting

October is Texas Wine Month and there are multiple celebrations being offered by Texas wineries Read More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Bending Branch Winery, Duchman Family Winery, Gorji Mediterranean Cuisine, Hill Country, Pedernales Cellars, Reddy Vineyards winery, Spicewood Vineyards, Texas Fine Wine, Texas Hill Country, Texas Hill Country Wine Trail, Texas Hill Country Wineries, Texas Wine Month, Texas Winery Passport, Virtual Tasting, wine dinner

The New Texas Winery Passport Program

June 19, 2013 by Jeff Cope 3 Comments

TX Wine Passport - stamp

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

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: budget, local wine, marketing, Passport code, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Texas Winery Passport

2013 TWGGA (Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association) Conference

February 17, 2013 by Jeff Cope 2 Comments

TWGGA Conference - glassware

The 2013 TWGGA (Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association) Conference was held in San Marcos at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Spa, & Conference Center. The conference was held from February 14 to 16. I had a great time at TWGGA’s Grape Camp last year so I had to attend the conference. Gloria joined TWGGA andRead More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: award, conference, marketing, Passport code, Texas Wine, Texas Winery Passport, TWGGA

One Year Anniversary of TX Wine Lover Blog

March 19, 2012 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: News Tagged With: award, blind tasting, bottling, competition, conference, marketing, Passport code, road trip, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Texas Winery Passport, TEXSOM, Tour, Twitter, Vineyard

Email to Texas Winery Passport Users

October 5, 2011 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Here is the information for current Texas Winery Passport users about the end of the current Texas Winery Passport program and the start of the next one. Be sure to enter your Passport codes! Dear Texas Wine Enthusiast, During the recent state legislative session, changes were made to the Texas Department of Agriculture’s (TDA) marketingRead More

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: marketing, Passport code, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Texas Winery Passport

End of Current Texas Winery Passport, New and Improved to Come

October 4, 2011 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

As we found out earlier from Bobby Champion, Jr., former State Coordinator for Wine Marketing at the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Winery Passport program was going to be restructured. An email was sent to Texas wineries yesterday regarding the current Passport program and a “new and improved” program will begin next year. BeRead More

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: marketing, Passport code, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Texas Winery Passport

Change of Jobs for Bobby Champion, Jr

August 31, 2011 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: budget, Texas Wine, Texas Winery Passport

Enter Your Texas Winery Passport Codes Today

August 31, 2011 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

As we learned before, the Texas Winery Passport program will be restructured in some way starting in September. If you have any Passport codes you have yet to enter into their website, I would recommend doing it today before the end of this month (August).

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Passport code, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Texas Winery Passport

Texas Winery Passport Rewards and Los Pinos Weekend

August 8, 2011 by Jeff Cope 4 Comments

Zip lining in Canton

As we have mentioned before, the Texas Winery Passport program is definitely something you should be involved with if you are visiting Texas wineries. The rewards get better and better as you visit more wineries. Even though the Texas Winery Passport program will be changing in some way at the start of September, we stillRead More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Bed and Breakfast, bottling, East Texas, harvest, Passport code, Piney Woods Wine Trail, Restaurant, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Texas Winery Passport, Tour, Vineyard

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