Registration is now open for TEXSOM 2015 that takes place August 8 -10, 2015 at the Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Texas Read More
TEXSOM 2015 announces Sommelier Conference Dates
TEXSOM is celebrating its eleventh year and TEXSOM 2015 will take place August 8 -10, 2015 at the Four Seasons Resort & Club in Las Colinas, Texas Read More
2015 TEXSOM International Wine Awards – Texas winners
The 2015 TEXSOM International Wine Awards presented by Texas Monthly was recently held February 23-24 and these are the Texas wineries who won medals Read More
Texas Monthly Chosen as Presenting Sponsor of TEXSOM International Wine Awards
TEXSOM today announced that Texas Monthly will be the Presenting Sponsor for the 2015 TEXSOM International Wine Awards Read More
TEXSOM International Wine Awards
Irving, Texas (November 13, 2014) –– TEXSOM Co-founders and Master Sommeliers Drew Hendricks and James Tidwell today announced that they are rebranding The Dallas Morning News and TEXSOM International Wine Competition as the TEXSOM International Wine Awards. The TEXSOM International Wine Awards is now accepting entries for the 2015 competition, which will be held Monday,Read More
September 2014 #TXwine Twitter Tuesday
It has been a long hiatus but #TXWine Twitter Tuesday is back! There will be some changes in #TXwine Twitter Tuesdays from the past where they were held monthly. Initially they will be held bi-monthly, that’s every two months, so be sure to watch for when the next one will be. They also used toRead More
Taking the Level 1 Introductory Sommelier Course & Exam
I recently took the Court of Master Sommeliers Level 1: Introductory Sommelier Course & Exam at the 2014 TEXSOM conference. You may have seen the movie SOMM which documents the efforts of candidates preparing for the Master Sommelier exam, the fourth and final level of the program. In order to start on the journey toRead More
Highlights of the 2014 TEXSOM Conference
The 2014 TEXSOM Conference was held August 8th to 11th at the Four Seasons Resort and Club at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. The conference was co-presented by the organizations Guild of Sommeliers, Court of Master Sommeliers – Americas, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, and Society of Wine Educators. The conference attracts the nation’s topRead More
Vermouth – It’s Not Just for Cocktails
One of the best things about attending TEXSOM is the education you can obtain. At this year’s 2014 10th annual TEXSOM conference, you could select from four different seminars per three sets of time periods for the two days. It was easy to find a topic you could be interested in. I saw a seminarRead More
Joelle Cousins Named Texas’ Best Sommelier
At the 10th annual TEXSOM conference, Joelle Cousins from the Red Room Lounge won the Texas’ Best Sommelier competition presented by Texas Monthly. There were 25 competitors from around the state of Texas who participated in the competition. The competition included a rigorous three-part wine examination involving theory, blind tasting, and service. A panel ofRead More