Texas wine and winery news
Overview
Texas has been producing wine since 1662, when Franciscan monks first discovered they could make wine from the native grapes. Prohibition brought many challenges, but Texas rebounded and has been bringing top rated wines to the Lone Star state for years.
There are four distinct regions to the Texas wine country from rolling hills, fertile valleys, windswept coasts and temperate plains. The grape has found its paradise all across the Lone Star State and welcomes you to tempt your palate, expand your horizons and GoTexan.
Submitted by admin on January 5, 2010 - 10:17pm
CAT SPRING (GrapeVineTrail) – Texas AgriLife Extension Service will co-sponsor the 18th annual Gulf Coast Grape Growers' Field Day on Feb. 12 in Cat Spring, about 75 miles west of Houston.
The field day will be held at the Cat Spring Agriculture Society Hall, located at 13035 Hall Rd. It will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. Presentations and activities will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Submitted by gvt on September 19, 2009 - 3:04pm
AUSTIN (GrapeVineTrail) - As the start of the second GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up, presented by Farm Credit, approaches on Sept. 28, restaurants are developing creative Texas-focused menu items and special promotions to encourage consumers to dine out in support of local chefs, food banks and Texas producers.
Submitted by gvt on September 8, 2009 - 9:16pm
COMANCHE (GrapeVineTrail.com) – An advanced wine-grape growers workshop focusing on post-harvest vineyard issues and practices will take place from 9 a.m.– noon Oct. 13 at Brennan Vineyards, 802 South Austin St., in Comanche.
Comanche is located about 33 miles southwest of Stephenville and about 22 miles northeast of Brownwood in Central Texas.
Submitted by admin on August 6, 2009 - 9:26am
New Texas Wine Trail Web page offers event and tour information
Submitted by admin on July 29, 2009 - 4:50pm
HOUSTON (July 29, 2009) -Messina Hof, the fastest growing award-winning winery and resort in Texas, recently won the "Best Wine by the Glass" award through the annual competition presented by Bryan Broadcasting and Bryan Broadcasting Publications, announced Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, co-founders of Messina Hof.
Submitted by admin on July 27, 2009 - 9:18pm
Largest Wine Festival in the Southwest -- September 17 - 20, 2009
Submitted by gvt on June 13, 2009 - 5:00pm
Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association
Appoint Special Committee Focused on:
Agri-tourism Development and Wine Marketing Integration
Submitted by gvt on June 13, 2009 - 4:56pm
It's happy hour for Texas wineries.
(GrapeVineTrail.com) - Research now shows that wines produced in the Lone Star State share the anti-cancer traits known to exist in wines from other producing regions.
Submitted by gvt on June 9, 2009 - 9:02pm
(GrapeVineTrail.com) This is the sixth and final episode in the inaugural GO TEXAN WineCast series. Merrill Bonarrigo of Messina Hof Winery and Resort in Bryan discusses Port and other dessert wines made in Texas.
