By Coshandra Dillard
Receiving accolades at a world-class wine tasting event has proven to have a positive effect for the Texas wine industry. East Texas’ own Kiepersol Estates Winery brought home a silver medal for their 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon and a bronze medal for their 2003 Texas Port at the 2006 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s wine tasting competition.