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Texas Wine News

1. Landon Winery Plans Denison Expansion
2. “Kerrville Hills Winery Opens Tasting House at Schreiner University”
3. Bingham Family Winery Opens Roanoake Tasting Room
4. US Court Bans Dicamba Weed Killers
5. Amy Beth Wright for Garden & Gun Magazine: “An Insider’s Guide to Mason, Texas, the Hill Country’s Best-Kept Secret”
6. Hill Country Wine Academy: Spring Courses
7. Texas Wine School with Dr. Russ Kane: Spring Course
8. Arch Ray Resort in Fredericksburg LINK
9. Texas Wine Auction Tickets
10. Wine & Food Foundation’s Toast of Texas Event Tickets

Interview with Mike and Kristen Nelson of Ab Astris

Ab Astris
 

Texas Wine Growers

Gold Star
 

Award Winners from Texas Hill Country Wine Symposium

Read more HERE

Demerit
 

None.

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Texas Wine News

1. San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Results
   1. Texas results on www.txwinelover.com
   2. Full results
2. Amy Beth Wright for Wine Enthusiast: “Pierce’s Disease Devastates Vines. Are These New Hybrids the Answer?”
3. Sara Ventiera for Wine Enthusiast: “This Remote Arts Mecca Near Marfa Is Texas’s Latest Wine Destination”
4. Texas A&M AgriLife: “Wine Trends to Watch in 2024”
5. Pamela Vachon for Wine Enthusiast: “7 up and coming wine regions that should be on your radar”
6. CNN Travel: “Best Destinations to Visit in 2024”
7. Blake Eddie Scholarship Wine by Bingham Family Vineyards
8. Enter your wines for the 2024 TEXSOM Awards! LINK

Interview with Fritz Westover

Westover Vineyard Advising
 

Virtual Vineyard Academy
 

Vineyard Underground Podcast

Gold Star
 

25th anniversary of the Texas Hill Country Wineries!

Read more HERE

Unfortunate press about Texas winery
 

Dallas Observer: Barons Creek Tasting Room Is Now Open in Bishop Arts. But What Is It?

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Texas Wine In the News

1. Forbes: 20 of the coolest and most delicious wines for your Thanksgiving table
2. Kathleen Wilcox: The Best (Unexpected) Wines to Pair with Thanksgiving Dinner
3. MySA: 10 best gifts for Texans
4. Farmhouse Vineyards: Eclipse Opportunity
5. Come to France with me in 2024! Read all about it here

Interview with Amit Dhingra PhD

Texas A&M University Department of Horticultural Sciences

International Organisation of Vine and Wine

Gold Stars

none this time

Demerit

none this time

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Texas Wine In the News

1. Amy Beth Wright for Wine Enthusiast: As Texas Wine Gathers Strength, 6 AVAs Are on the Horizon
2. San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Champion Wine Dinner
3. San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Wine Competition Results
4. Beverage Dynamics: Wine Panel Reviews American Wine
5. Travel & Leisure: This Texas Hill Country Town Is Home to Natural Swimming Holes, Wineries, and 50 Giant Cowboy Boots
6. Texas Hill Country Wineries Fort Worth Road Show
7. Silicon Valley Bank’s Annual State of the Wine Industry SURVEY
8. Come to France with me in 2024! Read all about it here

Interview with Clay Roup of Texas Wine Club

Texas Wine Club Wine Experiences and Tasting Room
 

Dr. Russ Kane, instructor for the Specialist of Texas Wine Certification offered by Texas Wine School BLOG
 

Georgian wine documentary “Our Blood is Wine”

Gold Stars

Podcast: Meet Me at the Wagon by Perini Ranch Steakhouse and Texas Monthly Podcast Studio

Demerit

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Texas Wine In the News

1. My State Fair of Texas article detailing a HUGE DEMERIT
2. Register now for The Texas Wine School’s Advanced Texas Wine Specialist Course
3. LINK to join Rhone Rangers
4. The Local Palate: What the Wine Pros are Drinking This Fall
5. Lana Bortolot for Forbes: Roses that Power Into Fall
6. North Texas Wine Country Fall Passport Event
7. Texas Hill Country Wineries Fall Passport Event
8. Come to France with me in 2024! Read all about it here

Interview with Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, co-founders of Messina Hof Winery

Buy their memoir!

Video of Paul’s chat with Ron Perry, formerly of Texas A&M

Gold Stars

Texas Hill Country Wineries Winemaker Dinners

Buy tickets for the December 3 dinner at Hill & Vine HERE COMING SOON

Demerit

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Texas Wine In the News

1. VinePair: 10 American Wine Regions That Deserve More Recognition
2. VinePair: The 30 Best Rosé Wines of 2023
3. TEXSOM Awards Results
4. Wine Enthusiast: If You Like Pinot Grigio, Try Picpoul.
5. Decanter: Picpoul makes a splash in America
6. Texas Wine Club Wine Experiences in Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Hye
7. Teas Wine Club discount code: use code THISISTEXASWINE to get $100 off your first shipment!
8. Get the scoop on FlavoryTX, an educational non-profit focused on Texas food and beverage.

Interview with Dan and Maura Sharp

Sharp Family Vineyards / The Vineyard at Blue Mountain

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Texas Wine In the News

1. Rae Wilson named to VinePair List of 50
2. VinePair Red Blends article features 6 Texas wines
3. Lana Bortolot on Forbes.com Women in Wine: Focus on Texas
4. Texas Wine History Documentary by Mark Fusco
5. Newsom Grape Day is April 26. register here
6. Texas Hill Country Wineries Road Show in Austin is April 17. register here
7. Rootstock Wine Fest TICKETS - Use code “Shelly” for 10% off
8. Toast of Texas TICKETS - Use code “Shelly” for $10 off

Interview with Dan Gatlin of Inwood Estates Winery

Inwood Estates Winery

Gold Star
 

Messina Hof’s article on aging wine and library wines. Read it HERE

Special Thanks

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In Texas Wine News
 

1. San Francisco International Wine Competition: Red Wine Winners
 

2. San Francisco International Wine Competition: White Wine Winners
 

3. Lost Draw Cellars’ Expansion News from Summer 2022
 

3. Jefferson Cup Results
 

4. Forbes: December wines from Virginia, Texas and California
 

5. COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT: Texas Wine Marking Research Institute’s “Licensing and Compliance in the Wine Industry”
 

6. COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT: Texas Hill Country Wineries and William Chris Wine Co’s “Texas Wine Certification Course”
 

7. Download The Vind App to help plan your trip to the Texas Hill Country!

Interview
 

John Rivenburgh
 

Kerrville Hills Winery

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Study Referenced: LINK

Special Thanks
 

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In Texas Wine News  

1. State Fair’s Blue Ribbon Wines are for sale now!

2. Carl Hudson for Texas Wine Lover: Texas AVA Background

3. Slate Mill Wine Collective is now Invention Vineyards 

4. TWGGA’s Lone Star International Wine Competition Results

5. Wine Enthusiast: “Does Sound Affect Our Perception of Taste? These Wine Experts Think So”

6. Texas Wine Certification at Texas Hill Country Wineries Symposium

7. Save the date for the 1st podcast happy hour! November 30 at 6 p.m. on Zoom.   

Interview  

Lynne Majek of Majek Vineyard & Winery

@majekvineyard on socials

Special Thanks  

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Wine & Food Foundation

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1. Results from 2022 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
2. Results from TEXSOM Awards 2022
3. Texas Hill Country Wineries’ Press Release on TEXSOM Awards Results
4. texaswinelover.com: Rhinos + Winery = Rhinory: New Fredericksburg Winery Makes a Splash in Rhino Conservation and at TEXSOM Wine Awards
5. Cabernet Grill Featured on GrapeCollective.com
6. Dallas Morning News: How this North Texas wine school is bolstering a new boom of Black winemakers: Grayson College caters to professionals looking to transition into the wine industry.”
7. William Chris Wine Co. Announces New Lost Draw Cellars Location in Johnson City
8. Wine Enthusiast: “How Herbicides Are Threatening Texas Wine Production”
9. Vinovium’s Wine Jam on September 4
10. Texas Fine Wine’s Summer Sunset Cruise 9/8 and Texas Wine Month Dinner 9/30
11. Tasting Texas Wine + Food Festival in San Antonio

Interview with Clint Thomas of Cellar Rat Wine Tours
 

Cellar Rat Wine Tours

Gold Star
 

The podcast just celebrated TWO YEARS!

Demerit
 

Wine Enthusiast will no longer rate wines from Texas. Read more about it HERE

Special Thanks
 

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1. Texas Grape Growers’ Lawsuit Stays in Texas Court
2. Growth in Gillespie County Wineries
3. H-E-B’s TexFest is February 16 - March 8!
4. Results from San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
5. Dr. Russ Kane on Texas Roussanne The “Roussanne Advantage”: The White Grape for Texas
6. Texas Hill Country Wineries Symposium

Thanks to the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program for sponsoring this podcast! Learn more at www.uncorktexaswines.com.

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Interview: 20 Years of Texas Wine with Bénédicte Rhyne

Bénédicte Rhyne Website

Bénédicte’s 4-Day Winemaking Course

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit:
Bummer that two Austin wine bars closed recently. Don’t forget to support bars and restaurants that serve Texas wine!

Gold Star:
New Sign for Texas Hill Country. (fingers crossed)

John Rivenburgh and Phillip Hawkins for leadership in Texas Hill Country Wineries association.

Shelly’s Wine Education Website: www.toastwinetalk.com

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Texas Wine In the News

1. McPherson Cellars Nominated for American Winery of the Year by Wine Enthusiast
2. Food & Wine Magazine: 6 American Wine Vacations to Take This Season
3. Catherine Todd for Forbes.com Texas Wines Show Adventurous Spirit and Love for Diversity
4. Job Postings on Texas Hill Country Wineries Website
5. Job Postings on Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association Website
6. A novel set along Wine Road 290: Cactus Christmas: A Texas Wine Trail Series by Heather Renee May
7. Register for TWGGA’s Grape Camp 2021

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Interview: Joey Bagnasco, GM & Winemaker at Valley Mills Vineyards

Valley Mills Vineyards’ Website
 

Follow Valley Mills Vineyards on social media @valleymillsvineyards

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit:
 

Out of date and incomplete information on wineries’ website and social media.

Gold Star:
 

Visit Lubbock’s: A Beginner’s Guide to Wine by Madi White, McPherson Cellars’ Wine Club & Service Manager

Shelly’s Wine Education Website:

www.toastwinetalk.com

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover

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Texas Wine In the News
This segment is sponsored by Texas Fine Wine. For more information about the October 15 Texas Fine Wine dinner, click here

1. Texas Monthly and Uncork Texas Wine present 2021 Texas Vintners Cup (PDF)

WINNERS:
Fall Creek Vineyards 2019 Chardonnay from Certenberg Vineyards
Kerrville Hills Winery 2019 Semillon
Lewis Wines 2020 Swim Spot
McPherson Cellars 2020 The Queen Viognier
Wedding Oak Winery 2019 Roussanne
Slate Theory 2020 Cinsault Rose
Bending Branch Winery’s 2017 Tannat from Newsom Vineyards
Lost Draw Cellars 2019 Sangiovese from Alta Loma Vineyards
McPherson Cellars 2019 Carignan
Texas Heritage Vineyards 2018 Souzao
Triple N Ranch 2019 Malbec
Vinovium 2016 Sketch Tempranillo Blend

1. Texas Hill Country Wineries October Passport Event
2. North Texas Wine Country October Passport Event
3. Additional Texas wine month events at www.uncorktexaswines.com
4. Eater Austin: Welcome to Texas Wine Country
5. FOR SALE: 14 acre property on 290
6. FOR SALE: Profitable Texas winery with multiple locations
7. FOR SALE: Andy Timmons’ home and estate vineyard in Lubbock County
8. Chron.com: “A Harry Potter-themed California winery is coming to the Texas Hill Country”
9. Washington Post: Napa wines needn’t be the benchmark. Let’s appreciate what other regions do well, too.

Wine & Food Foundation

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Interview: Jennifer McInnis Fadel, GM of Bending Branch Winery

Bending Branch website
Follow Bending Branch on social media @bendingbranchwinery

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit:
The wine “12” that masquerades as a wine affiliated with Texas A&M but is actually a Spanish Rioja!

Gold Star:
William Chris Vineyards’ Honorable Mention in the Wine Spectator’s 2021 Video Contest: Growing Wine

Shelly’s Wine Education Website: www.toastwinetalk.com

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Texas Wine In the News

1. High Plains Grape Growers’ Original Petition
2. Plaintiffs’ Legal Team Website with Fact Sheet, Links to Media Reports, and FAQs
3. Modern Farmer: Texas Wine Grape Growers Sue Bayer-Monsanto Over Dicamba Drift Damage
4. Progressive Farmer: New Dicamba Lawsuits
5. Flat Creek Estate’s FOR SALE listing

Wine & Food Foundation

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Interview: Denise Clarke, Dr. Russ Kane, and Matt McGinnis

Denise Clarke PR
Russ Kane - Vintage Texas wine blog
Matt McGinnis - Big Thirst Marketing

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: none this time!

Gold Stars:

Best of the Fest from GoTEXAN festival sponsored by Cross Timbers Wine Trail is Silver Spur Winery’s Rosé of Aglianico

Best of the Fest from the Wine & Food Foundation’s Toast of Texas is Llano Estacado Winery’s 2019 Roussanne from One Way Vineyard

Shelly’s Wine Education Website:www.toastwinetalk.com

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Texas Wine In the News

1. TEXSOM International Wine Awards Results!
2. Southern Living: “The Best Summer Wines for Sipping Outside, According to Southern Sommeliers”
3. Texas Fine Wine’s Wine and Cheese Pairing Guide
4. Join me (virtually) at the Texas Oncology Foundation’s Uncork to Support Event on June 10
5. Texas Fine Wine “Talk and Taste” Happy Hour June 10
6. State Fair of Texas Blog: “Six Texas Rosés to Grab While It’s Hot”

Wine & Food Foundation

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Interview: Susan Johnson of Texas Heritage Vineyard
www.texasheritagevineyard.com

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: Mother Nature! Enough with the freezing temperatures, hail and funnel clouds directly over vineyards.

Gold Star: Teenage Wasteland, the new rosé of Malbec by Reese Bolen, for her FFA Project. Way to go, Reese!

Jam out to The Cure’s song Baba O’Riley (aka Teenage Wasteland) here.

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Texas Wine In the News

1. Texas Wine Labeling: The Grape Compromise
2. Texas Wine Growers Statement on Texas Wine Labeling
3. 4R Ranch Winery’s New Tasting Room on the Square in McKinney
4. Brucie Food Truck Debuts at CL Butaud / Wine for the People Tasting Room
5. Ab Astris Chef’s Table Food & Wine Tasting. Follow Mitch and The Liquid Culture on Instgram: @the_liquid_culture
6. 10 Mile Productions Opening in Brownwood
7. Texas Wineries Shine in San Francisco Chronicle Wine Compeition
8. Houston Chronicle Article includes Reddy Vineyards “The Circle” in Listing of 10 Wines You Should Be Drinking Now
9. Forbes.com: Winter White Wines includes 2 Duchman Wines
10. Forbes.com: Duchman and Brennan are Wines of Week
11. VinePair: How Texas’s Historic Weather Will Affect Its Wine
12. WineBusiness.com: Freezing Temperatures Hit ALL of Texas, Vineyard Damage May Be Extensive
13. Texas Fine Wine Monthly Happy Hours
14. New Podcast about Viticulture in Texas: Republic of Vitis

Wine & Food Foundation

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Interview: Barbara Lecuona of Siboney Cellars
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1. Messina Hof’s New Harvest Green
2. San Antonio Current: Downtown San Antonio Wine Tasting room Re:Rooted 210 Opens This Week
3. Cheramie Wine Named to Wine Business Monthly’s Hot Brands 2020: The Wines that Defined the Year
4. Time to submit wines to TEXSOM International Wine Awards
5. New Dates for TWGGA Virtual Forum! Register now for Forum and Virtual Wine Tasting
6. Wine Searcher: Wine Wholesalers Line Winemakers’ Pockets
7. North Texas Wine Country’s Budbreak Wine Trail
8. Texas Hill Country Wineries: Tickets on sale now for February’s Wine Lover’s Celebration
9. Texas Fine Wine Monthly Virtual Wine Tasting
10. New Podcast about Viticulture in Texas: Republic of Vitis

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Feature: Winter Storm Whips Texas

Grapevine Cold Hardiness Graph by Pierre Helwi PhD and Justin Scheiner PhD of Texas A&M Viticulture and Enology

Sergio Cuadra of Fall Creek Vineyards: The impact of frigid weather on our vineyards

Dale Robertson for Houston Chronicle: How the Texas freeze will affect the state’s wineries and wine industry

Also quoted: social media posts from these Instgram accounts:
 

• Slate Mill Wine Collective: @slatemillwinecollective
   
• Chris Brundrett: @ighyetx
   
• Kerrville Hills Winery: @kerrvillehillswinery
   
• Maura & Dan Sharp: @sharpfamvines

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1. Travel & Leisure magazine: The 50 Top Places to Travel in 2021
2. Wine Industry Advisor: Rania Zayyat is one of 2021’s Most Inspiring
3. Lift Collective (formerly Wonder Women of Wine) announces Virtual Conference
4. Messina Hof Unveils Augmented Reality Wine Labels
5. Michelle Williams for WineBusinss.com: Off-Target Herbicide Drift Threatens Vineyards Across U.S.
6. Time to submit wines to TEXSOM International Wine Awards
7. Register now for TWGGA Virtual Forum
8. New Wine Bottle Sizes
9. Alcohol to Go may be here to stay
10. Texas Hill Country Wineries: Tickets on sale now for February’s Wine Lover’s Celebration

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All About Tannat
13 Facts about Tannat:

1. Tannat is one of the most tannic, robust and deeply colored wines. It has the highest polyphenols (antioxidants) of all red wines. That sounds to me like Tannat is the healthiest red wine you can drink.
2. Tannat is native to Southwest France. There’s also a bit grown in Italy. Tannat is widely grown in Uruguay. In fact, it’s the signature grape of Uruguay. Tannat from Uruguay is often more lush, with more elegant tannins than those from France.
3. In the USA, you can also find Tannat in California (especially Lodi and Paso Robles), in Virginia and several other states.
4. Tannat was recognized in the US as a wine grape for varietal bottling for the first time in 2002. Tablas Creek winery petitioned the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to recognize tannat as an approved wine grape. Tablas Creek uses it as both a blending grape and as a single varietal bottling.
5. In the vineyard, Tannat is said to be one of the easiest varieties to grow. The berries have thick skins which makes it somewhat disease resistant. The biggest challenge is that the stems are thick and cling to the berries tightly which makes de-stemming difficult.
6. In Uruguay, Tannat is commonly paired with their popular local asados, wood fired BBQs using high quality beef. Other high fat dishes are also good matches.
7. Common flavors in tannat are various black fruits like black currant and black cherry, chocolate, espresso, and smoke.
8. Tannat can benefit from age, so don’t be afraid to lay it down for awhile. Wine Folly says the drinking window is from 5–25 years.
9. Texas producers that have recently won medals for Tannat include Ab Astris, Augusta Vin, Rustic Spur, Bending Branch, Cicada Cellars, Longhorn Cellars, and of course Kerrville Hills Winery.
10. In addition to making dry red wines, Tannat can be used to produce rosé and even sparkling rose. One of my favorites is a sparkling rose of Tannat by Bending Branch.
11. Tannat can even be part of a blend. Cicada Cellars has won awards with its blend of 50% Tannat and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon blend. This is common in France. Cabernet Sauvignon is often blended with Tannat to open it up some and make it more approachable.
12. In Texas, Tannat grows in the Texas High Plains and in the Texas Hill Country. Texas Wine Lover website lists 37 different vineyards that include Tannat plantings. If you’ve stood in the William Chris Vineyards tasting room, you’ve probably seen Tannat from their Hye Estate growing right in front of you.
13. The last report on Texas vineyards (2019) reported that Tannat is the #10 red grape in terms of planted acreage. There are about 120 bearing acres of Tannat across the state, and production off those acres was about 350 tons. Tannat is showing significant growth in the state. Between 2015 and 2019, about 92 acres of new Tannat started bearing fruit.

Sources: Wine Folly Magnum Edition, Karen MacNeil’s The Wine Bible, Tablas Creek Website, winery websites, 2019 USDA Texas Wine Grape Varieties.

Interview with John Rivenburgh

John is owner and winemaker at Kerrville Hills Winery and president of Texas Hill Country Wineries.

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1. Specialist of Texas Wine Certification Class offered by The Texas Wine School
2. William Chris “Growing Wine” Video
3. VinePair Picks Perspective Cellars’ Wine Club
4. Duchman Roussanne is one of Bloomberg’s 50 Best Wines Under $50
5. Brennan Dry Rosé is one of Bloomberg’s choices for Thanksgiving
6. Texas Hill Country Wineries: Tickets on sale now for February’s Wine Lover’s Celebration
7. San Francisco Chronicle (paywall): Pandemic drinking did not save the wine industry’s slowing sales, new data shows
8. Chris Grider of Kissing Tree Winery in the news for storming US Capitol:
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2021 Predictions, Goals & Dreams for the Texas Wine Industry

Texas Fine Wine Predictions

My predictions:

1. No changes to Texas wine labeling laws.

2. Slowdown in new wineries breaking ground. Sadly, some wineries may not survive.

3. Improved winery websites and e-commerce. Please include full winemaking details, information about the vintage, and tasting notes.

4. Member benefits get creative since gatherings aren’t as large as before.

5. A new AVA for Texas?

6. Perfect weather in Texas for a stellar harvest!

Thanks to the Texas wine rockstars who contributed to this episode!

Ab Astris Winery

Bull Lion Ranch Winery

Chateau Wright

Cross Timbers Wine Trail

Sharp Family Vineyards

Triple N Ranch Winery

Wine Spectator Predictions for 2021

Texas Fine Wine VR Videos

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Episode Summary:

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1. Patrick Whitehead Named Wine Industry Leader of 2020 by Wine Business Monthly
2. Kalasi Cellars Press from Dallas Morning News “Texas Grape Growers wiwth Dallas Roots Open Fredericksburg Winery”
3. Slate Mill Wine Collective and Couple in the Kitchen Charity Wines
4. Michael McClendon Named Rising Black Voice in Wine by Wine & Spirits Magazine
5. Forbes.com article by Michelle Williams “Around the World with Texas White Wine”
6. State Fair of Texas Blue Ribbon Wine Selections / Link to purchase
7. Shelly’s Texas Wine Lover article “The State Fair of Texas Offers a Case of Blue Ribbon Texas Wine: Order Now and Create a DIY Wine Garden at Home”
8. Sorry, the “Mourvedre on the Move” article requires a subscription to Wine Enthusiast.

October is Texas Wine Month!
History:
Austin Chronicle 10/2006 “Taking A Look at Texas Wine Month”
Austin Chronicle 10/1999“Uncorking Texas” 

High Plains Journal 2002 “October is Texas Wine Month”

Fun Things to Do This Month:
1. Texas Hill Country Wineries Passport Event in the Hill Country
2. North Texas Wine Country October Wine Trail Event
3. October 21: A Toast to Texas Pecans: A Virtual Texas Pecan and Wine Tasting
4. Wine on the Dime’s YouTube Playlist of Texas Winery Visits
5. Franklin Vines mentioned Cellar Rat Tours
6. October 15: Wine & Food Foundation of Texas Event with Denise Clarke: Celebrate Texas Wine Month, Y’all!
7. Borat 2 movie trailer with cameo appearance by Sid Miller
8. October 28 & 29: Lone Star International Wine Competition Viewing
9. October 14 & 21: State Fair Blue Ribbon Virtual Tastings. Sign up at bottom of this webpage
10. October 17: Heroic Hye Wine Hunt
11. Multiple dates: Spooky Cellar Tours at Messina Hof in Bryan
12. October 30: Date Night Murder Mystery Dinner at Rising Sun Vineyard in McDade
13. October 31: Fall Feast Vintner’s Dinner @ Pedernales Cellars
14. October 31: Young Frankenstein Movie Screening at Torr Na Lochs in Burnet
15. William Chris Vineyards Artist Blend Call for Submissions
16. Ongoing: Wine Dinners & Tastings at Bryan’s on 290 in Johnson City
17. Multiple dates: Jessica Dupuy’s Instagram Live talks to celebrate her new book “The Wines of Southwest USA”
17. Don’t forget the hashtag #TexasWineMonth!!

What I’m Drinking

2019 Cheramie Wine Riesling
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Find out more about where Riesling ranks among Texas white wines in this article I wrote for Texas Wine Lover.

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