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Texas Wine In the News

1. Wine America’s New Statistics on the Texas Wine Industry
2. Dr Justin Scheiner to Receive the 2025 ASEV Extension Distinction Award
3. Dr Julie Kuhlken awarded Austin Woman’s Woman’s Way Business Award
4. Dr Colleen Myles for Forbes.com: “Exploring The ‘Gem’ Of Far West Texas, Dell Valley Vineyards”
5. Amy Beth Wright for Wine Enthusiast: “Is Your Local Wine Actually Local? It’s not so simple.”
6. Kate Dingwall for Wine Enthusiast: “One of the Wine World’s Most Divisive Topics? Commercial vs. Native Yeast”
7. June 24 Texas Wine Growers Industry Seminar and Consumer Tasting in Mansfield (North Texas)
8. Drink North Texas on May 31 in Dallas
9. Toast of Texas 2025 is on June 8 in Austin! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.
10. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page
11. Enter to be considered for the Texas Monthly / Texas Department of Agriculture’s 2025 Texas Vintners Cup
12. Farm Winery Permit legislation

Interview with Doug Lewis of Lewis Wines

Lewis Wines

Demerit and Gold Star

Gold Star:

Innovative events to drive traffic. From mahjong to music series and more! Keep up the creative outreach to find new customers.

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Texas Wine In the News

1. James Bickerton for Newsweek: “Texas Wine is Soaring in Popularity”
2. Tom R Capo for Wine Enthusiast: “As Texas Wine Explodes, These Are the 7 Grapes to Watch”
3. Amy Beth Wright for Wine Enthusiast: “Is Local Wood the Key to Terroir? Some American Winemakers Say ‘Yes’”
4. Texas Hill Country Wineries presents Barrels and Bites
5. Garden Fete by Texas Wine Growers and Texas Mariculture Oyster Association in San Antonio on May 10
6. Sage’s Vintage Symposium May 20 in Nacogdoches! Register Here
7. Drink North Texas on May 31 in Dallas
8. Toast of Texas 2025 is on June 8! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.
9. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page
10. Enter Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
11. Enter TWGGA’s Lone Star International Wine Competition
12. Enter to be considered for the Texas Monthly / Texas Department of Agriculture’s 2025 Texas Vintners Cup

Interview with Remi and Tate Gregory of The Burg Wine Company

The Burg Wine Company

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Gold Star: Edge of the Lake Vineyard for hosting a Texas Wine Specialist course for North Texas wineries. Cheers to Texas wine education!

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Texas Wine In the News

1. Fall Creek Vineyards Sold to Sergio Cuadra: LINK
2. Watch/Read Farm Winery Permit Hearing HERE
3. Kelly Magyarics for SevenFifty Daily: What to Know About 6 Newly Proposed AVAs
4. Introducing Buli Limestone: LINK to Texas Wine Lover website
5. Drink North Texas Wine Festival on May 31 in Dallas
6. Sage’s Vintage Symposium May 20 in Nacogdoches! Register Here
7. Texas Wine Auction 2025
8. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page
9. Toast of Texas 2025 is on June 8! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.

Interview with Brian Heath of Heath Family Brands

Heath Family Brands

Demerit and Gold Star

Gold Star: Letters from Southold Substack from Reagan Meador, winemaker formerly of Texas, now residing in Bordeaux

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Texas Wine In the News

1. JamesSuckling.com: Texas 2025 Tasting Report: A Declaration of Wine Independence
2. New Owners of Noblemen Wines: Copper Rose Wine. Follow them on Instagram at @copperrosewine
3. Drink Texas Wine HERE: ACE Wine Room in Bandera
4. Drink Texas Wine HERE: RGVino in Hidalgo
5. Drink North Texas Wine Festival on May 31 in Dallas
6. 2025 TEXSOM Awards Results
7. Jillian Dara for Forbes: 10 American Rieslings To Know, From New York To Napa Valley
8. Watch Sage’s Vintage social media for signups for the May 20 Sage’s Symposium in Nacogdoches! @sagesvintage
9. Rootstock 2025 is on April 6! Featuring wines from Spain! LINK for tickets. Use code SHELLY for 10% off!
10. Texas Wine Auction 2025
11. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page
12. Toast of Texas 2025 is on June 8! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.
13. Rhone Rangers Visit Texas! LINK for tickets to the consumer event on April 6 at 12:30 PM in Hye at William Chris Vineyards.
14. Rhone Rangers winemaker panel and tasting on April 6 at 10 AM at Halter Ranch in Fredericksburg TICKETS
15. Rhone Rangers Trade and Media Day is in Austin at Wanderlust on Shady Lane on April 8. LINK

Interview with Dr. Akhil Reddy of Reddy Vineyards

Reddy Vineyards

Reddy Wines and House of Reddy tasting room

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Wine & Food Foundation

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Texas Wine In the News

1. TWGGA Award Recipients
2. Texas Wine Auction 2025
3. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page
4. Rootstock 2025 is on April 6! Featuring wines from Spain! LINK for tickets. Use code SHELLY for 10% off!
5. Toast of Texas 2025 is on June 8! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.
6. Rhone Rangers Visit Texas! LINK for tickets to the consumer event on April 6 at 12:30 PM in Hye at William Chris Vineyards.
7. Rhone Rangers winemaker panel and tasting on April 6 at 10 AM at Halter Ranch in Fredericksburg TICKETS
8. Rhone Rangers Trade and Media Day is in Austin at Wanderlust on Shady Lane on April 8. LINK
9. Learn more about the Rhone Rangers HERE
10. Larry Schaffer of Tercero Wines is president of the board of directors of the Rhone Rangers.

Interview with Dr. Bob Young of Bending Branch Winery

Bending Branch Winery

Tickets for June 7 tasting event in Comfort

Demerit and Gold Star

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Wine & Food Foundation

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Mentioned in this Episode

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Texas Wine In the News

1. William Chris Wine Company Announces Strategic Shift as Lost Draw Wines Embarks on Its Next Chapter
2. Amy Beth Wright for SevenFifty Daily: The Science of Old Vines
3. Texas Hill Country Wineries Joins as Founding Member of The Global Artisan Vintners Alliance
4. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page
5. Texas Wine School: Specialist in Texas Wine - Levels I and II
6. Rootstock 2025 is on April 6! Featuring wines from Spain! LINK for tickets. Use code SHELLY for 10% off!
7. Toast of Texas 2025 is on June 8! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.
8. Rhone Rangers Visit Texas! LINK for tickets to the consumer event on April 6 in Hye at William Chris Vineyards.
9. Rhone Rangers Trade and Media Day is in Austin on April 8. LINK

Interview with Jackie van Sant Downes

Driftwood Estate Winery

Jaclynn Renee Wines

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Texas Wine In the News

1. Llano Estacado Winery Sells to New Investor Group
2. Bending Branch Winery Named Hot Brand of 2024 by Wine Business Monthly
3. TAMU Wine Science and Viticulture Certificate Program
4. Texas Wine School: Specialist in Texas Wine - Levels I and II
5. Awards from Recent Hill Country Wine Symposium for Kim McPherson, Kelsey Kramer and John Rivenburgh
6. Wine Business Monthly: US Winery Count Declines Slightly (But Texas is up!)
7. Forbes.com: The Best White Wines According to San Francisco International Wine Competition
8. Forbes.com: The Best Bordeaux Blends from the San Francisco International Wine Competition
9. Singing Water Vineyards wins big with $90+ Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander Valley - LINK
10. Rootstock 2025 is on April 6! Featuring wines from Spain! LINK for tickets. Use code SHELLY for 10% off!
11. Toast of Texas 2025 is on June 8! Visit Wine & Food Foundation for ticket and membership information.
12. Rhone Rangers Visit Texas! LINK for tickets to the consumer event on April 6 in Hye at William Chris Vineyards.
13. Rhone Rangers Trade and Media Day is in Austin on April 8. LINK

Interview with Bryan Chagoly

TopTexasWines.com

Texas Wine Growers

Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association

Sandy Road Vineyards

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Wine & Food Foundation

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Texas Wine In the News

1. James Suckling Report
2. Cristaldi & Co Report
3. Houston Rodeo’s Wine Competition Results
4. Amy Beth Wright for Wine Enthusiast: “In Texoma AVA, a Spirit of Experimentation Drives Growth”
5. HEB’s Dan Schuette Receives the Clinton ‘Doc’ McPherson Award
6. Roger Morris for The Drinks Business:“What Does the Future Hold for Texas Wine?”
7. Stagecoach Wine Trail - January Trail Event!
8. The Chalk Report: Profile of Fearing’s Sommelier Paul Botamer

Interview with Valerie Elkins

William Chris Wine Company

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Texas Wine Growers

Grafted

Gold Star

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Wine & Food Foundation

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