• Blog contributed by Zinn Brown, Tasting Room Manager, William Chris Vineyards and Proud Advocate Member of Texas Wine Growers As a seasoned wine professional and an Advocate Member of Texas Wine Growers, I’ve had the privilege of watching the Texas wine industry evolve into a thriving community of passionate growers, innovative winemakers, and devoted consumers.

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  • What is a Tasting Room?

    Blog contributed by Kristen Nelson, Co-owner and General Manager of Ab Astris Winery, Member of Texas Wine Growers One question that frequently comes up in the tasting room is, “Where do you get your grapes from?” While I am not here to write a piece about truth in labeling, I do think an important distinction

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  • Blog contributed by Valerie Elkins, Executive Director of Texas Wine Growers, Co-Founder of Texas Wine Auction, Co-Founder of Grafted and Managing Director of William Chris Wine Company It’s funny how a year can go by so quickly! I am sure we all say things like that from time to time, right? Where did the time

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  • Blog contributed by Tate Gregory, William Chris Wine Company and current Board Member Texas Wine Growers As we settle into the (exceedingly warm so far) Fall here in Texas, growers and winemakers are taking a step back to recuperate following another vintage. Yes, there are tasks to do: bottling and topping in the winery, spreading

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  • Blog contributed by Blake DeBerry, Torr Na Lochs Vineyard & Winery; Past President and current Board Member Texas Wine Growers; Vice President Texas Hill Country Wineries Association As Fall is upon us everyone in Texas is waiting for that first fresh cool day to get out and about.  For those Texans who love wine nothing

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  • Dallas Wine Chick

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  • Blog contributed by Colleen C. Myles, Ph.D. Professor Texas State University What is sustainability? What is sustainability in wine? What is sustainability in Texas wine? These are the questions a small but dedicated group of Texas wine growers and winemakers have been asking for over a year now (and indeed man of them much longer,

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  • Blog contributed by Bryan Chagoly, Sandy Road Vineyards Howdy y’all! My name is Bryan Chagoly, and my family grows award-winning 100% Texas wine at Sandy Road Vineyards in the Texas Hill Country near Hye, Texas. If you have never been out to the Texas Hill Country to experience Texas wine and Texas hospitality, then I

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  • Blog contributed by John Rivenburgh, Rivenburgh Wines Hi, I’m John Rivenburgh. I am the President of Texas Wine Growers and I’ve been a wine grape grower, and a winemaker for almost 2 decades in Texas and a firm believer in 100% Texas wine production.  I have seen this industry grow and evolve into the strong

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