Tag: AVAs

  • The First Day of Spring Isn’t Just a Date on the Calendar

    At Burning Daylight Estate Vineyard in Texas, unseasonably warm temperatures have awakened the vines early, signaling the start of spring. Vineyard managers must quickly transition from winter pruning to precise decision pruning amidst potential rainfall and temperature fluctuations that risk new buds. Despite challenges, spring offers hope and excitement for the season ahead.

  • 2025 in Review: A Year of Growth, Momentum, and Collective Impact for Texas Wine Growers

    Blog contributed by Kelly Olson, Executive Director, Texas Wine Growers It’s amazing how quickly a year can move when you are building something meaningful together. As we looked back on 2025 during our Annual Fall Member Meeting, one theme stood out above everything else: Growth.  Texas Wine Growers showed up for Texas agriculture across the…

  • Texans Supporting Texans: Why the Future of Texas Wine Depends on Protecting Texas Agriculture

    Tate Gregory, Vineyard Manager at William Chris Vineyards and Treasurer of Texas Wine Growers, shares a frank look at why the future of Texas wine is inseparable from the future of Texas agriculture. Tate highlights the exceptional quality of Texas fruit, the growing challenge of unsold grapes, and the statewide impact when farmers cannot sell…

  • 100% Texas wines show up big at Texsom

    Blog contributed by Kelsey Kramer, Director of Education, Hill Country Wine Academy Photo credit: TEXSOM and Ahna Hubnik On Monday, February 17, Texas Wine Growers hosted the lunchtime presentation for the TEXSOM Awards judges. Around 100 professionals are invited to judge each year, or alternatively come from multiple states just to volunteer. These same taste-makers…