BENDING BRANCH WINERY
BENDING BRANCH WINERY
Bending Branch Winery is the Tannat House of Texas. It is known for its intense wines – from the high acidity in Picpoul Blanc to the bold tannins in Tannat. The winery was co-founded in 2009 by Winemaker Bob Young, M.D., MPH, and his wife Brenda. Bending Branch uses innovative winemaking processes such as Cryo-Maceration and Flash Détente to improve the color, structure and flavor of red wines.
BENDING BRANCH WINERY WALKTHROUGH
Take a walkthrough of Bending Branch Winery to see the tasting room, outdoor areas and production facilities.
Bending Branch Winery just won its second coveted saddle in 2018. This one for Top Texas Winery from this year’s Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition.
Robert W. Young, MD, is the owner-winemaker at Bending Branch Winery who completed the Winemaker Certification Program at the University of California-Davis. Bob’s philosophy combines the old school art of winemaking with the latest science and technology to make what he calls “Next World Wines.”
PRIMARY VARIETIES
- Picpoul Blanc
- Viognier
- Roussanne
- Tannat
- Tempranillo
- Petite Sirah
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Malbec
- Mourvèdre
- Sagrantino
- Souzão
RECENT AWARDS
- Double Gold 2019 Tannat, Tallent Vineyards at 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
- Silver 2021 Petit Manseng, Friesen Vineyards at 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Tannat, Newsom Vineyards at 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
- Double Gold 2019 Estate Tannat, Lost Pirogue Vineyard at 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
- Gold 2019 Texas Tempranillo at 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
- Gold 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Ice Wine, Y Knot Vineyard at 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Texas Cabernet Sauvignon at 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Newsom Vineyards at 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
- Silver 2018 Petite Sirah Reserve, Newsom Vineyards at 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Mourvèdre, Desert Willow Vineyards at 2022 San Francisco International Wine Competition
- Double Gold/Reserve Class Champion/Texas Class at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Champion 2019 Texas Cabernet Sauvignon at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Gold/Reserve Class Champion/Reserve Texas Class Champion 2019 Tannat, Tallent Vineyards at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Gold/Reserve Class Champion/Reserve Texas Class Champion 2019 Tempranillo, Newsom Vineyards at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Gold 2019 Tannat, Newsom Vineyards at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Gold 2020 Texas Tannat at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Silver/Texas Class Champion2021 Petit Manseng, Friesen Vineyard at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Newsom Vineyards at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Anniversary Blend, Texas High Plains at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Malbec, Texas High Plains at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Sagrantino, Texas High Plains at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Texas Tempranillo at 2023 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- Double Gold/Top of Class 2019 Mourvèdre, Desert Willow Vineyards at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Double Gold/Top of Class 2019 Tannat, Tallent Vineyards at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Gold/Texas Class Champion 2020 Texas Tannat at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Gold 2019 Anniversary Blend, Texas High Plains at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Gold 2019 Texas Cabernet Sauvignon at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Silver/Texas Class Champion 2021 Picpoul Blanc, Texas High Plains at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Silver Branch Texas Red at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Newsom Vineyards at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Sagrantino, Texas High Plains at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Tannat, Newsom Vineyards at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Silver 2019 Texas Tempranillo at 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- Best of Herd Texas Winery – 2021 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Newsom Vineyards – Gold at 2021 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition and Gold/Best in Class Cabernet Sauvignon at 2020 Lone Star International Wine Competition
- 2017 Petite Sirah, Newsom Vineyards – Double Gold at 2021 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- 2017 Tempranillo, Newsom Vineyards – Top of Class/Gold at 2021 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- 2017 Malbec, Newsom Vineyards – Gold at 2021 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- 2017 Tannat CM, Tallent Vineyards – Gold at 2021 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- 2019 Estate Picpoul Blanc – Silver at 2020 Lone Star International Wine Competition
- 2017 Double Barrel Tannat, Texas – Silver at 2020 Lone Star International Wine Competition
- 2017 Tannat, Newsom Vineyards – Silver at 2020 Lone Star International Wine Competition
- 2018 Texas Tannat – Silver at 2020 Lone Star International Wine Competition
- 2016 Tannat, Tallent Vineyards — Double Gold, Texas Class Champion, 2020 Houston Rodeo Uncorked!
- 2017 Texas Tannat — Gold, 2019 San Francisco International Wine Competition
- 2018 Estate Picpoul Blanc — Gold, 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Compeition
- 2018 Tannat Rosé, Tallent Vineyards – Grand Champion, 2020 Texas Sustainable Winegrowing Competition; Best in Show, 2019 Great American International Wine Competition
- 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Newsom Vineyards – Gold, 2019 Great American International Wine Competition
- 2015 Sagrantino, Tracy Hills Vineyard – Double Gold/Class Champion – 2019 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- 2015 Texas Tannat – Gold/Class Champion/Texas Class Champion – 2019 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- 2015 Tempranillo, Newsom Vineyards – Gold, 2019 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition; Gold, 2019 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition
- 2015 Petite Sirah, Newsom Vineyards – Double Gold, 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition; Gold – 2019 Texas International Wine Competition
- 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Newsom Vineyards – Gold, 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition; Best of Class Cabernet Sauvignon – 2019 Texas International Wine Competition
- 2015 Malbec, Newsom Vineyards – Gold, 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition; Gold/Texas Class Champion, 2019 Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition
- 2014 Estate Souzão, Bending Branch Estate Vineyard – Selected for “Best Wines I Tasted in 2017” by Elin McCoy, Bloomberg wine columnist
- NV Branch Texas Red – Double Gold, Reserve and Texas Class Champion, 2018 Houston Rodeo Uncorked!
- 2014 Tempranillo, Newsom Vineyards – Double Gold and Top Texas Red, 2018 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo; Double Gold,
- 2017 Texas International Wine Competition; Silver, 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition; and Silver and Texas Class Champion, 2018 Houston Rodeo Uncorked!
- 2012 Tempranillo, Newsom Vineyards – Bronze, 2018 TEXSOM International Wine Awards
- 2014 Texas Tannat – Bronze, 2018 TEXSOM International Wine Awards; Double Gold, 2017 Texas International Wine Competition
- 2013 Estate Tannat (CM), Bending Branch Estate Vineyard – Silver, 2018 Houston Rodeo Uncorked!
- 2014 Mourvèdre, Reddy Vineyards – Silver, 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition; Silver, 2018 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo; and Silver, 2017 Texas International Wine Competition; and Silver, 2018 Houston Rodeo Uncorked!
- 2015 Comfortage, Hoover Valley Vineyard – Silver, 2018 Houston Rodeo Uncorked!
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HOURS
Monday to Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 11-5
Friday-Saturday: 11-6
Sunday: 12-5