WINE WEDNESDAY: Pedernales Cellars 2023 Texas High Plains Trebbiano

The 2023 Trebbiano is the second vintage for Pedernales Cellars, a white wine made with fruit from Pepper Jack Vineyards in the Texas High Plains. The 2023 Trebbiano will be released in April – enjoy the 2022 while it lasts! The Pepper Jack Vineyards’ Trebbiano has...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Duchman Family Winery 2023 Vermentino

IT’S BAAACCKKK! After three years, Duchman Family Winery is offering Vermentino again in its wine lineup. One of the most well-known and iconic white wines from Texas, the Duchman Vermentino has been on many restaurant lists and always stocked on retail shelves. After...

SPOTLIGHT: PEDERNALES CELLARS

Another storied Texas Wine Country family, the Kuhlkens are among the first to plant a vineyard and open a winery in the Texas Hill Country. Some 30 years later, Pedernales Cellars is one of the top wineries in the state with a reputation for making exceptional, 100%...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Spicewood Vineyards 2020 The Independence

This Spicewood red blend got its name from owner Ron Yates who took a different path than many other naysayers who, about 10 years ago, said Texas couldn’t grow good Cabernet, Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties. “We disagreed, particularly after getting beautiful...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Bending Branch Winery 2019 Lucy’s Reserve

Talk about a match made in heaven! Bending Branch Winery and Camp Lucy have a special partnership that builds upon both companies’ dedication and commitment to exceptional hospitality and experiences.  Working together since the 2017 vintage, Bending Branch makes wine...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Pedernales Cellars 2020 GSM Mélange

Known for its Rhone varieties, Pedernales Cellars makes a GSM-style blend called Mélange, because not every vintage produces enough Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre so they might include another grape variety. However, 2020 is the real deal made of 34% Grenache, 33%...

WINE WEDNESDAY: Duchman Family Winery Progression 3

Progression is Duchman Family Winery’s flagship wine – a proprietary blend of different vintages of both Aglianico (oldest is from 2010) and Montepulicano. Released in 2023, Progression 3 has been aged over 30 months in American, Hungarian and French oak and a year in...

SPOTLIGHT: SPICEWOOD VINEYARDS

Known as the long-haired, bearded, music exec-turned-winery owner who often personally greets you in the tasting room, Ron Yates is also one of the industry’s most beloved and respected pioneers in the Texas wine industry. Spicewood Vineyards, established in 1992 and...

WINNING AT CALIFORNIA WINE COMPETITIONS

Two prestigious wine competitions have announced their winners and the Texas Fine Wine wineries brought home some of the top awards as well as Double Golds and Golds. At the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Spicewood Vineyards won Best of Class for its...

TEXAS FINE WINE COMMEMORATIVE VIDEO

Texas Fine Wine is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024. For the past 10 years, we have been committed to growing and sourcing the best fruit in the state, experimenting with new grapes and vineyard and winemaking techniques, and making exceptional wines that...

TEXAS FINE WINE CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2024

Texas Fine Wine, a group of four exceptional wineries that organized in 2014 to promote its wines and wineries collectively, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in style! Texas Fine Wine will host the second annual Retrospective and Perspective tasting on Saturday,...

NEW YEAR, NEW WINES

Welcome to 2024! We hope you enjoyed the holidays and brought in the new year with family, friends and fabulous Texas wines. Speaking of fabulous Texas wines, here is a sneak peek at some new wines coming from the Texas Fine Wine group in 2024. Bending Branch Winery...

2023 YEAR IN REVIEW

Heading into the new year, it’s always fun to look back and reflect on the year – including the good, the bad and the ugly. Thankfully, we had a lot more good than bad and ugly. Here’s a quick snapshot of 2023 and highlights from the Texas Fine Wine wineries. The Good...

SHINING BRIGHT AT RECENT WINE COMPETITIONS

Awards season is in full swing and Texas Fine Wine is excited to announce its wineries are bringing home gold medals and other top honors. Big shout-out to Pedernales Cellars that won “Best of Herd Texas Winery” with a Double Gold for its 2020 Valhalla and five Gold...