This Is Texas Wine

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Featured Interview

Janet and Mark Miertschin of Portree Cellars

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Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HERE

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Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

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Vintage2: Contact Tim at weinheimergroup.com for more information about enhancing your winery’s AI visibility.  

Bending Branch Winery: Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs.  

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Featured Interview  

Blake DeBerry and Colby O’Brien of Torr Na Lochs  

Wine Folly Regional Guide for the Texas Hill Country  

Wine4.me Wine Selector Tool

Blake & Colby recently appeared on Kristi Mayfield’s Everyday Sommelier Podcast and described their sparkling wine process in detail. Listen to the podcast HERE on Apple Podcasts or HERE on Spotify.  

Find Kristi’s reel showing the TNL sparkling wine setup on her Instagram: @kristi_sipsocietycollective. Date: Nov 18 2025

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Rockbox Theater’s New Wine List

Calais Winery’s Invitation to James Sucking’s Great Wines of the World event

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Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!  Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out his music out on Spotify HERE

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Connect with the Podcast:

Facebook: @texaswinepod

Instagram: @texaswinepod

Email: [email protected]

Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

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Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!

Thanks to our sponsors:

Vintage2: Contact Tim at weinheimergroup.com for more information about enhancing your winery’s AI visibility.

Bending Branch Winery: Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs.

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Special Thanks

Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check him out on Spotify HERE

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Connect with the Podcast:
 

Facebook: @texaswinepod
 

Instagram: @texaswinepod
 

Email: [email protected]
 

Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

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Thanks to our sponsor Bending Branch Winery. Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs!

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1. D Magazine: Crowson Wines Featured at Fond Restaurant
2. Introducing the Texas Fine Wine Club Share
3. CultureMap San Antonio: New Owners for 290 Wine Castle
4. Tate Gregory Promoted to Director of Viticulture at William Chris Wine Company
5. Texas Wine Growers Event on March 1 in Fredericksburg! Use code WINESHELLY for a discount! TICKETS
6. Rootstock on March 28 in Waco! Use code SHELLY for a discount! TICKETS
7. Texas Wine Auction on May 1–2 in Johnson City! Early Bird Tickets available through February 19 with code DRINKTX. TICKETS
8. Drink North Texas on May 30 in Dallas. Early Bird Tickets available through April 30! TICKETS

Featured Interview
 

Krista and Scott Hartman
 

Red River Wines and Provisions

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Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!
 

Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check him out on Spotify HERE

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Connect with the Podcast:
 

Facebook: @texaswinepod
 

Instagram: @texaswinepod
 

Email: [email protected]
 

Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

Help the Show:
 

Subscribe to the newsletter.
 

Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!
 

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Thanks to our sponsor Bending Branch Winery. Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs!

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1. Texas Hill Country Wine Industry Awards
2. 2025 Winners from TopTexasWines.com
3. Texas Results from San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
4. William Chris Vineyards’ Enchante makes Decanter List of Top 50 Wines in the US for 2025- paywall
5. New Tasting Rooms for Jaclynn Renee Wines (Wimberly) and Nobleman Wines (Glen Rose)

Hill Country Wine Symposium Closing Panel
 

Panelists:
 

Ron Yates, Ron Yates Wines and Spicewood Vineyards
 

Katy Jane Seaton, Farmhouse Vineyards
 

Jennifer Beckmann, Rerooted 210
 

Chris Brundrett, William Chris Wine Co.
 

Roxanne Meyers, Lost Oak Winery
 

John Rivenburgh, Kerrville Hills Winery

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Special Thanks

Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!
 

Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check him out on Spotify HERE

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Connect with the Podcast:
 

Facebook: @texaswinepod
 

Instagram: @texaswinepod
 

Email: [email protected]
 

Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

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Subscribe to the newsletter.
 

Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!
 

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Mentioned in Top Texas Wine Stories of 2025

1. This and more from JamesSuckling.com: “Bursting Out in All Directions: Texas 2025 Tasting Report”
2. Texas wine in Decanter
3. WineFolly guide to the Texas Hill Country
4. Top 100 Wines and Texas wine coverage by Jonathan Cristaldi
5. Texas Monthly Coverage including Paula Forbes for Texas Monthly: “Texas wine is better than ever. Why is it so hard to find?” 
6. Calais Winery #38 on JamesSuckling’s Top 100 Wines of the USA 2025 List
7. Wine Business Monthly: “William Chris Vineyards Named Among the World’s 50 Best Vineyards – The First and Only Texas Winery on the List”
8. Texas Winery Competition Results on TxWineLover.com
9. TopTexasWines.com
10. Texas Oak Aging Program at Bending Branch Winery
11. The Get Together from Ron Yates: Premium Boxed Wine from Texas
12. New Sparkling Wine Production Facility at Invention Vineyards
13. Elisa Jones of Elisa Christopher Wines on Another Bottle Down Podcast
14. Wine America’s Economic Impact Study 2025
15. Tate Gregory’s Blog Post for Texas Wine Growers
16. Texas High Plains Journal: “Texas vineyards report high quality wine grapes.”

2025 Texas Wine Pod Awards

Best Winery Marketing Effort: Triple N Ranch and Winery’s Longhorn Sculpture

Best New Event in North Texas: Drink North Texas by North Texas Wine Country

Best New Event in Hill Country - part one: Friesen Cab Franc-Off

Best New Event in Hill Country - part two: Walk Around Tasting by Rhone Rangers

Best Use of Technology in Texas Wine: Wine Style Selector Tool by VineSleuth / Wine4.me for Texas Hill Country Wineries

Best Response to a Tragedy: Rose to Rebuild by Texas Hill Country Wineries and Horseshoe Bay Resort

Best New Approach to Get Texas Wines on a Wine List: Texas Wine Growers’ Best of Texas Wine List

My Favorite Texas Wine of 2025: Carter Creek Winery’s 2024 Plateau White, Texas High Plains

Best News in Texas Wine Distribution: Wine For the People Label

Best Way to Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas: Farmhouse Vineyards’ Wine Advent Calendar

Best Wine Substack Article: “No Prize for the Bedpan” by Regan Meador on Letters from Southold

Best Instagram Reel: The Austin Winery’s reel with Woven Places

Best New Wine Podcast: The Wine Lab by Dr Andreea Botezatu

Best Texas Wine News in the Rio Grande Valley: RGVino Wine Bar Opening

Best New Wine Club Model: Wine Atlas Collective

Best New Viticultural Project: One Block Challenge from Regenerative Viticulture Foundation

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Special Thanks

Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!
 

Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check him out on Spotify HERE

Mentioned in this Episode

Connect with the Podcast:  

Facebook: @texaswinepod  

Instagram: @texaswinepod  

Email: [email protected]  

Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

Help the Show:  

Subscribe to the newsletter.  

Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!  

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Texas Wine In the News

1. JamesSuckling.com: “Bursting Out in All Directions: Texas 2025 Tasting Report”
2. Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition Results from Texas Wine Lover
3. Houston Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition Rules & Procedures Handbook
4. 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Vine 2 Wine International Wine Competition Results from Texas Wine Lover
5. Wine Business Monthly: “William Chris Vineyards Named Among the World’s 50 Best Vineyards – The First and Only Texas Winery on the List”
6. The World’s 50 Best Vineyards: William Chris Vineyards
7. Paula Forbes for Texas Monthly: “Texas wine is better than ever. Why is it so hard to find?”
8. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page

Interview with Rarig Ross of Ferris & Fletch Wine Co.

Ferris & Fletch Wine Co.

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Special Thanks

Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!
Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check him out on Spotify HERE

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Connect with the Podcast:
 

Facebook: @texaswinepod
 

Instagram: @texaswinepod
 

Email: [email protected]
 

Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

Help the Show:
 

Subscribe to the newsletter.
 

Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!
 

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Texas Wine In the News

1. Hill Country Real Estate Development with Vineyards
2. The Crush Pad by Veesart Cellars
3. Station & Vine Wine Bar Coming Soon in Fort Worth
4. Michelin Starred Isidore in San Antonio Features Texas Wines
5. Chef Dominique Crenn Partners with Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country
6. Cabernet Grill is a Trip Advisor Best Date Night Restaurant
7. Tyler’s Heritage East Receives Wine Spectator’s 2025 Award of Excellence and Features Texas Wines
8. Texas Fine Wine Holiday Bundle and Soiree at Bending Branch Winery: TICKETS
9. GO TEXAN Explores - Texas Wine: On Spotify
10. GO TEXAN Explores - Texas Wine: On Apple Podcasts
11. Gainesville Wine and Country Festival in North Texas on November 22
12. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page

Interview with Melissa Whatley of Whatley Wines

Whatley Wines

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Special Thanks

Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!
Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check him out on Spotify HERE

Wine & Food Foundation

I’m so happy to be part of the community of wine and food lovers at The Wine & Food Foundation! Get more information about upcoming events, wine education classes, and membership options here.

Mentioned in this Episode

Connect with the Podcast:
 

Facebook: @texaswinepod
 

Instagram: @texaswinepod
 

Email: [email protected]
 

Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

Help the Show:
 

Subscribe to the newsletter.
 

Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!
 

Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

Texas Wine In the News

1. Hill Country Winery Getaways by John Griffin
2. Killer Vintage: A West Texas Wine Thriller by Eric Sanchez
3. VinePair asked 13 Wine Pros: What’s the Most Underrated American Wine Region?
4. Texas Fine Wine Holiday Bundle and Soiree at Bending Branch Winery: TICKETS
5. GO TEXAN Explores - Texas Wine: On Spotify
6. GO TEXAN Explores - Texas Wine: On Apple Podcasts
7. North Texas Wine Country Passport Event Happening Now! TICKETS and INFO
8. Texas Hill Country Wineries Passport Event Happening Now! TICKETS and INFO
9. Texas Wine Jam by Vinovium on November 1 in Johnson City TICKETS and INFO . Use code TWJLove10 for 10% off.
10. Gainesville Wine and Country Festival in North Texas on November 22
11. Join me at Fredericksburg Food and Wine Festival starting October 21 in Fredericksburg!
12. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page

Interview with JeriLynne Clifford, The Hill Country Bon Vivant
 

Hill Country Bon Vivant
 

Order The Vineyard Table HERE

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Ross and Mariana Burtwell of Cabernet Grill win the Doc McPherson Award

Special Thanks

Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!
 

Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check him out on Spotify HERE

Wine & Food Foundation

I’m so happy to be part of the community of wine and food lovers at The Wine & Food Foundation! Get more information about upcoming events, wine education classes, and membership options here.

Mentioned in this Episode

Connect with the Podcast:
 

Facebook: @texaswinepod
 

Instagram: @texaswinepod
 

Email: [email protected]
 

Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com

Help the Show:
 

Subscribe to the newsletter.
 

Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!
 

Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!

Texas Wine In the News

1. GO TEXAN Explores - Texas Wine: On Spotify
2. GO TEXAN Explores - Texas Wine: On Apple Podcasts
3. Paula Forbes for Texas Monthly: “Texas Wine Is Growing Up”
4. Texas Monthly / Uncork Texas Wines 2025 Vintners Cup RESULTS
5. Buy a mixed case of the 2025 Vintners Cup Winners HERE
6. Triple N Ranch and Winery’s Wine and Music Festival / Longhorn Sculpture Homecoming TICKETS
7. Calais Winery #38 on James Suckling’s list of Top 100 US Wines in 2025
8. Jonathan Cristaldi for Decanter: “Discover why Texas Wine is Poised for Prime Time”
9. William Chris Vineyards Makes VinePair’s list of The 20 Best Merlots for 2025
10. Results from Texas Hill Country Wineries Rose to Rebuild
11. Ron Yates Wines’ The Get Together boxed wines makes ATX Monthly’s Best of Dining and Nightlife list, named best affordable libation.
12. Julie Kuhlken of Pedernales Cellars interviewed by Jessica Dupuy on Italian Wine Podcast
13. Texas Wine Growers presents Best of Texas Wine List
14. North Texas Wine Country Passport Event Happening Now! TICKETS and INFO
15. Texas Hill Country Wineries Passport Event Happening Now! TICKETS and INFO
16. Texas Wine Jam by Vinovium on November 1 in Johnson City TICKETS and INFO . Use code TWJLove10 for 10% off.
17. Gainesville Wine and Country Festival in North Texas on November 22
18. Join me at Fredericksburg Food and Wine Festival starting October 21 in Fredericksburg!
19. Wineries, claim your listing and consider membership at Texas Wine Lover - Signup Page

Interview with Amy Gross
 

Wine4.me
 

Texas Hill Country Wineries Wine Style Selector Tool
 

Women for WineSense
 

San Antonio CultureMap: “Bumble for Texas Grapes”

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Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!
 

Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!

Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too!

Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check him out on Spotify HERE

Wine & Food Foundation

I’m so happy to be part of the community of wine and food lovers at The Wine & Food Foundation! Get more information about upcoming events, wine education classes, and membership options here.