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1. Texas Monthly and Uncork Texas Wine present 2021 Texas Vintners Cup (PDF)

WINNERS:
Fall Creek Vineyards 2019 Chardonnay from Certenberg Vineyards
Kerrville Hills Winery 2019 Semillon
Lewis Wines 2020 Swim Spot
McPherson Cellars 2020 The Queen Viognier
Wedding Oak Winery 2019 Roussanne
Slate Theory 2020 Cinsault Rose
Bending Branch Winery’s 2017 Tannat from Newsom Vineyards
Lost Draw Cellars 2019 Sangiovese from Alta Loma Vineyards
McPherson Cellars 2019 Carignan
Texas Heritage Vineyards 2018 Souzao
Triple N Ranch 2019 Malbec
Vinovium 2016 Sketch Tempranillo Blend

1. Texas Hill Country Wineries October Passport Event
2. North Texas Wine Country October Passport Event
3. Additional Texas wine month events at www.uncorktexaswines.com
4. Eater Austin: Welcome to Texas Wine Country
5. FOR SALE: 14 acre property on 290
6. FOR SALE: Profitable Texas winery with multiple locations
7. FOR SALE: Andy Timmons’ home and estate vineyard in Lubbock County
8. Chron.com: “A Harry Potter-themed California winery is coming to the Texas Hill Country”
9. Washington Post: Napa wines needn’t be the benchmark. Let’s appreciate what other regions do well, too.

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Interview: Jennifer McInnis Fadel, GM of Bending Branch Winery

Bending Branch website
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Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit:
The wine “12” that masquerades as a wine affiliated with Texas A&M but is actually a Spanish Rioja!

Gold Star:
William Chris Vineyards’ Honorable Mention in the Wine Spectator’s 2021 Video Contest: Growing Wine

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1. USA Today’s 10Best Winners: Texas Hill Country wine region, Cabernet Grill, Cottonwood Wine Tours
2. New Vineyard and Hops Yard at Palo Alto College in San Antonio
3. Jessica Dupuy on Forbes.com: Wine & Dine Road Trip to San Antonio
4. Dr. Russell Kane’s Specialist of Texas Wine Course Annoucement
5. Texas Fine Wine Sunset Wine & Dinner Cruise:
6. Kuhlman Cellars’ Segments on Austin’s Fox News 7

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Interview: Susan Auler of Fall Creek Vineyards

Fall Creek Vineyards website

A Wine Tour of France by Frederick S. Wildman Jr

21-Day Itinerary for a Driving Tour of France - Map from book

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: Writers who don’t use current statistics. Wine writers who can’t hide their indifference towards Texas wine. Editors and publications that don’t fact-check.

Gold Stars:
 

Rania Zayyat is a Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 Tastemaker of 2021!

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1. Brazos Valley Wineries Struggle with Heavy Rain
2. New Flash Détente Unit at Kerrville Hills Winery
3. FOR SALE: Red Wing Dove Winery and Vineyard
4. Jessica Dupuy and Chris Hughes for Austin Monthly: Texas Wine Trails: Best places to sip, sleep and dine
5. H-E-B Celebrates Texfest with 10% off Texas wine August 11–24
6. San Antonio Express News: Peek inside Regan and Carey Meador’s beautiful home at Southold Farm + Cellars

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Interview: Ernie Loeffler of Fredericksburg’s Convention & Visitors Bureau

Visit the Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: I handled it.

Gold Stars:
Wildfire Restaurant in Georgetown

Cabernet Grill in Fredericksburg

Educational Segment: Picpoul Blanc

Sophia MacDonald for SevenFiftyDaily: Complex Picpoul has Arrived

Texas Picpoul Blanc Mentioned:

Bending Branch Estate Picpoul blanc and Bourbon Barrel Aged Picpoul blanc
McPherson Picpoul blanc Texas High Plains
USDA Grape Variety Report
Perissos Vineyard Kubacak Vineyard Picpoul blanc
Ab Astris Picpoul blanc and Stello white blend: new wines coming soon!
The Austin Winery Picpoul Pet-Nât, a multi-vintage ripasso style wine
Southold Farm + Cellar Fortified Skin Contact Picpoul blancl

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1. Texas vineyards looking to overcome weather, pandemic-related setbacks
2. 2021: A Collector’s Item for Texas Wine Drinkers
3. Enter wines in TWGGA’s Lone Star International Wine Competition
4. Visit Lubbock’s Wine-Filled Weekend Itinerary
5. Jester King, one of best breweries in Texas, now making wine and cider

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Interview: Rae Wilson of Wine for the People

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Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: Central Market North Dallas for having 5x more sake (and much more prominent placement) than Texas wine!

Gold Stars:
 

Texas wineries that prioritize wine education by providing guided tastings rather than a handout with wine descriptions.

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1. Texas Winemakers Docuseries! WATCH HERE
2. Amy Beth Wright for Wine Enthusiast:We Are Not Constrained by Tradition: The Budding Wine Scene in Fredericksburg, Texas
3. Dale Robertson of the Houston Chronicle: List of Recent Articles
4. Wine Spectator Grand Award Winners
5. William Chris Wine Company Purchases Hoover Valley Vineyard: PRESS RELEASE
6. Walker County vineyards rebound after losing crop after historic winter storm

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Interview: Ron Yates of Spicewood Vineyards and Ron Yates Wines

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Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: Hill Country restaurants that don’t have any Texas wine on the wine list!

Gold Star: Hill & Vine in Fredericksburg!

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1. Department of Agriculture 2020 Report on Texas Grape Varieties
2. Shelly’s Article on 2015–2019 Grape Variety Reports for Texas Wine Lover:Texas Grapevines by the Numbers: What’s Trending Up, What’s Trending Down, and What It Means for Texas Wine
3. Robert Clay Vineyards Auction for Touriga Nacional: More Information Here
4. Perspective Cellars welcomes a new owner
5. Texas Wine Growers Video of Chris Brundrett talking about proposing a new AVA for Texas
6. TTB’s AVA Manual for Petitioners
7. Listen to Fredericksburg Texas Podcast HERE

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Interview: Michael McClendon, Partner and Winemaker at Sage’s Vintage Custom Crush Winery

Sage’s Vintage on Instagram
Sage’s Vintage on Facebook

Movie discussed by Michael and Shelly on Amazon Prime Video: Our Blood is Wine

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: none this time!

Gold Stars: Tasting room and winery staff!

Welcome Jackie Mancuso, vineyard manager at Southold Farm + Cellars. And 3 cheers to the kitchen for that awesome tasting board!

Thanks Dana and team at Vintner’s Hideaway!

Thanks to The Austin Winery for an enjoyable afternoon! Winemaker and partner Cooper Anderson leads a stellar team that includes winemakers Adrienne Ash (Ash Wines) and Travis Elliott (Elliott Family Wines). Loved nerding out with you!

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1. High Plains Grape Growers’ Original Petition
2. Plaintiffs’ Legal Team Website with Fact Sheet, Links to Media Reports, and FAQs
3. Modern Farmer: Texas Wine Grape Growers Sue Bayer-Monsanto Over Dicamba Drift Damage
4. Progressive Farmer: New Dicamba Lawsuits
5. Flat Creek Estate’s FOR SALE listing

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Interview: Denise Clarke, Dr. Russ Kane, and Matt McGinnis

Denise Clarke PR
Russ Kane - Vintage Texas wine blog
Matt McGinnis - Big Thirst Marketing

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: none this time!

Gold Stars:

Best of the Fest from GoTEXAN festival sponsored by Cross Timbers Wine Trail is Silver Spur Winery’s Rosé of Aglianico

Best of the Fest from the Wine & Food Foundation’s Toast of Texas is Llano Estacado Winery’s 2019 Roussanne from One Way Vineyard

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1. WineBusiness.com: Third Time’s the Charm: Texas Legislature Passes New Wine Labeling Law
2. New Texas Wine Book: Family, Tradition and Romance: The Messina Hof Story
3. Way Out Wineries Summertime Cookoff 2021 (June 11–13 at 8 participating wineries
4. Toast of Texas: A Celebration of Texas Wine (June 10 in Driftwood)
5. Love by the Glass column on Bending Branch Frizzante Rosé of Tannat
6. Covington Hill Country Says Howdy in Hye
7. William Chris Wines’ New Wanderer Series Wine benefitting Feeding Texas
8. Ben Calais Hiring Harvest Interns

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Interview: Mike McHenry and Seth Urbanek of Wedding Oak Winery
 

www.weddingoakwinery.com

Dr. Russ Kane’s recent article on Wedding Oak Winery: Wedding Oak Winery: Seeing the Future in Red Blends and Roussanne for Texas

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: State Legislature Missed Opportunity to Allow Liquor Sales on Sundays

Read more HERE and HERE

Gold Star: The two wines that won Judges’ Selection medals at the 2021 TEXSOM International Wine Awards.

Judges’ Selection for Texas Red: 2017 Spicewood Vineyards Battle of Toro

Decanter: Why is Touriga Nacional a rising star?

Judges’ Selection for Texas White: 2020 William Chris Vineyards Roussanne - La Pradera Vineyard

Full results from 2021 TEXSOM International Wine Awards can be found HERE

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1. TEXSOM International Wine Awards Results!
2. Southern Living: “The Best Summer Wines for Sipping Outside, According to Southern Sommeliers”
3. Texas Fine Wine’s Wine and Cheese Pairing Guide
4. Join me (virtually) at the Texas Oncology Foundation’s Uncork to Support Event on June 10
5. Texas Fine Wine “Talk and Taste” Happy Hour June 10
6. State Fair of Texas Blog: “Six Texas Rosés to Grab While It’s Hot”

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Interview: Susan Johnson of Texas Heritage Vineyard
www.texasheritagevineyard.com

Demerits and Gold Stars

Demerit: Mother Nature! Enough with the freezing temperatures, hail and funnel clouds directly over vineyards.

Gold Star: Teenage Wasteland, the new rosé of Malbec by Reese Bolen, for her FFA Project. Way to go, Reese!

Jam out to The Cure’s song Baba O’Riley (aka Teenage Wasteland) here.

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1. Latest recorded freeze in Texas history
2. Barnhill Vineyard and Winery is For Sale
3. Wine & Food Foundation’s Toast to Texas Wine
4. Wine Spectator: “Top Notch Restaurants Celebrating Local Wine”
5. Kalasi Cellars' New Production Facility
6. Food & Wine: The Five Best Wine Road Trips in the U.S.
7. Texas Monthly: 8 Wineries that do Texas Spring Right
8. Houston Chronicle:“Your Ultimate Guide to the Best of Texas Wine Country”

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Interview: Randy Hester of CL Butaud and Papa Frenchy
 

www.clbutaud.com

Book Review

Texas Winery Dogs by Andrew Chalk

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