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Messina Hof Winery Wins Third Consecutive Top Wine of Texas Award [details]

Messina Hof   Shines at San Antonio Express News Wine Competition [details]

New State Advisory Board to Guide Future Development of Texas Wine Industry [details]

Circle S Vineyards announces limited release of Jalapeno Wine [details]

Haak Winery awarded 10 medals in two prestigious Texas Wine Competitions [details]

Results of 6th annual  Texas ’ Best Wine Competition [details]

Texas Wine Trail Map [details]

Haak Vineyards in Santa Fe, Texas Expands Facility and Production [details]

Texas Vineyards Growing in Numbers and Respect [details from San Antonio Express]

Texas Wine Grapes Information from Texas A&M [details]

Texas Wine Grape Guide from the Texas Department of Agriculture

 Texas Wine Vineyards by Texas A&M

The Houston Wine and Social Club is looking for new members. It is an active group of wine enthusiasts who are mostly young in age and enjoy sharing their passion for wine
with their peers.

 The HOUSTON CHAPTER of the AMERICAN WINE SOCIETY is dedicated to enjoying and learning about wine. The Houston Chapter is a fun-loving group and heartily invites you to join them in their common pursuit of wine appreciation and education. The group meets every other month.

The WINE SOCIETY OF  TEXAS is dedicated to enhancing the appreciation of wine, especially Texas wines, educating the experienced as well as the beginning wine taster, and promoting the wine makers, and grape growers.ne & The 

Gulf Coast Restaurant With a Hip West Coast Flavor --Where else can you enjoy a gourmet meal in an historic bank lobby while music from the Rolling Stones plays softly in the background?   Hotel Icon has found its voice in Chef Michael Kramer's new restaurant.  Chef Kramer brings his Los Angeles and San Francisco culinary experience  to an elegant downtown Houston locale. Oil company executives, young couples, and the occasional celebrity sit side by side in this urban retreat. Enjoy great food and a creative wine list.  Try chef Kramer's five or seven course tasting menu for a culinary trip.  Start your meal with a crimini mushroom soup "cappucino" topped with truffle foam and porcini powder.  Then move on to the perfectly pan-seared Alaskan halibut resting on a bed of sautéed fennel and truffle emulsion. Next comes the slow-cooked Venison Sous Vide with caramelized apples and sour cherry sauce.  It's so tender it will melt in your mouth.  Pair it with a Faust cabernet from Rutherford.  Don't forget to save room for the fourteen (14) layer chocolate cake, a signature dessert. For a special occasion, ask General Manager John Degnan if you can reserve the kitchen table. You and up to 7 of your closest friends can join Chef Kramer and his kitchen team "on the line" between your ten decadent courses. www.hotelicon.com

Kendall Jackson 2006 Harvest Report [details]

Kendall-Jackson Wines Continue to Evolve [details]       

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Ever dream of owning your own winery?   Bennet and Sheila Bodenstein tell us about a doctor who followed his dream and established  [David Bruce Vineyards]

A Tribute to Robert Mondavi 1913-2008 

Read Wine Spectator's Tribute to Robert Mondavi

Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Interstate Wine Sales [details from USA Today]