Texas Wine / Texas Wineries
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Texas Wine at a Glance
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Texas has been a wine producing state since 1883. In that year, the Val Verde Winery in Del Rio was founded. It is the oldest bonded winery in Texas. Texas is also the fifth largest wine producing state in the US (behind California, New York, Washington and Oregon).
Texas has 8 American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), which include:
- The Bell Mountain Viticultural Area - the first Texas AVA established in 1986
- Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country Viticultural Area
- The Texas Hill Country Viticultural Area - this is the 2nd largest AVA in the United States
- Escondido Valley Viticultural Area
- Texas High Plains Viticultural Area
- Davis Mountain Viticultural Area
- Mesilla Valley Viticultural Area
- Texoma Viticultural Area
White wine is produced in Texas from a wide range of grapes, including : Blanc du Bois, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Muscat Blanc, Muscat Canelli, Orange Muscat, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Viognier. Red wine is produced from an equally broad range of grapes, including: Cabernet Sauvignon, Lenoir, Malbec, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tempranillo, and Zinfandel.
In Texas, a varietally labeled wine must contain at least 75% of the grape named.
Texas Wineries
- Alamosa Wine Cellars Inc., Bend
- Arche, Saint Jo
- Barking Rocks Winery, Granbury
- Bar Z Wines, Canyon
- Becker Vineyards, Stonewall
- Bell Mountain Vineyards, Fredericksburg
- The Bella Vista Ranch, Wimberley
- Bernardt Winery, Plantersville
- The Blue Armadillo Winery, Greenville
- Bluff Dale Vineyards, Bluff Dale
- Brennan Vineyards, Comanche
- Bruno & George Wines Inc., Sour Lake
- Brushy Creek Vineyards, Alvord
- Cap*Rock Winery, Lubbock
- Chisholm Trail Winery, Fredericksburg
- Circle S Vineyards, Sugar Land
- Collin Oaks Winery, Princeton
- Colony Cellars, Waller
- Comfort Cellars Winery, Comfort
- Cross Timbers Winery, Grapevine
- CrossRoads Winery, Frisco
- Delaney Vineyards at Grapevine, Grapevine
- Delaney Vineyards at Lamesa, Lamesa
- Driftwood Vineyards, Driftwood
- Dry Comal Creek Vineyards, New Braunfels
- Enoch's Stomp Vineyard and Winery, Harleton
- Fall Creek Vineyards, Tow
- FawnCrest Vineyards, Canyon Lake
- Flat Creek Estate, Marble Falls
- Fredericksburg Winery, Fredericksburg
- Fuqua Winery, Dallas
- Grape Creek Vineyards, Fredericksburg
- Grayson Hills Winery, Whitewright
- Haak Vineyards & Winery, Santa Fe
- Homestead Winery at Denison, Denison
- Homestead Winery at Grapevine, Grapevine
- Homestead Winery at Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe
- Inwood Estates Vineyards, Dallas
- KE Cellars, Tyler
- Khatter Vineyards, Parker
- Kiepersol Estates Vineyards, Tyler
- La Bodega Winery, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- La Buena Vida Vineyards at Grapevine, Grapevine
- La Buena Vida Vineyards at Springtown, Springtown
- La Cruz de Comal Wines, Ltd., Startzville
- La Diosa Cellars, Lubbock
- Landon Winery, McKinney
- Lehm Berg Winery, Giddings
- LightCatcher Winery, Fort Worth
- Llano Estacado Winery, Lubbock
- Lone Oak Vineyards, Burleson
- Lone Star Wine Cellars, McKinney
- Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards, Pittsburg
- Lost Creek Vineyard, Sunrise Beach
- LouViney Cellars & Bistro, Sulphur Springs
- Luz de Estrella, Marfa
- Mandola Winery, Driftwood
- Maydelle Country Wines, Rusk
- McPherson Winery, Lubbock
- McReynolds Wines, Cypress Mill
- Messina Hof Winery & Resort, Bryan
- Paris Vineyards, Paris
- Paris Vineyards Winery on the Square, Paris
- Pedernales Cellars, Stonewall Texas
- Perissos Vineyards and Winery, Burnet
- Pheasant Ridge Winery, Lubbock
- Pillar Bluff Vineyards, Lampasas
- Piney Woods Country Wines, Orange
- Pleasant Hill Winery, Brenham
- Poteet Country Winery, Poteet
- Purple Possum Winery, Navasota
- Rancho Ponte Vineyard, Fredericksburg
- Red Caboose Winery, Meridian
- Red Road Vineyard Winery, Naples
- Rising Star Vineyards, Rising Star
- Rosemary's Vineyard & Winery, La Grange - (979) 249-2109
- San Martino Winery and Vineyard, Rockwall
- Sandstone Cellars Winery, Mason
- Savannah Winery & Bistro, Canton
- Singing Water Vineyards, Comfort
- Sister Creek Vineyards, Sisterdale
- Spicewood Vineyards, Spicewood
- Star Canyon Winery, El Paso
- St. Rose Vineyard and Winery, Pittsburg
- Ste. Genevieve Wines, Fort Stockton
- Stone House Vineyards, Spicewood
- Sunset Winery, Burleson
- Sweet Dreams Winery, Palestine
- Tara Vineyard & Winery, Athens
- Tehuacana Creek Vineyards and Winery, Waco
- Texas Hills Vineyard Inc., Johnson City
- Texas Legato, Lampasas
- Texas Vineyard and Smokehaus, Palestine - (903) 538-2950
- Texoma Winery, Whitewright
- Three Dudes Winery, San Marcos
- Times Ten Cellars, Dallas
- Torre di Pietra, Fredericksburg
- Triple "R" Ranch & Winery, Whitesboro
- Val Verde Winery, Del Rio
- Wales Manor, McKinney
- Weinhof Winery, Forestburg
- White House Winery, Inc., Conroe - (281) 702-2850
- Wichita Falls Vineyards & Winery, Iowa Park
- Wimberley Valley Winery at Driftwood, Driftwood
- Wimberley Valley Winery at Old Town Spring, Old Town Spring
- Windy Hill Winery, Brenham
- Woodrose Winery & Retreat, Stonewall
- Yepez Winery, Baytown
- Zin Valle Vineyards, Canutillo
Texas Wine Resources
- Texas Wine - From the Texas Department of Agriculture
- Texas Hill Country Wineries
- Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association - From UMass Amherst
- Texas Wine Marketing Research Institute - Texas Tech University
- The Wine Society of Texas
Texas Wine Events
| Wed - Apr 21 -- Sun - Apr 25 |
Dallas Wine & Food Festival - Dallas, TX The 26th annual Dallas Wine & Food Festival. |
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| Sat - Oct 23 |
Fredericksburg Food and Wine Fest - Fredericksburg, TX For more information see the Fredericksburg Food and Wine Fest website. |
