Happenings at TWC
Updated Label Laws to Designate 100% Texas Wines
Since the beginning of the modern Texas Wine Industry, let’s say the mid-1970’s, there have been questions about how to officially designate that a wine sold by a Texas winery was produced from grapes grown in the Lone Star State - or as some folks like to say, a REAL TEXAS WINE. Various categories of definitions and designations are described below, including some recent legislation that narrows the scope and better defines what can be classified a REAL TEXAS WINE. Continue »
Sep 13, 2022 at 10:11 AM
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Wine Club Releases for September-2022
It’s been a long hot summer and I know that you, like me, are excited to see some cooler weather in September. The September Texas Wine Collective Wine Club Release and Pick-up Events, are scheduled for Sundays, 11-Sep and 18-Sep, with 11:00-1:30 or 2:30-5:00 sessions. The format will remain consistent with the opportunity to taste all 6 dry wines, red and white, along with 3 small-bite food pairings. Or, club members and their guests may visit the Wine Club Lounge to choose a complimentary single glass of wine from the release list. There is also the option to taste the sweet wines if that is your club selection. Continue »
Sep 8, 2022 at 1:55 PM
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Texas Tasting Series: Italy vs Texas- August 2022
Welcome to another Texas Tasting Series event – this one featuring Texas and Italy, designed to allow attendees to compare and contrast wines grown and produced in Italy versus those from our Texas Wine Collective partners, McPherson Cellars, Lost Oak Winery, and Brennan Vineyards, using the same grape varieties grown and produced here in the Lone Star State. This event is scheduled in the Texas Wine Collective Event Center on Sunday, 21-August-2022, with sessions at 12:30 and 2:30 pm. Chef Amber Saidler, TWC tasting room and events manager, will prepare several delicious small food bites to accompany the wines. Advance ticket purchase is required, please check the website to make your reservations, www.texaswinecollective.com. Continue »
Aug 19, 2022 at 1:00 PM
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Important Areas of Texas Not in an AVA
As noted in previous parts of this series, an AVA designation on a wine label allows vintners to more accurately describe to consumers the origin of the grapes used to produce their wines and help consumers identify wines with characteristics they prefer to purchase. Wine consumers are becoming more curious about the origin of grapes used to produce the wines they enjoy. In the broadest sense, grapes can come from anywhere – another country, anywhere else in the U.S. (another state), anyplace in Texas, or from a more specifically defined area or region in Texas. Continue »
Aug 7, 2022 at 10:39 AM
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Texas Wine Collective – Spain vs Texas Pairing
A Texas vs Spain pairing event is scheduled for Sunday, 24-July-2022, in the Texas Wine Collective Event Center with sessions at 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Advance tickets are required and can be purchased via the www.texaswinecollective.com website. Continue »
Jul 21, 2022 at 2:05 PM
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Carl’s Corner - The Other Texas AVAs – Texoma, Mesilla Valley, Davis Mountains, and Escondido Valley
#7 of 10 in a Series: “Texas AVAs – What and Why?” Continue »
Jul 9, 2022 at 11:51 AM
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Tempranillo Showdown
A pairing event to compare and contrast Tempranillo wines grown and produced in Texas versus other key regions, including Spain and southern Oregon is scheduled in the Texas Wine Collective Event Center on Sunday, 26-Jun-2022, with sessions at 12:30 and 2:30 pm. Continue »
Jun 22, 2022 at 10:30 AM
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Texas AVA's- Where Most Texas Grapes are Grown
A significant number of THP AVA vineyards are scattered along U.S. Hwy 380, commonly called the “Grape Route of Texas,” running from Tahoka westward through Brownfield and Plains to the NM border. Continue »
Jun 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM
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June Wine Club Release Update!
Springtime in the Hill Country has been different this year. Very little rain, few bluebonnets, and widespread grass fire danger. Let’s hope that is all behind us now so we can celebrate summer with the June Texas Wine Collective Wine Club Release and Pick-up Events! Continue »
May 25, 2022 at 11:00 AM
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Carl's Corner - Texas Hill Country AVA
The Texas Hill Country is the central Texas region containing the largest concentration of wineries in the Lone Star State and where most of the wine tourist trade happens. Continue »
May 8, 2022 at 1:30 AM
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