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Texas has 158 commercial wineries and 3700 acres of Family-owned vineyard land contributing to a 1 Billion Dollar Economic Impact on the State of Texas

As the only representative trade association that serves the commercial industry across the state of Texas, the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association encourages you to visit the links above for resources specific to the commercial industry.

2007 TEXAS NON-COMMERCIAL WINE COMPETITION

On Friday, November 9th the Lone Star Non-Commerical Wine Competition was held at Grape Camp in Fredericksburg, TX. Judges for the competition were commercial Texas winemakers, Bob Cottle, Pleasant Hill Winery; Gary Elliott, Driftwood Vineyards; Mac McReynolds, McReynolds Wine all sampled the 28 entries from home winemakers from around the state.

The winners were announced at the annual BBQ dinner at Grape Camp. Congratulations to all the winners!

Click Here for a complete listing of winners
 
TEXANS TAKE OVER MANHATTAN!

Award-winning wines represented Texas on June 5th New York City media tour. The wines were showcased to some of the most influential wine and food writers in the United States, including editors from Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Martha Stewart Living and Good Housekeeping.

The Big Apple toasted the tastes of Texas when New York's newly opened Hill Country Barbecue & Market restaurant paired cowgirl cooking with award-winning Lone Star wines.

Click here for Wes Marshall’s article in the Dallas Morning News.

Click here for Molly Gise write up in the June 25th Edition of the Nation’s Restaurant News.

Click here for June 6th PR WEB Press Release.
 
THE WINE AND GRAPE INDUSTRY ECONOMIC IMPACT REACHES $1 BILLION

The story of the Texas wine industry is growth. From 2000 until 2005, the number of wineries in the state of Texas has grown from 40 to 113, continuing to expand with an aggressive pace with 138 wineries today.

Wine production in Texas has grown 30% to almost 1,500 thousand gallons, ranking Texas as fifth in the nation in wine production. The wine and grape industry in Texas has contributed greatly to the economic strength of the state with an economic impact of $1 Billion!

Click here to read complete economic impact study

Economic One-Sheet PDF

Click image above for the Association's Economic Impact One-Sheet
 
Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail
 

The wineries on the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail are between IH 45 and US HWY 290, northwest of Houston. Eight Texas wineries to visit are Pleasant Hill Winery, Windy Hill Winery, Purple Possum Winery, Messina Hof Winery and Resort, Bernhardt Winery, Western Winery, Taverna Winery & Restaurant and Vino 100 The Woodlands.

This wine trail features wineries which have tours, tastings and seasonal events throughout the year, so be sure to check out the winery pages and event calendar to plan your trip on the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail.

For an interactive map of wineries on the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, please visit www.texasbluebonnetwinetrail.com

 
WAY OUT WINERIES WINE TRAIL

Way Out Wineries Logo

Eight small country wineries have joined together as The Way Out Wineries of Texas to offer wine-lovers an exciting and fun wine-tasting experience. 

Click here for a map of the The Way Out Wineries of Texas Wine Trail.
 
 

TWGGA PARTICIPATES IN EVENT FOR STATE SENATE STAFFERS FROM AROUND THE NATION
Patsy Spaw, Secretary of the Texas State Senate, hosted senate staffers from across the United States on September 21 at the Texas Disposal Systems Exotic Game Ranch.  The Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association was there to help.  Pleasant Hill Winery, Torre di Pietra, Mesa Vineyards – Peregrine Hill Label and Llano Estacado representatives were on hand to pour wine for the 280 guests.  Also attending were Cord and Sandy Switzer of Fredericksburg Winery.  Click here for pictures.