This Is Texas Wine

Shelly Wilfong
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This Is Texas Wine amplifies the great things happening in the Texas wine industry by sharing news about Texas wineries, interviews, travel tips, updates from the vineyards across the state, and wine recommendations. Host Shelly Wilfong also provides Texas-specific wine education, information on industry trends, legislative developments, and other important topics that impact the Texas wine industry from a business and economic standpoint. Follow the show on social media at @texaswinepod or email texaswinepod@gmail.com. Website: www.thisistexaswine.com

  1. 17 hr ago

    Texas Vine Country with Mason Moreland

    **Mentioned in this Episode** Connect with the Podcast:Facebook: @texaswinepodInstagram: @texaswinepodEmail: texaswinepod@gmail.comShow notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com Help the Show:Subscribe to the newsletter.Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Thanks to our sponsors:Submit questions for the Marketing Minute to Martha Dixon at Clink! Mentioned in this Episode Learn more about the Grapevine Wine Pouring SocietyLearn more about the Wine Stars of the North Texas Winery AssociationWinery State of the Industry Survey: LINKResults from San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Competition HERETexas Hill Country Wineries Dallas Road Show is November 6Featured InterviewMason Moreland of Texas Vine Country Demerit and Gold StarDEMERIT: none this episode GOLD STAR:none this episode Special Thanks Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com! Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too! Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HEREand see what’s happening at Fredericksburg’s Rockbox Theater.

    Texas Vine Country with Mason Moreland

  2. 14 Oct

    Dan and Blake McLaughlin on the proposed Hickory Sands District AVA and Robert Clay Vineyards

    Mentioned in this Episode Connect with the Podcast:Facebook: @texaswinepodInstagram: @texaswinepodEmail: texaswinepod@gmail.comShow notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com Help the Show:Subscribe to the newsletter.Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Thanks to our sponsors:Monopole Labs: Visit TexasWinePOS.com. Winery software designed by a winery. One login. One ecosystem.Submit questions for the Marketing Minute to Martha Dixon at Clink! Mentioned in this Episode Mia Valdez for mysanantonio.com: “Is Fredericksburg’s Main Street becoming Texas’ next Sixth Street?”Sarah Blaskovich for The Dallas Morning News:“Wine room in Dallas-Fort Worth suburb has a secret”Dai Due Decanter Gold Dinner in Austin: TICKETSTexas Wine Jam TICKETSTexas Hill Country Wineries Dallas Road Show is November 6Fredericksburg Food and Wine Festival - October 22–25Texas Wine Auction presents: Tempra Tantrum! October 23Featured InterviewDan and Blake McLaughlin of Robert Clay VineyardsHickory Sands AVA and Llano Uplift AVA Documents and Comments on Regulations.govExplore the Story Map of the Hickory Sands District AVAExplore the Web Map of the Hickory Sands District AVA Demerit and Gold StarDEMERIT: Winery Instagram bios with no location listedDIY wine bottle photography on winery websites GOLD STAR:Professional wine bottle shots! Special Thanks Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com! Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too! Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HERE and see what’s happening at Fredericksburg’s Rockbox Theater.

    Dan and Blake McLaughlin on the proposed Hickory Sands District AVA and Robert Clay Vineyards

  3. 1 Oct

    Turtle Creek Vineyard with Carl Schulse, Kyle Allen and Russ Allen

    Mentioned in this Episode Connect with the Podcast:Facebook: @texaswinepodInstagram: @texaswinepodEmail: texaswinepod@gmail.comShow notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com Help the Show:Subscribe to the newsletter.Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Thanks to our sponsors:Monopole Labs: Visit TexasWinePOS.com. Winery software designed by a winery. One login. One ecosystem.Submit questions for the Marketing Minute to Martha Dixon at Clink! Mentioned in this Episode 2026 Vintners Cup presented by Texas Monthly and Texas Department of Agriculture’s Uncork Texas WinesKerryAnne Belanger for Houstonia: “Mason, Texas is the Hill Country’s Best Kept Wine Secret”Jackrabbit Studio’s Short Film on Mason “Hickory Sands: A Texas Wine Story”Follow Rolling Vineyards on Instagram at @rollingvineyardsTexas Wine Jam TICKETSTexas Hill Country Wineries Dallas Road Show is November 6Fredericksburg Food and Wine Festival - October 22–25Texas Wine Auction presents: Tempra Tantrum! October 23Featured InterviewCarl Schulse, Kyle Allen and Russ Allen of Turtle Creek Vineyard Decanter World Wine AwardsRuss and Kyle’s Podcast: Brothers of the Serpent Demerit and Gold StarDEMERIT: none this episode GOLD STAR:none this episode Special Thanks Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com! Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too! Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HERE and see what’s happening at Fredericksburg’s Rockbox Theater.

    Turtle Creek Vineyard with Carl Schulse, Kyle Allen and Russ Allen

  4. 17 Sept

    Texas: "A Region on the Rise": Reflections on Decanter Golds for Texas Wines

    Mentioned in this Episode Connect with the Podcast:Facebook: @texaswinepodInstagram: @texaswinepodEmail: texaswinepod@gmail.comShow notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com Help the Show:Subscribe to the newsletter.Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Thanks to our sponsors:Bending Branch Winery: Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs.Monopole Labs: Visit TexasWinePOS.com. Winery software designed by a winery. One login. One ecosystem.Submit questions for the Marketing Minute to Martha Dixon at Clink! Mentioned in this Episode TDA Trade Tasting in Dallas, Austin and HoustonCome Over OctoberStout’s Signature Makes Best Winery Restaurant ListGuests can make a reservation at Stout’s Signature by calling (830) 644–2710, opt. 3.Jessica Dupuy’s Substack: Direct to PressAmy Beth Wright’s Substack: Wine Flights by Amy Beth WrightAmy Beth Wright for SevenFifty Daily: “To Withstand a Tough Market, Vineyard Idling May Be the Solution”Annie Brown Verdin’s Substack: Annie Brown VerdinAnnie Brown Verdin for Tribeza: “10 of the Best Texas Wines to Try Right Now”ExploreTXWine.com with Don HuseJesse Garrett Substack: JG Does WineOctober 11th Texas Wine Ambassador Certification in Kerrville at Schreiner University benefits Texas Wine Growers!Texas Hill Country Wineries presents: Texas Wine Month Passport! (October)Fredericksburg Food and Wine Festival - October 22–25Texas Wine Auction presents: Tempra Tantrum!Featured InterviewKristen Nelson of Ab AstrisAndy Bilger of Adega VinhoRon Yates of Spicewood Vineyards Decanter World Wine Awards Demerit and Gold StarDEMERIT: none this episode GOLD STAR: none this episode Special Thanks Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com! Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too! Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HERE and see what’s happening at Fredericksburg’s Rockbox Theater.

    Texas: "A Region on the Rise": Reflections on Decanter Golds for Texas Wines

  5. 3 Sept

    Selling Texas Wine with Tessa Butterfield of McPherson Cellars

    Mentioned in this Episode Connect with the Podcast: Facebook: @texaswinepod Instagram: @texaswinepod Email: texaswinepod@gmail.com Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com Help the Show:Subscribe to the newsletter.Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level! Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Thanks to our sponsors:Bending Branch Winery: Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs.Monopole Labs: Visit TexasWinePOS.com. Winery software designed by a winery. One login. One ecosystem. Mentioned in this Episode Grayson College Rededicates TV Munson Memorial Vineyard Tom Capo for Wine Enthusiast: “Texas Wine Deserves All the Hype” Full List of Wine Enthusiast Ratings for Texas Wines Jennifer Kornegay for Good Grit Magazine: “Toasting the Tastemakers of Texas Wine” Texas Monthly Video Series: The Story Book Recommendation: Wine Pairing for the People by Cha McCoy 40th Annual GrapeFest - Sept 17–20 October 11th Texas Wine Ambassador Certification in Kerrville at Schreiner University benefits Texas Wine Growers! Texas Hill Country Wineries presents: Texas Wine Month Passport! (October) Fredericksburg Food and Wine Festival - October 22–25 Texas Wine Auction presents: Tempra Tantrum! Featured Interview Tessa Butterfield, VP of Sales and Marketing at McPherson CellarsWomen for WineSense Wine and Health Resource Demerit and Gold Star DEMERIT: none this episode GOLD STAR: Becker Vineyards’ new tasting room in the San Antonio International Airport! Terminal B! Special Thanks Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus! Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com! Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too! Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HERE and see what’s happening at Fredericksburg’s Rockbox Theater.

    Selling Texas Wine with Tessa Butterfield of McPherson Cellars

  6. 20 Aug

    Perissos Vineyard and Winery with Laura and Seth Martin

    Mentioned in this Episode Connect with the Podcast:   Facebook: @texaswinepod   Instagram: @texaswinepod   Email: texaswinepod@gmail.com   Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com   Help the Show:   Subscribe to the newsletter.   Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!   Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!   Thanks to our sponsors:   Bending Branch Winery: Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs.   Monopole Labs: Visit TexasWinePOS.com. Winery software designed by a winery. One login. One ecosystem.   Mentioned in this Episode Jessica Dupuy for Decanter: “Texas Wine’s High Plains Reckoning” Edward Deitch for VinePair: “8 of the Best Red Wines From Texas” Ray Isle for Food and Wine: “The History of American Wine in 25 Bottles” AmyBeth Wright in SevenFifty: “Why More Wineries Are Betting on High-Volume Wines” Hannah Howard for Wine Enthusiast: “The Future of American Wine Travel Is Less About Luxury and More About Ease” TEXSOM Conference is August 23–25 in Irving Jennifer Cernosek promoted to COO at Bending Branch Winery Fredericksburg Food and Wine Festival - October 22–25 Texas Wine Auction presents: Tempra Tantrum! Texas Hill Country Wineries presents: Texas Wine Month Passport! (October) Enter Rodeo Uncorked! Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s IWC HERE Enter Vine2Wine Fort Worth Livestock Show and Rodeo’s IWC HERE Featured Interview   Laura and Seth Martin of Perissos Vineyard and Winery   Soil Food Web   Demerit and Gold Star   DEMERIT: none this episode   GOLD STAR:   Reddy Vineyards’ Texas wine placement at the World Cup matches held in Arlington, Texas!   Special Thanks Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!   Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!   Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too! Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HERE

    Perissos Vineyard and Winery with Laura and Seth Martin

  7. 6 Aug

    5 Fifty-Five Vineyard and Winery with Tom and Whitney Kilgore

    Mentioned in this Episode Connect with the Podcast:   Facebook: @texaswinepod   Instagram: @texaswinepod   Email: texaswinepod@gmail.com   Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com   Help the Show:   Subscribe to the newsletter.   Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!   Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!   Thanks to our sponsors:   Bending Branch Winery: Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs.   Monopole Labs: Visit TexasWinePOS.com. Winery software designed by a winery. One login. One ecosystem.   Mentioned in this Episode Regional reports on the 2026 harvest by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension V&E Program Harvest outlook by Texas Fine Wine members New Stonewall tasting room: Acquired Taste Wines New Fredericksburg tasting room: Chaparral Vin New concept for Serrano Wines: Highland House (San Antonio) TEXSOM Conference is August 23–25 in Irving Texas Results at Decanter World Wine Awards 2026 Maureen O’Hare on CNN: “The US has record-breaking year at the world’s largest wine awards” James Tidwell MS on Decanter.com: “Region on the rise: Texas wines shine at DWWA 2026” Follow Bree Stock MW on Instagram HERE Enter Rodeo Uncorked! Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s IWC HERE Enter Vine2Wine Fort Worth Livestock Show and Rodeo’s IWC HERE Featured Interview   Tom and Whitney Kilgore of 5 Fifty-Five Vineyard and Winery   Demerit and Gold Star   DEMERIT: none this episode   GOLD STARS:   Texas wine winners in USA TODAY’S 10BEST Awards:   Duchman Family Winery - #3 wine tasting room Texas Hill Country - #3 wine region Cottonwood Wine Tours - #7 in wine tours Grape Creek Vineyard - $5 winery tour Texas Wine Jam - #9 wine festival   Daniel Kelada for his message to buy more Texas wine! Special Thanks Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!   Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!   Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too! Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HERE

    5 Fifty-Five Vineyard and Winery with Tom and Whitney Kilgore

  8. 28 May

    Salt Lick Vineyards & Salt Lick Cellars with Garrett Strickler

    Mentioned in this Episode Connect with the Podcast:   Facebook: @texaswinepod   Instagram: @texaswinepod   Email: texaswinepod@gmail.com   Show notes and more: www.thisistexaswine.com   Help the Show:   Subscribe to the newsletter.   Donate virtual Texas wine or join the podcast membership at the Gold Medal, Silver Medal, or Bronze Medal Level!   Leave a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!   Thanks to our sponsors:   Bending Branch Winery: Contact Jen at bendingbranchwinery.com for all of your custom crush winemaking needs.   Brunch Agency: Contact charlotte@brunchagency.com and say you heard it on This Is Texas Wine podcast to get actionable tips for improving your website and digital sales strategy.   Mentioned in this Episode Texas Hill Country Wineries Presents: Hill Country Wine Camp 2026! North Texas Wine Jam at Lost Oak Winery on Saturday, June 6! Drink North Texas on May 30 in Dallas. TICKETS Texas Hill Country Wineries’ New Summer Season Pass Texas Hill Country Wineries’ Barrels & Bites TEXSOM Conference is August 23–25 in Irving My interview with Mark Fusco of WineWorldTV on YouTube Italianity: The Culture of Italian Wine by Jessica Dupuy and Andrea Lonardi, MD - Order here! Featured Interview   Garrett Strickler, Vineyard Director, Salt Lick Vineyards & Wine Director, Salt Lick Cellars   Follow Local Customs on Instagram HERE   And don’t miss Salt Lick BBQ too!   Demerit and Gold Star   DEMERIT: none this episode   GOLD STARS:   St Mary’s School of Law Graduation Address by Ron Yates!   Special Thanks Need lodging in Fredericksburg? Check out Cork + Cactus!   Find Cork + Cactus and many more great rentals at Heavenly Hosts.com!   Thanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help! For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover. Don’t forget to download the Texas Wine Lover app too! Podcast music is by Landon Lloyd Miller. Check out this music on Spotify HERE

    Salt Lick Vineyards & Salt Lick Cellars with Garrett Strickler
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This Is Texas Wine amplifies the great things happening in the Texas wine industry by sharing news about Texas wineries, interviews, travel tips, updates from the vineyards across the state, and wine recommendations. Host Shelly Wilfong also provides Texas-specific wine education, information on industry trends, legislative developments, and other important topics that impact the Texas wine industry from a business and economic standpoint. Follow the show on social media at @texaswinepod or email texaswinepod@gmail.com. Website: www.thisistexaswine.com

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  • Creator
    Shelly Wilfong
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2020 Shelly Wilfong, This Is Texas Wine

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