81 episodes
This Is Texas Wine Shelly Wilfong
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4.9 • 69 Ratings
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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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Tim Drake's Leap of Faith
My guest on episode 80 is Tim Drake. He’s winemaker at Michael Ros Winery in Fredericksburg and also makes wine for Farmhouse Vineyards and Majek Vineyards. Tim has been in the Texas wine industry for quite some time, and he started his wine career in Washington. He's an entertaining subject with lots to say about winery design, winemaking philosophies, how the Texas wine industry has evolved, and more.
In the Texas wine news section, we’re anticipating the April 8 eclipse, reviewing Texas wine stories from large regional magazines, and discussing the magic of wine, a new campaign by WineAmerica to change the way we talk about wine.
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Bret Perrenoud of Airis'Ele Vineyards
My guest today is Bret Perrenoud, is one of the owners of a newer winery in Fredericksburg called Airis'Ele Vineyards. Many in the Texas wine industry know him from his long stint as the general manager at Becker Vineyards. During this interview, Bret shares a lot of stories and lessons learned during his years at Becker and explains how those experiences prepared him to open Airisele in 2022 with his wife Chris and their partners John and Susie Bernard.
In the Texas news section, wineries are opening and closing and moving. And People moving too. We’ve got Texsom Awards results, a big Texas wine and travel article, an American wine drinking challenge, and several marquee events featuring Texas wine that you won’t want to miss this spring.
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Katy Jane Seaton of Farmhouse Vineyards
Katy Jane Seaton is co-owner of Farmhouse Vineyards in the Texas High Plains. We’re talking about Texas agriculture, Farmhouse’s best damn client list, the eclipse, the quest for unity in Texas wine, and much more.
In the Texas news section, we’ve got some breaking news from Daniel Kelada at Vinovium, good press for Texas white grape varieties, and a special Texas wine event for International Women’s Day.
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Mike and Kristen Nelson of Ab Astris
My guests today are Kristin and Mike Nelson of Ab Astris Stonewall. In 2020 I answered a call for harvest help, met the Nelson family, and have enjoyed getting to know them and their wines ever since. Our conversation includes their thoughts on the family business, sustainability, authenticity, and much more.
In the Texas news section, we’ve got ownership changes, new tasting rooms, travel news and spring events you won't want to miss.
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Resources for Grape Growers with Fritz Westover
Fritz Westover is my first guest of the year. He’s a wealth of information for Texas grape growers, and his comments and resources will be valuable to anyone involved in grape growing.
Plus there's a lot of Texas wine news including results from the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, feature articles in several national wine publications, and more. Demerits and gold stars are back too!
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The Year in Review: Top Texas Stories and Trends of 2023 with Daniel Kelada of Vinovium
Daniel Kelada of Vinovium joins me to look back at the highs and lows of 2023. We jump right into the top Texas wine stories of the year. Later in the episode, I share the winners of the inaugural TexasWinePod Awards and some of my personal Texas wine highlights. It's been a fun ride! This is the last episode of 2023, and you'll hear from me again early in 2024!
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Customer Reviews
Johnson City wineries
Shelly’s podcasts are so informative. For example. Some of her recent podcasts provided very helpful information about the various wineries near Johnson City, Texas. We recently stayed in the area, visited several wineries and had one of our best visits to the Hill country. Thank you Shelly for your tremendous commitment to Texas wines . Richard P
In the know about Texas wine
This podcast shares all the news, insights, facts and figures, and trends happening in the Texas wine industry. Shelly stays in the know by attending events, visiting wineries, interviewing people from all aspects of the industry.
While serious, the podcast is fun and conversational. It’s an easy listen and I always learn something from each episode.
This is [the best] Texas Wine [podcast]!
Shelly does a great job of interviewing guests. You can tell that she does her research before the interview. She doesn’t just show up with a stale stock list of inane questions & use it as an opportunity to drink & giggle. She actually listens to the guest’s answers & asks pertinent follow up questions to do a deeper dive. Guests start giving better answers because they sense that they are talking to someone who is knowledgeable, genuinely interested & who will understand what they are talking about. Shelly does a fantastic job of showcasing all the reasons we love Texas wine…….Texas terroir, Texas grapes, Texas winemakers, Texas wineries, Texas hospitality & above all quality of the final product!