Chris Brundrett and Andrew Sides on the new William Chris Wine Company PLUS Top Texas Wine Stories of 2020

Connect with the Podcast:Facebook: @texaswinepodInstagram: @texaswinepodTwitter: @texaswinepodEmail: texaswinepod@gmail.comHelp the Show:Buy Shelly a Glass of Wine!Subscribe to the newsletter to get the downloadable Texas wine quiz. Answers included. Are you a Texas wine expert?Listen and Subscribe in Apple PodcastsListen and Subscribe in Google PodcastsListen via web browserMentioned in this EpisodeTexas Wine In the NewsVinePair names Southold’s All Things Go #8 best wine of 2020CL Butaud & Wine for the People Tasting Room Opens4.0 Cellars Relaunches as Texas Wine CollectiveHouston Rodeo Uncorked Wine Competition ResultsSan Francisco International Wine Competition ResultsWine Industry Advisor: Seasoned Winemaker Brings Expertise to a New Wine Incubator at Kerrville Hills WineryTexas Monthly: 12 Texas Wines for the Holiday SeasonFredericksburg Standard Radio-Post 2020 Reader’s Choice AwardsTop Texas News Stories of 2020Texas Wineries connect with customers via virtual tasting events.Increased direct-to-consumer shipping and curbside pickupsSpecial release wine benefits restaurant workersFormation of a new Texas Winery PAC: Save Texas WineriesTravel to Texas wineries is strong, particularly in the Texas Hill Country2020 Vintage is Light in Texas High Plains Due to Late 2019 Freeze. Big focus on Texas Hill Country fruitTexas wineries appear frequently in national news stories. State media also covers Texas wineries more than in past years.New wines and wine brands hit the marketNew wineries openNew tasting rooms openNew vineyard acreage plantedNew winemakers for several wineriesJason Hisaw named Texas Wine AmbassadorNew wine bars focusing on Texas wineNew building projects for several wineriesState Fair of Texas Blue Ribbon SelectionsNew book by Jessica Dupuy focuses on wines of Texas, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico: Wines of Southwest USABest Collaboration: Texas Fine Wine and Texas Pecan BoardNew Texas wine magazine by Cross Timbers Wine Trail. Listen to Chuck Tordiglione talk about the magazine in a previous episodeNew Texas wine trail: Sam Houston Wine TrailWine Enthusiast: Chris Brundrett Named to 40 Under 40 ListWilliam Chris Vineyards and Lost Draw Cellars MergeTexas continues to produce exceptionally good wine!Interview with Chris Brundrett and Andrew Sides of William Chris Wine Companywww.williamchrisvineyards.comwww.lostdrawcellarswww.thegrowerproject.comwww.yeswecanwine.comwww.realtexaswine.orgInstagram Links:@williamchrisvineyards@lostdrawcellars@yeswecanwine@thegrowerproject--collaborative effort with Rae Wilson of @wineforthepeopleChris: @ighyetxAndrew: @mr_drewbabyShelly’s Wine Education Website: _www.toastwinetalk.comThanks to Texas Wine Lover for promotional help. For the latest information on Texas wineries and vineyards, visit Texas Wine Lover!