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Category: Wine Trends

  • Olympic Wine Pairings!

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    Ancient Greece is known for two traditions, making great wine and the Olympic Games. Messina Hof is excited as the Summer Olympics approach and we wish to reunite this duo by pairing our own award-winning wines with some of our favorite Olympic sports. Swimming was one of the most exciting Olympic moments in 2008 when USA swimmer,…

  • Messina Hof Harvest: from Vine to Wine!

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    Winemaking is a way of life that combines tradition, intuition, and science. A great winemaker will know exactly how their grapes will be processed on the journey to becoming wine. In the vineyard at Messina Hof Winery & Resort, the grapes that we grow are Lenoir, also called Black Spanish. They are used for ouraward-winning ports and our…

  • Late Harvest Wines: Patience is a Virtue

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    Harvest is an exciting time of the year for Messina Hof and Texas wineries; grapes are finally picked off the vines to begin the winemaking process. The type of grape, year, and conditions are factors that contribute to wine, however timing is everything. At Messina Hof Winery & Resort, we begin our harvest season in…

  • Champanel Covered Wine Garten Arbor

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    February, Merrill and Paul travelled to Italy to participate in the Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference. Their travels took them to Campagnia and Orvieto. Along the way they came across an impressive outside arbor that caught their attention. As you can see from the pictures below the arbor was of solid construction and the…

  • Let Bud Break Begin!

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    Throughout March, the start to a new growing season will commence when bud break begins to take place amongst the vines. This is a remarkable time of year, when you can begin to see the life setting in throughout the vines. Vines grown in warmer soils, like the ones we have here, will begin to…