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Category: Wine

  • Sagrantino, A Taste of History

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    How it Started Undulating hills of green velvet checkered with a corduroy texture olive groves and vineyards are the canvas of the Montefalco experience. The horizon is only broken by stately Italian Cypress trees, mountains or periodic villages. Narrow roads wind aimlessly from hillside house to hillside house. Some are paved and others not. GPS does not know…

  • The Wait is Over… Harvest 2017 is Here!

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    Messina Hof officially kicked off Harvest with the first pick of 2017! This morning, the Bonarrigos, along with the harvest crew, began picking Blanc du Bois at our very own Messina Hof Estate in Bryan, Texas. Merrill, Paul VII and Paul VI Bonarrigo picking Blanc du Bois  40 years ago, Messina Hof was founded on tradition, romance and…

  • Purple Pineapple Spumante Spritzer

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    Looking to cool off this summer? Try Messina Hof’s Purple Pineapple Spumante Spritzer recipe! Ingredients: 2 tbs Frozen Grape Juice Concentrate 4 tbs Pineapple Sorbet Messina Hof’s Muscat Canelli Spumante  Directions: Place 2 tablespoons of frozen grape juice concentrate in the bottom of a sparkling wine flute. Scoop 4 tablespoons of pineapple sorbet on top of…

  • Vineyard Update from Messina Hof Hill Country

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  • Veraison in the Vineyard

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    Veraison has begun at Messina Hof Estate in Bryan! But, what is veraison? A French term, veraison is the short stage in the ripening process when the firm, green berries begin to soften and change color. There’s more than meets the eye during this process. During this time, the grapes are increasing in volume, weight and…