Tag: Harvest

  • Grape Stomping Then & Now

    Grape Stomping Then & Now

    The first weekend of our Annual Harvest Festival is in the books and our staff is busy getting everything ready for Weekend 2!  This year, we are celebrating 46 years of connecting friends, family, and Texas wine lovers in a range of daytime and evening events for all to enjoy. Experience the process of winemaking…

  • It’s Time for the 46th Harvest Festival!

    It’s Time for the 46th Harvest Festival!

    Our 46th Harvest Festival is here! Time to roll up your sleeves, bring out the sunglasses and get to harvesting. On Friday, August 4, join our family as we kick off the harvest season with our first Moonlit Harvest. Pick and stomp the grapes that go into our award-winning Port. Wine, dine, and socialize over…

  • A Guide to Port Wine

    A Guide to Port Wine

    After picking, tasting, and stomping at our Annual Harvest Festival, where do all the grapes go? Each year, the grapes harvested during harvest season are gathered and used to produce our award-winning Ports. You can then find our Port featured in various dishes at our Vintage House Restaurant such as our Port-glazed Steak Salad and…

  • From Grape to Glass: Veraison at the Vineyard

    From Grape to Glass: Veraison at the Vineyard

    With summer moving on by, our Estate vineyard is vibrant with colors! Our grapes are getting darker every day and will soon be ready for picking. We are currently in the veraison stage of the vineyard lifecycle. Stages Leading Up to Veraison Bud Break – The annual growth cycle of grapevines is a very lengthy,…

  • Twenty Wine-Teen Wrapped Up

    Twenty Wine-Teen Wrapped Up

    Wrapping up Twenty Wine-Teen Messina Hof experienced another great year of growth in 2019. Our harvest was the largest in our history – overflowing with grapes from the best vineyards in Texas and transforming into a spectacular Texas wine vintage. We are forever grateful for our passionate staff, loyal customers, and engaged industry partners throughout…