Tag: Lenoir

  • Twenty Wine-Teen Wrapped Up

    Twenty Wine-Teen Wrapped Up

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    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…

  • Here Comes Spring… Bud Break at Messina Hof Winery!

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    Sunday marks the first day of Spring and the vines at Messina Hof Winery in Bryan are waking up to enjoy the sunshine! No really, they are… Bud break is here! Bud break is the beginning of the grape’s (at Messina Hof the Lenoir grape’s) annual growth cycle. As temperatures warm up, energy from carbohydrates stored during dormancy…

  • A Guest is a Gift from God

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    Flying into The Republic of Georgia over the Caucasus Minor Mountains we got a sense of rugged independence and a sense of place. Georgians are a people who have been here for centuries and have a strong identity with their land. As we landed at the airport, the expectation was to see the birthplace of…

  • IWINETC: Saperavi and Lenoir

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    by Paul V Bonarrigo, Co-Founder of Messina Hof Years ago a NASA scientist spoke to the Texas grape industry about how thousands of years ago the land we call Texas was once located near the country of Georgia prior to the earth’s plates separating into the existing continents. Texas is the home of the grape…