The South’s Best Wineries

Forget Napa or Loire Valley - discover these fabulous wineries in your own backyard and toast the best the region has to offer.

Grape Expectations

Tour, taste, and help harvest a bumper crop of ripe fruit at a vintage Texas winery.

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Les Thomas

Grape Expectations 

The events draw everyone from students at nearby Texas A&M University to visiting Russian ambassadors.


“We’ve had Chinese professors who don’t speak any English,” says Barb Szumanski, who prepares gourmet breakfasts for overnight guests at the winery’s 10-room, European-style villa.

Experience a day filled with activity at the state’s second-largest premium wine producer, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. While Messina Hof is best known for its prize-winning ports, visitors also come to pick grapes, stomp them into juice, sample tastings, and enjoy elaborate food-and-wine pairings.


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