Events Calendar
The Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail offers two Vintners Dinners throughout the course of the year — one in the fall and another in the spring — and they are detailed down the left side of the page. Each winery has its own events, respectively, which are listed by the month below. This is a general listing, so please visit the individual winery sites for more detailed information.
September 2010
Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, October Trail Celebrating Texas Wine Month. Tickets on Sale NOW!
The Texas Department of Agriculture has designated October as Texas Wine Month. This year, our October Wine Trail celebrates Texas Wine Month with the addition of THREE new wineries along the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, for a total of 10. Your ticket price of $25 for a single ticket or $45 for a Ticket for Two for the October trail includes two select wine tastings, paired with a unique sausage dish at each winery.
In addition to our wine and food pairings, each trail ticket holder will receive one raffle ticket at each winery they visit. Simply complete the raffle ticket and turned it in at the member winery at the time of visit. At the conclusion of the October wine trail, all raffle tickets collected by each winery will be combined into one drawing pot and winning raffle tickets will be drawn randomly for chances to win the prizes listed below. The more wineries you visit on the October wine trail, the more chances you have to win! The total value of the prizes offered by the member wineries is over $2500!
Bernhardt Winery:One night stay at The Loft Bed & Breakfast at Bernhardt Winery in Plantersville, Texas. Your intimate stay includes a complimentary bottle of wine, hors d’oeuvres and wine at sunset, and a continental breakfast. Reservations are subject to availability. Value: $350
Cork This! Winery:Gather up your closest friends and head to Cork This! Winery in Montgomery for a bottling party. Participants will bottle, cork, foil, and label a batch of their favorite wine. Custom designed label, wine for drinking while bottling, and hors d’oeuvres included. Yields approximately 28 bottles of wine. Scheduling and wine subject to availability. Value: $450
Messina Hof:One night stay at the Villa Bed & Breakfast located at Messina Hof Winery in Bryan, Texas. Reservations are subject to availability Sunday - Thursday only. Included with your stay is a complimentary bottle of wine, a winery tour and tasting, evening wine and cheese reception in the Wine bar and a delicious European-style champagne breakfast. Value: $400
Pleasant Hill Winery:The Ultimate Gift Basket prepared especially for you by owner Jeanne Cottle. Your basket includes award- winning wines from Pleasant Hill, including their Rosso Forte port-style dessert wine and chocolates infused with the port, unique gifts and goodies from the winery. Value: $300
Retreat Hill Winery and Retreat Hill Cellars:Enjoy an intimate four course dinner and wine pairing for six persons in the “Tank Room” at Retreat Hill Winery and Vineyard or in the historic First State Bank Building in downtown Montgomery. Guests will be joined by owner, Billy S. Cox, Jr. Scheduling subject to availability. Value: $500
Texas Star Winery:The lucky winners of this prize will receive one case of one case of Hibiscus Flower Wine compliments of owners Earl and Lyn Love. Value: $250
Windy Winery:Join owners August and Linda Meitzen at Windy Winery in Brenham for a private wine tasting event for twelve people. Your wine tasting also includes hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine per person. Scheduling subject to availability. Value: $300
Messina Hof Winery and Resort Hosts
“Indian Summer and the Art of Vegetarian Cooking” Party with the Chef
The class will be an excellent introduction to the vegetarian Indian culinary landscape - a dazzling array of fresh vegetables and zesty spices, expertly paired with award-winning Messina Hof wines. Guests will learn about the ancient tradition of India’s world-famous vegetarian cuisine, and as well as learn how to prepare authentic and nutritious gourmet delights at home.
September 26, 2010 at 3 p.m.
October 2010
October Trail: Celebrating Texas Wine Month! Tickets available ONLINE ONLY. First two weekends in October 2010.
The Texas Department of Agriculture has designated October as Texas Wine Month. This year, our October Wine Trail celebrates Texas Wine Month with the addition of THREE new wineries along the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, for a total of 10. Your ticket price of $25 for a single ticket or $45 for a Ticket for Two for the October trail includes two select wine tastings, paired with a unique sausage dish at each winery.
In addition to our wine and food pairings, each trail ticket holder will receive one raffle ticket at each winery they visit. Simply complete the raffle ticket and turned it in at the member winery at the time of visit. At the conclusion of the October wine trail, all raffle tickets collected by each winery will be combined into one drawing pot and winning raffle tickets will be drawn randomly for chances to win the prizes listed below. The more wineries you visit on the October wine trail, the more chances you have to win! The total value of the prizes offered by the member wineries is over $2500!
Bernhardt Winery:One night stay at The Loft Bed & Breakfast at Bernhardt Winery in Plantersville, Texas. Your intimate stay includes a complimentary bottle of wine, hors d’oeuvres and wine at sunset, and a continental breakfast. Reservations are subject to availability. Value: $350
Cork This! Winery:Gather up your closest friends and head to Cork This! Winery in Montgomery for a bottling party. Participants will bottle, cork, foil, and label a batch of their favorite wine. Custom designed label, wine for drinking while bottling, and hors d’oeuvres included. Yields approximately 28 bottles of wine. Scheduling and wine subject to availability. Value: $450
Messina Hof:One night stay at the Villa Bed & Breakfast located at Messina Hof Winery in Bryan, Texas. Reservations are subject to availability Sunday - Thursday only. Included with your stay is a complimentary bottle of wine, a winery tour and tasting, evening wine and cheese reception in the Wine bar and a delicious European-style champagne breakfast. Value: $400
Pleasant Hill Winery:The Ultimate Gift Basket prepared especially for you by owner Jeanne Cottle. Your basket includes award- winning wines from Pleasant Hill, including their Rosso Forte port-style dessert wine and chocolates infused with the port, unique gifts and goodies from the winery. Value: $300
Retreat Hill Winery and Retreat Hill Cellars:Enjoy an intimate four course dinner and wine pairing for six persons in the “Tank Room” at Retreat Hill Winery and Vineyard or in the historic First State Bank Building in downtown Montgomery. Guests will be joined by owner, Billy S. Cox, Jr. Scheduling subject to availability. Value: $500
Texas Star Winery:The lucky winners of this prize will receive one case of one case of Hibiscus Flower Wine compliments of owners Earl and Lyn Love. Value: $250
Windy Winery:Join owners August and Linda Meitzen at Windy Winery in Brenham for a private wine tasting event for twelve people. Your wine tasting also includes hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine per person. Scheduling subject to availability. Value: $300
Messina Hof Winery and Resort Hosts “Artisan Cheeses and the Art of Cheese Making” Cooking Party with the Chef
WHEN: Thursday, October 14, 2010
6:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Vintage House Restaurant
Messina Hof Winery and Resort
4545 Old Reliance Rd
Bryan, Texas 77808
COST: Price per person $69.95 plus tax and gratuity - Each course will be expertly paired with Messina Hof wines
November 2010
December 2010
Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, Holiday Wine and Crystal Trail: December 4-5 and 11-12, 2010
February 2011
Wine and Chocolate Trail: February 5-6 and February 11-12, 2011
April 2011
Spring Bluebonnet, Wine and Cheese Trail: April 2-3, 9-10 and 16-17, 2011
This is the namesake event for the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail. The Spring Bluebonnet Wine and Cheese Trail is a wonderful way to enjoy the beauty of native Texas wildflowers and enjoy the blooming viticulture at some of Texas’ best wineries.
The wineries along the trail will offer a select pairing of two wines and two specially-crafted cheese dishes prepared with Texas cheeses from local artisans. As an added bonus, receive a packet of Texas Wildflower seeds at each winery you visit while supplies last. The Bluebonnets will be in full bloom, and with the late fall and winter rain, this Spring Bluebonnet Trail promises to be one of the most abundant yet. This is the perfect opportunity to see beautiful Texas wildflowers and enjoy fine Texas wine and fantastic cheese pairings.
our trail ticket allows you to sample two wine pairings and two cheese pairings at each participating winery along The Bluebonnet Wine Trail. All of the wineries along the trail remind you to drink responsibly and designate a driver.
The wine and cheese pairings are shown below:
Bernhardt Winery – TBA
Colony Cellars – TBA
Cork This! Winery – TBA
Messina Hof Winery – TBA.
Pleasant Hill Winery – TBA
Retreat Hill Winery – TBA
Windy Winery - TBA
April 11-18: Caribbean Wine Cruise with Messina Hof Winery
Experience the best Texas has to offer as guests cruise with Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo from the award-winning Messina Hof Winery and Resort on Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the Seas from April 11-18, 2010.
Prices start at $809 per person, and a deposit of $150 per person is due by credit card no later than August 30, 2009 with final payment due February 7, 2010.
Please call Debbie or Vicki for additional information and to book at 281-990-8362 or 832-563-6077 or e-mail atdebbies@supertravel.com, vivitex@yahoo.com
Royal Caribbean Voyager departing from Galveston, Texas
22nd Street & Harborside Drive
Galveston, TX
Inside Cabin: $809pp
Outside Cabin: $919pp
Balcony: $1049pp
April 24 - Wine and Roses Festival at Messina Hof Winery & Resort in Bryan
The one-day festival, centered on the celebration of Spring and the blooming of the roses and grapes, will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 24. Donate canned food items to the Brazos Valley Food Bank and receive a pass for a FREE Tour & Tasting during the festival (each individual must donate 5 cans to receive free pass)!!
- Wine Tasting
- Food Tents
- Live Music
- Grape Stomping Competition (starting at 11:00 a.m.)
- Arts and Crafts Demo
Grape Stomping Competition:
Get a team of 2-4 people together, submit completed registration form available at www.messinahof.com. The cost to enter is $40 per team. Groups are welcomed to enter more than one team. Wearing team t-shirts is encouraged.
Teams will compete by filling bottles with the juice that they have stomped. At the end of each 2-minute heat, the winning team with the most juice in their bottle will continue to the next stomping bracket. The Grape Stomping Champion is the team which surpasses all others in collecting the most juice. Prizes will be awarded.
To make reservations or for information about the Wine & Roses Festival, visit www.messinahof.com or call (800) 736-9463 ext. 234.
May 2010
On the Porch Concert Series
Each Sunday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm (Bernhardt Winery, Plantersville)
June 2010
Harvest Trail: Tickets available starting June 22, 2010
Touring the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail on the Harvest Trail is your opportunity to celebrate grape harvest and crush in southeast Texas. See the winemaking process firsthand from vineyard to bottle. For the last two weekends in July 2010, the wineries along the trail will offer a select pairing of two wine tastings, plus each ticket holder will receive a limited-edition poster commemorating the Harvest Trail at their first stop. Take your commemorative poster to each participating winery and gather signatures to make this poster even more meaningful. In addition to the Harvest Trail activities, check with each winery along the trail to determine how they will celebrate harvest in southeast Texas with special events. Tickets for this event are available through LocalWineEvents.com. Please click the button below to purchase your tickets now.
This event will be posted through the last Saturday in July 2010. Your trail tickets are good on any of the dates, July 24-25 or July 31-August 01, 2010, regardless of when you purchase them. All of the wineries along the trail remind you to drink responsibly and designate a driver. Purchase your single Harvest trail ticket for $25 or purchase a Ticket-For-Two for only $45. Print your receipt at the time of purchase and use it as your proof of purchase at the wineries along the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail.
The wine pairings for the Harvest Trail are listed below:
Bernhardt Winery – 2008 Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon & 2009 Pinnelli
Colony Cellars – Crisp Texas Blanc & Rich Texas Blush
Cork This! Winery – One Night Stand Cabernet Sauvignon & Girls Night Out Green Apple Riesling
Messina Hof Winery – Merrill's Vineyard Riesling and Barrel Reserve Port
Pleasant Hill Winery – Collina Bianca & Rose
Retreat Hill Winery – Retreat Hill Gerwurztraminer and Retreat Hill Vintner's Blend
Windy Winery – TBA
On the Porch Concert Series
Each Sunday from 6:00 - 8:00 pm (Bernhardt Winery, Plantersville)
July 2010
Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, Harvest Trail: July 24-25 and July 31 and August 01, 2010
Touring the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail on the Harvest Trail is your opportunity to celebrate grape harvest and crush in southeast Texas. See the winemaking process firsthand from vineyard to bottle. For the last two weekends in July 2010, the wineries along the trail will offer a select pairing of two wine tastings, plus each ticket holder will receive a limited-edition poster commemorating the Harvest Trail at their first stop. Take your commemorative poster to each participating winery and gather signatures to make this poster even more meaningful. In addition to the Harvest Trail activities, check with each winery along the trail to determine how they will celebrate harvest in southeast Texas with special events. Tickets for this event are available through LocalWineEvents.com. Please click the button below to purchase your tickets now.
This event will be posted through the last Saturday in July 2010. Your trail tickets are good on any of the dates, July 24-25 or July 31-August 01, 2010, regardless of when you purchase them. All of the wineries along the trail remind you to drink responsibly and designate a driver. Purchase your single Harvest trail ticket for $25 or purchase a Ticket-For-Two for only $45. Print your receipt at the time of purchase and use it as your proof of purchase at the wineries along the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail.
The wine pairings for the Harvest Trail are listed below:
Bernhardt Winery – 2008 Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon & 2009 Pinnelli
Colony Cellars – Crisp Texas Blanc & Rich Texas Blush
Cork This! Winery – One Night Stand Cabernet Sauvignon & Girls Night Out Green Apple Riesling
Messina Hof Winery – Merrill's Vineyard Riesling and Barrel Reserve Port
Pleasant Hill Winery – Collina Bianca & Rose
Retreat Hill Winery – Retreat Hill Gerwurztraminer and Retreat Hill Vintner's Blend
Windy Winery – TBA
Crush For Fun Weekends (2 weekends in July)
Beat The Heat and Enjoy Summer Grill Specials at Messina Hof
Messina Hof, the fastest growing award winning winery and resort in Texas, is grillin and chillin for the July 2010 month-long event featuring four grill specials at the Vintage House Restaurant.
Summer is the perfect time for grilling, but instead of melting over an outdoor grill in the Texas heat, the chefs at the Vintage House Restaurant will do the work for you.
Whether grilling a Texas rib eye or an assortment of seafood, this method of cooking brings out the distinctiveness and character of any cuisine. Along with the traditional Vintage House menu and award-winning wines, Messina Hof will be featuring four mouth-watering dishes for guests to enjoy for dine-in or take out.
August 2010
On the Porch Concert Series
Each Sunday from 6:30 - 8:30 pm (Bernhardt Winery, Plantersville)
Crush For Fun Weekends (2 weekends in August)
Harvest Grape Stomp (2 weekends in August)
Wine Appreciation Class: "Harvest-Wine and Food Pairing"
Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 3 p.m.
For reservations call 979-778-9463 ext. 234
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