William Chris Vineyards' co-founder and grape grower ChrisBrundrett joins host Shelly Wilfong for the series finale. Chris shares the story of how he and William "Bill" Blackmon founded William Chris, explains why having more AVAs is good for Texas wine drinkers, and explores how Texas wine is received throughout the world. The podcast includes educational resources so that listeners can continue their Texas wine journeys.

Mentioned on the podcast:

William Chris Vineyards: https://williamchriswines.com/

Learn more about Texas wine here:

Hill Country Wine Academy's Texas Wine AmbassadorCertification: https://hcwineacademy.com/

The Texas Wine School's Specialist of Texas Wine Courses:

https://thetexaswineschool.com/products/specialist-of-texas-wine?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=f48a99589&pr_rec_pid=9562468581666&pr_ref_pid=9562469040418&pr_seq=uniform

Wine Folly's Texas Hill Country Regional Guide:

https://texashillcountry.guides.winefolly.com/wineries/

Jessica Dupuy's book "Wines of Southwest USA: A Guideto New Mexico, Texas, Arizona and Colorado":

https://academieduvinlibrary.com/products/the-wines-of-southwest-u-s-a?_pos=3&_fid=b8efc10aa&_ss=c

GO TEXAN: https://www.gotexan.org/

GO TEXAN ad features H-E-B: https://www.heb.com/

For more Texas wine news and interviews, check out This IsTexas Wine podcast.

Link: https://www.thisistexaswine.com/

Episode five features John Rivenburgh of Kerrville HillsWinery. John has a long history of leadership in the Texas wine industry and started the first wine incubator in Texas. As president of Texas Wine Growers, John is a strong advocate for 100% Texas grown wine.

Mentioned on the podcast:

https://kerrvillehillswinery.com/

https://texaswinegrowers.com/

Recorded on location at Vagabonds on Pecan: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44616560?source_impression_id=p3_1760397373_P3AMFudlKPPjPoVt

GO TEXAN: https://www.gotexan.org/

GO TEXAN ad features Texas Iberico: https://texasiberico.com/

For more Texas wine news and interviews, check out This IsTexas Wine podcast.

Link: https://www.thisistexaswine.com/

Episode four looks back at key moments in Texas wine historyand explores the future plans for Llano Estacado Winery, the largest and one of the oldest wineries in Texas. Bret Perrenoud is part of the Llano Estacado ownership team and is also the General Manager. Find out more about Llano'splans for expansion in Lubbock and in the Texas Hill Country.

Mentioned on the podcast:

https://llanowine.com/

https://llanowine.com/airisele-vineyards/

Recorded on location at Vagabonds on Pecan: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44616560?source_impression_id=p3_1760397373_P3AMFudlKPPjPoVt

GO TEXAN: https://www.gotexan.org/

GO TEXAN ad features Texas Iberico: https://texasiberico.com/

For more Texas wine news and interviews, check out This IsTexas Wine podcast.

Link: https://www.thisistexaswine.com/