The Wine Roads of Texas: An Essential Guide to Texas Wines and Wineries

The Wine Roads of Texas is the premier guide to wines made in the nation s fifth-largest wine producing state. In his foreword, Robert Mondavi sees distinct parallels between the wine industries of Napa Valley in the 1950s and Texas today. Actor Fess Parker, a native Texan who remains active in the Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley of California, makes other observations in a second foreword. Notes Parker: "I know that the character of my fellow Texans, the intensity of their persistence and vision for quality have already prevailed over those who said it couldnt be done--that you can't make world-class wine from grapes grown in the soils of the Lone Star State."

For the second edition of this book, the inspiration for the three-part PBS series of the same name, Austin wine writer Wes Marshall scouted new wineries from Big Bend s Davis Mountains to the bayous of East Texas, from Dallas to Del Rio, from Galveston to Lubbock. This time there were nearly twice as many wineries to visit. Marshall met the vintners, listened to their stories and carefully tasted more than 1,000 wines to pick the best. He clues you in with: maps and directions to 82 Texas wineries, plus the dramatic stories of their origins, survival and growth; where to find food, shelter and fun on 22 wine trips through Texas; Picks of the best Texas wines; and tips on how to taste wine.