Texas Festivals and Fairs Feature Local Wine and Food

Texas Festivals and Fairs Feature Local Wine and Food

2009 5th Annual Texas FallFest and Wine Auction - October 2-4, 2009

“Sunset Stroll” with Texas Winemakers - Friday, October 2nd; Sip, savor and stroll at the 3rd Annual “Chef’s Taste-Off”.

“Cellaring the Best” Dinner and Wine Auction - Saturday, October 3rd; III Forks Executive Chef Jaimie Gutierrez and his sizzling steaks served right off the grill!

“Farm to Table & Wine Fair” - Sunday, October 4th
Featuring Chef Paul Petersen of Rick’s Steakhouse “Beefing it up on the Grill”. Plan to be entertained by the lively banter of Tiffany Collins of the Texas Beef Council and “Miss Jane” Nickles of the Texas Culinary Academy as guests taste samples of Chef Petersen’s grilled beef selections on the “Fare Grounds” of Fall Creek Vineyards in Tow, Texas, on Lake Buchanan.

More information at: http://vintagetexas.com/blog/?p=1145

Austin County Fair: First Ever Non-Commercial Winemakers Show

There’s a new event at this year’s Austin County Fair....A Winemakers Contest.The Austin County Grape Growers Committee along with the Austin County Fair Board is inviting all amateur or home wine makers to enter the inaugural Austin County Fair Non-Commercial Wine Show. The judging and show will take place on Saturday, October, 2009, prior to the opening of the Austin County Fair. Any non commercial or amateur winemaker is encouraged to enter. Participants in the show are not limited to the number of entries.

For more information on the fair, contest rules and entry form at:

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