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Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-August Travel Updates
Foeder for thought and a beer for a good cause
"...The award-winning Messina Hof Winery has launched Bonarrigo Family Wines, a new..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Austin Restaurant Take-Out and Other Food Delivery Options During Coronavirus Quarantine
Support local business while maintaining your social distance
"...Fall Creek Vineyards Both winery locations (Driftwood and Tow), online shopping with delivery and..."

March 16, 2020 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup
Texas fun is heating up with grape stomps, outlaw festivals, and rodeos
"...• Aug. 4, 11, 18, Messina-Hof Winery, Bryan • Aug. 4-5, 11-12, Pleasant Hill Winery,..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Weekend Wine
Two Texas reds well worth your money
"...strategy has paid off, making Llano Estacado Texas’s second-largest winery...."

Jan. 6, 2018 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Day Trips: Gift Guide 2017
Gifts that make it worth a day trip double your fun
"...• Take a drive to one of Messina Hof Winery's three locations for a bottle of Resilience..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

How Texas Is Texas Wine?
What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards
"...a year, and they're still the largest 100% Texas-grown winery in the state...."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Food-o-File: Weekend Lagniappe
A little extra Austin food news
"...• Messina Hof Winery & Resort has been celebrating the harvest..."

Aug. 22, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

October is Texas Wine Month
Festivities begin all over the state this weekend
"...of Lometa, about an hour-and-a-half outside of Austin, Fiesta Winery lead the way into Texas Wine Month with a..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Day Trips
Develop a crush at Messina-Hof Winery's Harvest Festival
"...Messina Hof Winery in Bryan has rows of vines heavy..."

July 26, 2013 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Food Events
Sharpen your wits and your appetite with this week's 'Meal Times'

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food Events
Midsummer heats up with a variety of wine tasting ventures

July 27, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food Events
Dinner and beer pairings, Slow Food, and hipsters celebrate the East Side Show Room
"...• Summer Harvest Festival The award-winning Messina Hof winery celebrates its 35th anniversary with a month-long..."

July 20, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food Events
Well, if Zagat says it's good ...
"...› Messina Hof Winery & Resort (4545 Old Reliance Road in..."

April 13, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Wine of the Week
A Sancerre-ly impressive Texas wine
"...also have to deal with the reality that any winery wanting to use Texas grapes will be buying an..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Speak No Ale: Beer Men Sue for Free Speech
Texas' arcane beer laws may be busted by a First Amendment lawsuit
"...opening satellite facilities closer to their customers, like Bryan-based Messina Hof's tasting room in Fred­ericks­burg. And since 2005, vineyards..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Newsgeist: 2/28/11
The spirit of the news
"...-Messina Hoff Winery and Resort is expanding further than the..."

Feb. 28, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz

Food-o-File
Wine and dine your valentine, chefs play matchmakers with a Texas food and wine competition, and more cheese, please
"...to California's Napa Valley. Busy tasting rooms, seasonally themed winery road trips along Highway 290 West, and special holiday..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu
Forget those dieting resolutions, and hit one of these classes and events instead
"...Roaring Twenties for the New Year's Eve celebration at Messina Hof Winery & Resort (4545 Old Reliance Rd., Bryan,..."

Dec. 31, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu
Spooky foodie events
"...• Enjoy a spook-tacular Halloween weekend at the Messina Hof Winery & Resort (4545 Old Reliance Rd. in..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu
Stomp grapes and pair wines at Central Texas wineries, meet a local Food Network star, and more tasty outings
"...• Messina Hof Winery & Resort (4545 Old Reliance Rd., Bryan,..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu
Things are heating up for local foodies with Valentine's brunches, aphrodisiacs' cookbooks, and mixology workshops
"...Wine Trail with a wine and chocolate dinner at Messina Hof Winery & Resort (4545 Old Reliance Rd., Bryan,..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu
A guide to Austin-area foodie events – smackdowns, socials, and more
"...• Messina Hof Winery & Resort (800/736-9463, www.messinahof.com) hosts a bridal..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu
This week, Austinites dine for charity and teach the little ones to garden
"...the 'Twas the Night Before Murder mystery dinner at Messina Hof Winery & Resort (www.messinahof.com) near Bryan. $69.95 per..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Event Menu: June 20-26
Locally grown Tomato Me Crazy Day, red meat and wine pairings, and more
"...tastings of red wines from 16 wineries, including nearby Messina Hof; a 30-team steak cook-off; a Jazz Brunch at..."

June 20, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips
DeZavala Vineyards, between Franklin and New Baden, grows the sweetest blueberries in Texas
"...they don't use they sell to other winemakers. Even Messina Hof Winery & Resort in Bryan uses some of..."

June 8, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Event Menu
Jan. 20-27
"...five courses of Italian specialties paired with wines from Messina Hof Winery. Cost is $65, and reservations are necessary;..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Food Column

Taking a Look at Texas Wine Month
Throughout October, and thanks to Susan Combs
"...diplomacy and concern for the public good that had winery owners and farmers cheering. By the time she was..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Food-o-file
Sweetish Hill is ready to celebrate; plus, Vespaio, P. Terry's Burger Stand, and many options on the Event Menu
"...Squish, and Laugh during the weekend harvest festivities at Messina Hof Winery (800/736-9463 x29, www.messinahof.com) Events include a grape..."

July 29, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Liquid Assets
A fair competition
"...Two other gold medals went to a single local winery. Flat Creek Estate, one of Texas' fastest-rising labels, took..."

April 8, 2005 Food Column by Wes Marshall

Food-o-file
You still have a chance to Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? for Project Transitions; plus, events from all over the Austin food map
"...Carmelo's (504 E. Fifth, 477-7497) paired with wines from Messina Hof Winery; $60 per person, reservations necessary; 6:30pm, Thursday,..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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