• Wine Comparative Tasting

    Wine Showcase: A Comparative Tasting Experience (Hye)

    YOU BE THE JUDGE. Taste like a pro and blind-taste wine to see if Texas wines stand up to their European counterparts.

    A FUN, ENGAGING WINE EXPERIENCE. Taste 6 different wines from 6 different wineries. All fine wines are chosen and rated by sommeliers.

    This is a highly-rated, interactive experience for friends, wine lovers, and those interested in exploring amazing wines that are grown locally!

    Our wine professional will provide a short history of how the industry began in Texas and the similarities and differences between our “terroir” and other regions.

    You will taste some mind-blowing, boutique, and hard-to-find wines.

    MAXIMUM OF 15 SEATS PER EXPERIENCE

    Venue:
    Texas Wine Club
    272 Rocky Road
    Hye, TX 78635 

    Event Date
    Education, History, & Fine Wine

    Wine Showcase, A Comparative Tasting Experience

    With a goal to keep each class small, engaging, and intimate, you'll learn about the history of Texas wine & the differences/similarities of our "terroir" to other regions of the world while tasting world-class Texas and European wines.

    Meet Your Wine Educator

    Clay Roup

    Clay Roup is a WSET-3 certified sommelier based in Fredericksburg, Texas. A well-known name in the Texas Wine world, Clay has past experience as the Marketing Director at Hoover Valley Vineyards and Director of Education at William Chris Vineyards. With experience running 100s of tastings and wine education classes, Clay’s passion and love of wine, history, and Texas come out naturally in our engaging, interpersonal tasting & education events!

    Origins & Evolution

    The History of Texas Wine

    Learn about the history of Texas wine & how it all got started.

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    The "Grape Man" of Texas

    Thomas Volnay (T.V.) Munson

    Learn about the Texan that most folks in the French wine industry know about (& most Americans don’t).

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    Grapes & Terroirs

    Understanding Regional Differences

    Learn about grapes, terroirs, and how a grape of the same genetics can taste differently.

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    Texas v. Europe

    Taste World-Class Wine

    Be guided thru incredible whites & reds from both Texas & Europe by our WSET-3 sommelier

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    No One Leaves Empty-Handed

    Complimentary Gifts

    Each guest's folder includes fun wine tools and Texas Wine Club merch

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