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Mar 9

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Dallas Wine “Chick” on the wines of Duchman Family Winery

We had the pleasure of chatting with one of the Dallas and Fort Worth area’s most popular wine bloggers, Melanie Ofenloch, during the first ever Hill Country Wineries Road Show. Here are her thoughts of two of the wines from Duchman Family Winery:

  • Duchman Family Winery, 09 Montepulciano, ($15) this was a red wine full of stone fruit, slight oak and a bit of spice at the finish.  It was a Texas wine that is actually possible to drink in August Texas weather.
  • Duchman Family 09 Vermentino ($10), a Texas patio wine that is floral with hints of pear, but balanced with some minerality.  Lively and light for patio weather.

Coincidentally, a group of Texas sommeliers blind tasted more than 100 Texas wines and both Duchman wines were on the winners list. 

My takeaways from this event – I found wines that I liked that give me hope for the future of Texas wines.  I would keep an eye on Duchman Family.  I expect good things.

We would like to extend our thanks to Melanie for her kind words and support of Texas Wines. Check out her excellent blog here. To view her overview of the roadshow in its entirety click here.

Feb 20

Duchman Family Winery 2009 Texas Moscato Featured on Culinary Times

We are honored to be a featured wine for the month of February on the CulinaryThymes.com website. Thanks to Russ Kane, “The” Texas Wine Blogger, and his blog www.vintagetexas.com, more and more Texans are finding great 100% grown and made Texas Wines to enjoy!

Duchman Family Winery Moscato Bianco 2009     suggested retail $9

Harvested: August 2009

Vineyard: Diamante Doble Vineyards

Appellation: Texas High Plains AVA

Bottled: May 2010

Total Production: 1282 Cases

Aging: Fermented and aged in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks for 9 months

Alcohol %: 14.3

Winemaker Notes: The 2009 Duchman Family Winery Moscato is an off dry medium bodied, white wine. Sweet notes of ripe peach, baked apricot and orange provide a wonderful aroma on the nose. The wine confirms the nose with more flavors of peach, apricot and orange balanced with a floral note on the finish. This wine is the ideal pairing with spicy Mexican or Asian cuisine or as a wine with fresh pastries and other light desserts.

Interested in trying our 2009 Moscato? Click here.

Jan 7

Duchman Family Winery 2009 Texas Montepulciano now available!

 Duchman Family 2009 Texas “Reddy Vineyards” Montepulciano

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

TEXAS GROWN, TEXAS MADE.

Price: $15

At long last, the highly anticipated new release of our ground breaking Texas Montepulciano is available for purchase. (see winemaker Dave Reilly’s tasting notes below).

VIEW ALL OF OUR CURRENT ITEMS HERE

Harvested: September 2009

Vineyard: Reddy Vineyards

Appellation: Texas High Plains AVA

Bottled: July 2010

Total Production: 800 Cases

Aging: Fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks and aged in American and French Oak for 9 months.

Alcohol %: 12.5 abv

Winemaker Notes: The 2009 Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano is a medium bodied dry red wine with notes of black fruit, purple flowers and light spice on the nose. Cherry and black plums compliment the subtle earth character found in this wine.  The slight foundation of oak (10% new) lengthens the mid palate and provides depth of flavor to the fruit. Enjoy this wine with rich pastas courses and light game such as quail or lamb.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

***Our 2009 Montepulciano carries a single vineyard bottling from the Reddy Vineyards in The Texas High Plains***

Sep 30

October is Texas Wine Month

Now that the harvest season is coming to an end, we are looking forward to celebrating Texas Wine Month this October. For the entire 31 days of the month, join us as we look back on the previous vintage and enjoy our 100% Texas grown wines produced at the Duchman Family Winery.

For more information on Texas Wine Month in the Hill Country please visit www.TexasWineTrail.com.

Come visit our booth this Monday, October 4, from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. This is the first year that all 24 days of the fair will feature solely Texas wines and wineries in the wine garden. For more info please click here.

Beginning Monday October 4th our Tasting Room will now be open on all Mondays from 12-6 p.m. Please come and visit our winery and taste our wines any day of the week!

Aug 31

Upcoming events at the Duchman Family Winery

Our tasting room is open every day except Monday,
Tuesday-Friday 12 pm – 9 pm,
Saturday 11 am – 9 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Please call (512) 858-1470 for more information.

Dripping with Taste Wine and Food Festival
Dripping Springs, Texas
Saturday, September 11, 2010
12-7 p.m.

Adults: $25 ($30 at the gate)
Ages 6-20 (no wine included): $5
(Free admission for ages 5 & under.)

Movie in the Vineyard
featuring
Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita (1960)

Duchman Family Winery Vineyard
Driftwood, Texas
Friday, September 24, 2010
Gates open at 8:00 p.m.
Movie starts at 8:30 p.m.

Please bring your favorite blanket or folding chair and join us.
Wine and cheese available for sale through the tasting room.
No pets, outside food or drink allowed.

Duchman Family Winery
13308 FM 150 W
Driftwood, TX 78619-9274
(512) 858-1470

Click here for directions.

Aug 26

Winemaker Dave Reilly: “When you support Texas wine, you support Texas agriculture.”

Above, from left: Winemaker Mark Penna, owner Stan Duchman, and winemaker Dave Reilly, who was featured in a recent profile of the winery in Country World magazine.

“The grapes are doing well this year, both in Driftwood and on the South Plains,” wrote central Texas journalist Clay Coppedge in the latest edition of Country World Magazine, “and the [Duchman Family] winery has drawn notice in the marketplace through its strong showing at the San Francisco International Wine Festival. Duchman’s 2008 Texas Dolcetto wine was awarded a double gold medal and two other wines received silver medals.”

For winemaker Dave Reilly, wrote Coppedge, “the awards are not only a validation of the Duchman Family Winery wines, but of Texas wines in general. ‘People in Texas have every reason to support their Texas wines’ [said Reilly]. ‘Wine labels are tricky enough anyway, but some say things like For Sale in Texas Only and people think it’s a Texas wine when it’s not. When you support Texas wine, you support Texas agriculture. That’s a big part of what we want to do here.’”

The Duchman Family Winery is a proud member of the central Texas farming community.

Click here to download the entire article.

In other news…

The Duchman Family Winery will be participating in the Wimberley Wedding Expo at the Wimberley Community Center.

Wimberley Wedding Expo
Saturday, August 28, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wimberley Community Center
14068 Ranch Road 12
Wimberley, Texas

For more info, please call (512) 847-2510.

The Duchman Family Winery will be contributing a wine basket with a selection of our wines for the door prize drawing.

To book your wedding or event at the Duchman Family Winery, please call Events Manager Melissa Hale
at (512) 858-1470.

Jul 20

A new look for Duchman Family Winery

We have our new road signs in place. Our entryway is still in the same place on FM 150 in Driftwood. Make sure you stop in a try our newly released Duchman Family Wines!

Jul 1

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We have a new name and a new label!

We are proud to announce the release of our new wines and new label, the Duchman Family Winery!

Our award-winning wines are still produced by winemakers Dave Reilly and Mark Penna and our tasting room is still managed by the same friendly staff. But we have a new logo, a new look, and a new name.

Jun 23

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Our 2008 Dolcetto takes home Double Gold at San Francisco International Wine Competition!

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We are very pleased to announce that our 2008 Texas Dolcetto has received a Double Gold Medal at the prestigious San Francisco International Wine Competition held this past weekend. Considered by most to be the most prestigious and influential wine competition held in the United States each year, we are truly honored to have received this tremendous recognition. The competition, held annually, is judged by a panel of some of the most respected and nationally recognized wine professionals in the world. According to the website www.sfwinecomp.com ”Judging is based on a blind, consensual procedure, ensuring competitive integrity as it remains the nation’s most respected wine competition.”

Along with the Double Gold for the 2008 Dolcetto, we are also pleased to announce that the 2009 Trebbiano and 2009 Moscato also received Silver Medals during this years competition.

For more information on purchasing these and our other award winning wines, please contact Director of Wine Sales, Bill Elsey by clicking here.

May 27

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Austin Wine and Music Festival this weekend! May 29th – 31st at the Domain

Don’t forget to get your early tickets and 3-day passes to this years Austin Wine and Music Festival at the Domain in northwest Austin. Held on Saturday May 29th – Monday May 31st 2010, this years Festival is sure to be the best to date. Come out to listen to great Texas musicians and taste wine from more than 20 Texas Wineries.

This year we will be pouring our Dry Moscato, Dry Rosé, Dolcetto and Canto Felice – all summer time favorites here at the winery. Winemaker Dave Reilly and members of the production crew will be in attendance to provide insight about our wines. Come by our booth and let us know what you think. For more information on the 2010 Austin Wine and Music Festival and for ticket information click here.

Don’t forget that the Tasting Room at the Duchman Family Winery will be open Memorial Day, May 31st from 12-6 p.m. Bring your friends and family and enjoy a great weekend of wine with us.

We also would like to introduce two new members to our wine family – our Vineyard Dogs. T-Bone (black) and Chops (brown) are the new “protectors” of our vineyard – although they are more likely to lick you than anything else. With over 20 acres of green vineyards and several staff members to play with daily, there may not be a happier pair of dogs in Central Texas!

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