{"id":10200,"date":"2014-08-27T05:33:59","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T10:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10200"},"modified":"2014-08-27T05:33:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T10:33:59","slug":"texas-foods-with-messina-hof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/27\/texas-foods-with-messina-hof\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Foods with Messina Hof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy and I spent a wonderful week in Texas. Four days were spent with Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo at both their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.messinahof.com\" target=\"_blank\">Messina Hof Winery<\/a> locations in Bryan and Fredericksburg. In addition to fantastic wines, we ate wonderful meals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10201\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10201\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10201\" alt=\"Breakfast at the Villa in Bryan was accompanied with mimosas. \" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714a.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714a.jpg 468w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714a-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Breakfast at the Villa in Bryan was accompanied with mimosas.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10202\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10202\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10202\" alt=\"Lunch after harvest in Bryan included sausage soaked in Messina Hof wine.\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714b.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714b.jpg 468w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714b-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunch after harvest in Bryan included sausage soaked in Messina Hof wine.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10208\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10208\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10208\" alt=\"After lunch in Fredericksburg, the Messina Hof FAM tour had an 42nd anniversary cake for Kathy and me. Our group included Melba Allen-Buillard, Merril Bonarrigo, Allison Markin, Tom Plant, Paul Bonarrigo, Terry Sullivan and Kathy Sullivan\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714c.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714c.jpg 468w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714c-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After lunch in Fredericksburg, the Messina Hof FAM tour had an 42nd anniversary cake for Kathy and me. Our group included Melba Allen-Buillard, Merril Bonarrigo, Allison Markin, Tom Plant, Paul Bonarrigo, Terry Sullivan and Kathy Sullivan<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10204\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10204\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10204\" alt=\"Dinner wines to celebrate the completion of harvest in Bryan.\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714d.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714d.jpg 468w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714d-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner wines to celebrate the completion of harvest in Bryan.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10205\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10205\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10205\" alt=\"Salad course for the harvest dinner.\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714e.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714e.jpg 468w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714e-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salad course for the harvest dinner.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10206\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10206\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10206\" alt=\"On a hot summer evening, watermelon\/strawberry soup was flavorful.\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714f.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714f.jpg 468w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714f-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On a hot summer evening, watermelon\/strawberry soup was flavorful.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10207\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714g.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10207\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10207\" alt=\"Beef is a speciality in Texas.\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714g.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714g.jpg 468w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/082714g-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef is a speciality in Texas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We have many fond memories of the wine, food and friends. It was a great experience to participate in Messina Hof&#8217;s harvest, crush, wines, foods and media FAM tour in Fredericksburg. The members of the media FAM group attended the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwinetc.com\" target=\"_blank\">International Wine Tourism Conference<\/a> in Tbilisi, Georgia in March 2014. This meet up in Texas was a reunion, a time to spend together and recount stories about our time in Georgia and discover new stories we will talk about in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<br \/>\nTerry<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Texas Foods with Messina Hof\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=10200\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy and I spent a wonderful week in Texas. Four days were spent with Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo at both their Messina Hof Winery locations in Bryan and Fredericksburg. In addition to fantastic wines, we ate wonderful meals. We have many fond memories of the wine, food and friends. 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