5th Annual Historic Montgomery Wine and Food Trail September 2010 Dockline Issue

        Hey y'all ! We're going to break routine this month from featuring our Lone Star state wineries and invite everyone to the 5th Annual Historic Montgomery Wine and Food Trail Festival. The event is held in Old Montgomery (corner FM149 and FM 105) and is huge fun. This is an excerpt from the Historic Montgomery Business Association promo:
        "The 5th Annual Historic Montgomery Wine and Food Trail, "A Toast to Texas " is sure to be an exciting event this year with so much enthusiasm already generated from the success of the previous years. This will once again be an ALL TEXAS festival held in Texas ' 3rd oldest city and the birthplace of the Texas flag.
        This wine and food event will feature ALL TEXAS WINES and ALL TEXAS FOODS along with a host of other arts, crafts and upscale artisan vendors as well, from across this great state. Attendees will sample wine, seasonal and micro-brewed beers, and lots of great food all day. Enjoy participating in the wine and beer pairing demonstrations performed by local renowned chefs along with a dazzling ice sculpting demonstration. Of course, there will be great Texas music performed throughout the day and closing out the evening will be Kevin Black. Kids will also enjoy plenty of activities such as fun jumps, grape stomp, face painting and much more to keep them entertained and happy throughout the day."
        The festival fills the downtown area and the streets are blocked off for this event, and many food and retail vendors

round out the "goin's on". Due to size limitations, the festival has to limit the number of wineries to just twenty and are by invitation only. Attending this year are some of Texas' brightest and finest ambassadors to the wine industry, several of these wine makers happen to also be on the Board of TWGGA (Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association). You will be able to taste wine and vote on your favorite from Landon Winery / Mckinney,Texas, Colony Cellars / Waller,Texas, Haak Vineyards&Winery / Santa Fe,Texas, Wichita Falls Vineyards&Winery / Iowa Park,Texas, Chisholm Trail / Fredricksburg,Texas, Windy Winery / Brenham,Texas, Bernhardt Winery / Plantersville,Texas, Circle S Vineyards / Sugarland,Texas, Messina Hof Wine Cellars / Bryan,Texas, Flat Creek Estate / Marble Falls,Texas, Cork This! Winery / Montgomery,Texas, Pleasant Hill Winery / Brenham,Texas , Sunset Winery / Burleson,Texas, Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards / Pittsburg,Texas, Fall Creek Vineyards / Tow,Texas, Retreat Hill Winery&Vineyard / Navasota,Texas, Pedernales Cellars / Stonewall,Texas, Sweet Dreams Winery / Palestine,Texas, Becker Vineyards / Stonewall,Texas, Kipersol Estates Winery / Tyler,Texas. We will post the winner of this year's competition in next month's column, stay tuned.
        This shindig starts 10:00AM and ends at 9:00PM, the admission is FREE and a wine tasting package is only $20.00. Entertaining along with Kevin Black will be P.J. Price and The Zach Tate Band. Y'all make sure to come out and enjoy the day with us. As always, you'll be able to taste wine from other outstanding Texas wineries at The Rancher's Daughter, where we represent over 45 Texas wineries and well over 100 varietals.
        We hope that you enjoy this column and, if you have

any suggestions, we welcome them. Y'all come see us at The Rancher's Daughter, Texas' Only Texas-Only Wine Shop.
        Harry and Rendy Kerr, native Texans and Montgomery residents, can be reached at 202B McCown Street, Montgomery, Texas 77356 (936) 449-4100.