The Wine Roads of Texas
An Essential Guide to Texas Wines and Wineries

Wes Marshall
foreword by Robert Mondavi

216 pages, 5 1/2” x 8 1/2,” softcover, 102 illustrations, 60 maps, index
ISBN 1-893271-26-9

$18.95 (softcover)

The Wine Roads of Texas, by Austin wine writer Wes Marshall, is the premier guide to Texas wines and the state’s growing wine industry.

Marshall, a fifth-generation Texan and wine writer for the Austin Chronicle, has thoroughly researched Texas wineries and the wines they produce, traveling from Big Bend’s Davis Mountains to the bayous of East Texas, from Dallas to Del Rio, Galveston to Lubbock, putting 5,500 miles on his car. He met the vintners and tasted their wares, listened to their stories, and even created convenient maps to help organize a day trip to a few wineries or to plan a complete Texas Tour of 40-plus producing wineries.

Wine tours are grouped into six regions: Big Bend, Panhandle Plains, Hill Country (six trips), Prairies and Lakes North (three trips) and South, Gulf Coast and Piney Woods, with food, shelter and fun listings for each. To background on each winery is added a description of wines produced and the author’s pick of the best. Supplementary data includes an explanation of grapes grown in Texas, tasting tips and terms, a seasonal events calendar and a short history of the Texas wine industry, plus a variety of other useful information.

No less an expert than Robert Mondavi, founder of California’s Robert Mondavi Winery, sees distinct parallels between California’s Napa Valley wine industry in the middle of the 20th century and that of the burgeoning Texas wine industry at the beginning of the 21st century. Mr. Mondavi terms Wes Marshall’s wine column in the Chronicle “one of the best in the country.” High praise, indeed.

The Wine Roads of Texas is the perfect book for experienced wine experts and novice wine lovers. It is the ideal guide for anyone wishing to learn more about one of the state’s most remarkable agricultural elements.


Wine Press Award 2003, Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association

"Written in a casual, almost chatty style, a good read. —Houston Chronicle

“Marshall’s book gives even-handed attention to the 44 wineries he covers. . . . Don’t look for too much wine snobbery in this companionable book. Its focus is on fun and enjoyment of wine, Texas style.”
—San Antonio Express-News