Texas Wine – Visit Wineries and Vineyards to Buy Various Texas Wine Gifts
Last few years have witnessed a growing popularity of Texas wine in the national as well as international market. One of the biggest testaments to their growing popularity was Grapefest 2004, where over 240,000 people attended this fest and over 20,000 plus votes received for the 2004 Peoples Choice. Grapefest is the largest wine festival in the state. According to one estimate, Texas now has 87 wineries and is the 5th largest wine producing state in the nation. Texans consume nearly 37 million gallons of wine a year and upon given a chance most Texans would prefer to buy a wine produced in Texas. That clearly leaves a plenty of room for Texas wineries to produce an increasing share. In addition to that there is a huge demand of Texas wine in the open market.
No doubt, wine has a great impact on Texans life because it generates revenue and employment. During the year 2004, the wine industry generated $200 million along with 1,898 jobs for Texans. And, now due to new legislation, you as a wine lover can enjoy wine direct from the winery of Texas. Most of these wineries and vineyards...