Why this guide exists
About Top Texas Wines
Texas makes remarkable wine. We turn independent competition results into a practical guide for discovering the bottles and wineries worth knowing.
From the founder
The question that started it
Hi, I’m Bryan. I began my career in software and technology in Austin, where I developed a passion for data, analytics, and finding useful signals inside large datasets.
In 2016, my family planted Sandy Road Vineyards in the Texas Hill Country. As guests began visiting, two questions came up again and again:
- Where should we go next?
- Which other Texas wineries are making truly great wine?
Texas is home to many talented producers, and no one person can taste every bottle. So I approached the problem the way I would in technology: with data.
I began collecting results from major international wine competitions to identify Texas wines earning high honors in blind tasting. The results were remarkable. Texas wineries—and wines made from Texas grapes—were winning far more medals than most people realized.
Top Texas Wines makes that evidence easier to explore. It organizes verified competition results so wine lovers can choose a promising bottle, plan a confident winery visit, and support the producers building Texas wine.
Cheers, y’all.
What guides us
Built for confident Texas wine discovery
The site is designed to make unfamiliar wine country feel easier to navigate without pretending that a score can replace personal taste.
Independent evidence
Published results from established international competitions give curious wine lovers a credible place to start.
Texas-grown focus
The guide centers wines made from 100% Texas-grown grapes and the wineries responsible for them.
Reviewable records
Listings are grounded in published results. Corrections are reviewed against an authoritative source before the guide is changed.
Direct winery support
Top Texas Wines does not sell wine. Purchase and visitor links lead to the winery's own website.
See the methodology
Want to understand exactly how the guide works?
Read the eligibility rules, judging context, points system, buying model, and paid-placement policy.