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  Text Box: Send mail to chefbrian@winecellartexas.com with questions or comments about this web site. Copyright (c) 2012 San Marcos Wine Cellars, Inc. Last modified: 02/22/12   Text Box: Recipe of the Week: Our recipe of the week is Pheasant Chili - a white chili (with beans!), that is sure to get rave reviews. This is my recipe, but I encourage you to submit one of yours. The best recipe will be featured each week. This recipe takes awhile, so grab a bottle of Llano Estacado Texas Raider Riesling, some chips and queso, and a friend.   Text Box: Texas Food History: The food heritage of Texas is not just BBQ, Tex Mex, and Chili (no beans please!), although you will find some excellent recipes on this site. It encompasses a wide array of styles and flavors and techniques   Food traditions in Texas are rich and varied, with strong influences of Mexico, Germany, Africa, American Indians, Asia, Spain, France and the Deep South, with great chefs including Paul Qui of Uchiko - Austin; Tyson Cole of Uchi - Austin; Hugo Ortega of Hugo's -  Houston; Tim Love of Lonesome Dove Western Bistro and The Love Shack - Fort Worth; Monica Pope of t'afia - Houston, Texas; Dean Fearing of Fearing's - Dallas; and Bruce Auden of Biga on the Banks - San Antonio.       Text Box: Economic Impact of Wine Industry: $379 Million in wages; $68 Million in winery revenue; 1.2 million cases wine produced; $117.5 million retail value of wine produced; $379.5 million in wine-related tourism; $1.3 billion in total revenue   Text Box: Texas Wine History: Texas has a rich wine history, reaching back to the mid 1600’s, when Franciscan missionaries established the first vineyard in North America in 1662   Text Box: Texas Wine Related Jobs: According to a joint study by Texas Tech University and the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association the industry employs approximately 11,000 Texans.   Text Box: Texas Wine Industry: The Texas Wine and Grape industry ranks 5th in the United States in terms of wine production, with over 2 million gallons produced each year in over 230 wineries  spanning more than 3,300 vineyard acres.   Text Box: TEXAS WINE AND FOOD FACTS* Text Box: Let's Talk About Texas Food and Wine   It’s time to set the record straight about Texas Wine and Food. With almost 225 registered wineries in the state, Texas ranks among the leaders in wine production in the United States, however it is often shunned, even by die-hard Texans, when making a choice of what to sip, drink and pour. And our food? Although we boast some of the top chefs in the United States, we are only recently being given our due. WE AIM TO CHANGE THIS, AND WE’LL NEED YOUR HELP!

 

 

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