Messina Hof Wins Top Awards at 2014 International Wine Competitions

BRYAN, Texas, Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Messina Hof Wine Cellars, Inc, www.messinahof.com, one of the fastest-growing, award-winning wineries in Texas, earned significant praise in 2014 international wine competitions.

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Messina Hof gathered 26 medals for its Texas wines at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 2014 Rodeo Uncorked!® International Wine Competition, and earned 14 Champion honors. Messina Hof also gathered two double-gold medals in the competition. At the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo® Wine Competition, Messina Hof earned "Best of Herd Texas Winery" for the third-consecutive year and 13 other notable placements in the competition.

"One of the greatest things that a winery can do is to be consistently good. Messina Hof has some of the finest grapes grown in Texas, produced with the highest standards of winemaking yielding quality wines," said Paul V Bonarrigo, winemaker and co-founder of Messina Hof Winery & Resort.

Top Messina Hof Accolades at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 2014 Rodeo Uncorked!® International Wine Competition:
- Private Reserve Papa Paulo Port, Texas 2007-Double Gold, Class Champion, Texas Class Champion
- Ebony Ports of Call, Texas-Double Gold, Reserve Class Champion, Texas Reserve Class Champion
- Private Reserve Cabernet Franc, Texas 2011-Reserve Class Champion, Texas Class Champion
- Cedar Crest Vineyard Private Reserve Cabernet Franc, Texoma, Texas 2011-Texas Reserve Class Champion
- Cerro Santo Private Reserve Primitivo, High Plains, Texas 2012-Texas Reserve Class Champion
- Father & Son Riesling, Texas 2012-Texas Class Champion
- George Bush Presidential Cabernet Sauvignon, Texas 2011-Texas Class Champion
- George Bush Presidential Merlot, Texas 2011-Texas Class Champion
- Private Reserve Gewurztraminer, Texas 2012-Texas Class Champion
- Private Reserve Merlot, Texas 2011-Texas Class Champion
- Paulo Zinfandel, Texas 2011-Texas Class Champion

Top Messina Hof Accolades at San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo® Wine Competition, 2014:
- Best of Herd Texas Winery-Messina Hof
- Tawny Port, Texas-Gold Medal
- Private Reserve Cabernet Franc, Texas 2012-Top of Class
- Messina Hof Hill Country, Chenin Blanc, Texas 2011 -Top of Class
- Cerro Santo Private Reserve Primitivo, High Plains, Texas 2012-Top of Class

Messina Hof was established in Texas in 1977 and is the leader in the establishment of the Texas wine industry. Visit Messina Hof: www.MessinaHof.com. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn.

Contact Information:
Kidron Vestal
Marketing & PR Manager, Messina Hof
1.800.736.WINE ext 230
[email protected]
www.messinahof.com

SOURCE Messina Hof Wine Cellars, Inc