We have not only added more tasting space, but we re-positioned the bar so that you can overlook our beautiful courtyard and vineyard while you taste our 100% Texas Grown wines.

With spring being one of the busiest times of the year we have increased our hours of operation in order to accommodate those who wish to visit the winery later in the evening. Our new spring and summer hours are from 12 – 9 p.m. Tuesday – Friday and from 11 – 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Ask about our special tasting policy for all wine club members during your next visit.

We are currently offering a special gift to all of our Facebook and Twitter followers. Become a fan today to receive this special opportunity!

Spring is in the air at the Texas Hill Country Wineries and we are all patiently awaiting the arrival of the beautiful Texas Wildflowers. Due to the rains it is set to be a record wildflower year! Come visit The Mandola Estate winery during this picturesque trail, April 9-11 and 16-18, and take in all the beauty along with tasting.
The Texas Hill Country Wineries have refreshed the 2010 Wine and Wildflower Trail. A first for this event is a ticketed trail with great benefits and value for you the consumer. Couples tickets cost $60, singles ticket cost $35.
The wine trail is all about the wine so the Mandola Estate Winery will offer 3 complimentary tastes of any wine along with a 15% discount on 3 bottle purchases for ticketed guests. Taste our wines, choose your favorites and bring them home to enjoy with friends, family and neighbors.
Wildflowers are everywhere on the highways and in the fields. Wishing you could get that beauty in your yard? Trail visitors will receive a packet of wildflower seeds for you to plant in your yard, along your driveway or surrounding your mailbox. Wildflower seed packets provided by the Texas Department of Agriculture and Wildseed Farms are available for each ticketed consumer. Two packets per ticket will be distributed at the wineries.
Wine and food pairing can always increase your wine tasting experience. Texas Hill Country Wineries have partnered with the Irish Dairy Board to offer you award-winning wines paired with a variety of delectable cheeses. Each winery will have an assortment of cheeses to pair with their wines that will enhance the taste of both the wines and cheeses.

Spring is the time to make a visit to the Mandola Estate Winery. With wildflowers and gorgeous grounds, great wine and great company, our setting is second to none!

For more information and to purchase tickets please visit the Texas Hill Country Wineries website by clicking here.

In his second post, Russ showcases Bingham Family Vineyards, a topic discussed many times here on our website.  Growing Viognier, Vermentino, and Dolcetto, Bingham family vineyards has provided us here at Mandola Estate Winery with an excellent source of some new and up and coming grape varieties that have been made into excellent Texas wines.

Thanks again to Russ Kane and for anyone who hasn’t yet visited www.vintagetexas.com, it is the website to frequent if you want to be up on the world of Texas Wines!

Taste the wines of some of Marc de Grazia’s top Italian producers, including the wines of:

Umberto Bortolotti, Prosecco (Valdobbiadene, Veneto)
Santa Lucia, organic Southern Italian red wines (Castel del Monte, Puglia)
Fontaleoni, Vernaccia di San Gimignano (Siena, Tuscany)
Piaggia, Tuscan Cabernet (Carmignano, Tuscany)
Matteo Correggia, Nebbiolo (Roero, Piedmont)
Albino Rocca, Barbaresco (Alba, Piedmont)
Azelia, Barolo (Alba, Piedmont)

At two exclusive events!

Austin, Thursday, March 11:

Barbaresco & BBQ:
The best of Italian Wine with the best of Texas BBQ
catered by the world-famous Salt Lick BBQ
$25 per person plus tax and gratuity

Above: The world-famous Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, Texas will be catering the Barbaresco and BBQ event.

Mandola Estate Winery
13308 FM 150 W.
Driftwood, TX 78619
(512) 894-3111

Thursday, March 11
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

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RSVP by email: monica@damorewines.com

Houston, Friday, March 12:

Marc de Grazia Tasting & Dinner
reception with passed hors d’œuvres
followed by a three-course intimate dinner
with the winemakers and producers
$100 per person plus tax & gratuity
limited to 24 guests

The Galleria Tennis and Athletic Club
5015 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056-5621
(832) 325-5100

Friday, March 12
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

RSVP by email: Lauren.Hernandez@thegtac.com

Beginning today, Mandola Estate Winery Winemaker and Chief of Winery Operations - Dave Reilly, will be taking over our Twitter account. In order to give our followers a behind the scenes look into the inner workings of Mandola Estate Winery, Dave will be tweeting his thoughts from the daily work of a winemaker in Central Texas. For those of you who are not following the Mandola Estate Winery on Twitter yet, please click on the Twitter icon on the right tab of our website or by following us at https://twitter.com/MandolaWinery/.

For the past several years, the Mandola Estate Winery Pinot Grigio has been consistently one of the most popular wines that we have offered. Light in style, offering notes of green apple, citrus, and finishing remarkably clean, the 2008 Mandola Pinot Grigio has been the best to date. As the popularity of this wine has increased, we have increased our production, but we are close to being sold out of the 2008 vintage. With less that 15 cases left and a busy weekend in the Tasting Room ahead of us, we are sure to sell out by Sunday. We are offering a limited offer to our customers who purchase this wine before it is too late. All case purchases (12 bottles or more) will receive a discounted shipping rate of $15 and receive 15% off on every bottle! To purchase the 2008 Mandola Estate Winery Pinot Grigio or for more information contact us at info@mandolawines.com or by calling 512.858.1470.

One of the most versatile wines available in today’s wine market are Rosé wines. Falling in between white and red wines in character, color, and body, Rosé wines combine the light and refreshing nature of non-oaked white wine with the young red fruit character of many red wines. These characteristics make most Rosé wines the perfect selection for various courses throughout the meal.

Although it is only February 21st, the temperature for the day has already exceeded 70 degrees and here at Mandola Estate Winery we all have the spring season on our minds. Nothing is more fitting for the weather than sitting outside with friends enjoying the warm sunshine while sharing a bottle of the Mandola Estate Winery Dry Rosé. At only $10 a bottle, this wine is not only delicious and perfect for the spring, but it is a tremendous value wine as well.

For information on ordering the Mandola Dry Rosé and having it sent directly to your home please contact us at 512.858.1470 option 2 or at info@mandolawines.com.

This is the first recognition for the 2008 Mandola Viognier. Produced using 100% Texas grown grapes sourced from Bingham Family Vineyards in the Texas High Plains AVA, this wine shows off the highly aromatic character that is often associated with the Viognier grape. Notes of white stone fruits such as white peach and apricot give a highly perfumed fruit character to the nose. Fermented and aged in only stainless steel tanks, the 2008 Mandola Viognier express bright notes of peach, pear and citrus gradually giving way to a crisp and clean finish. This wine is an excellent aperitif wine or paired with seared scallops and other seafood.

After receiving recognition in the Houston Livestock and Rodeo International Wine Competition as a Silver Medal winner and Texas Best of Class, the Mandola “Spino” Montepulciano is quickly becoming the most recognized and most sought after wine offered from the Mandola Estate Winery today. This medium bodied, dry red wine offers an exemplary balance of red fruits, earth, and acidity making it an ideal pairing for a wide array of dishes from tomato based pastas to lighter grilled chicken and game.

We are very pleased to announce the results from the San Antonio Wine Festival. You need not be a wine professional to give us your own opinion of these wines. Come and visit our tasting room and try both the Mandola Viognier and Montepulciano for yourself and tell us what you think!

Wine is one of those beverages that has an application for almost any food imaginable. At the Mandola Estate Winery we model our winemaking techniques after the Italian way of life. We feel that all wine should be served with food and all food with wine. Therefore, our wines are crafted to be placed on the dinner table with friends, family, and of course - great food.

One wine in particular, the Mandola Estate Winery - Canto Felice or “Happy Song” in Italian, was created to be enjoyed in several different settings. This wine is excellent served slightly chilled with cheese, crackers and fresh fruit as you watch the sun set on a hot afternoon. As a wine for after the meal, the Mandola Canto Felice (pronounced Can-toe Fee-Lee-Che) serves as a perfect pairing with both milk and dark chocolates. This Valentines Day there will be several wineries that offer wines that happen to pair well with chocolate, but were not necessarily made for that pairing. Here at the Mandola Estate Winery, our Canto Felice does not just pair well with chocolate, it was created with chocolate in mind ! Please come and taste for yourself in our Tasting Room this weekend.

Come visit us this Thursday and Friday, February 4th and 5th at the Mandola Estate Winery to get a first hand view of our state of the art bottling line. Thanks to a unique building design, we invite our guests to come and see how the equipment works as we bottle our 2008 Mandola Zinfandel, 2008 Mandola Rosso, and the Mandola Canto Felice. Our winery was designed with our visitors in mind. Large windows overlook our barrel room, stainless steel fermentation tanks, and bottling line, providing a truly first hand educational experience that can be shared by all.

The Winery will be open to the public from 12 – 8 p.m. on  Thursday and from 12 – 9 p.m. on Friday. While we can not gurantee that we will be bottling during every hour that we are open to the public, we anticipate bottling during the hours of 12 – 5 p.m.

Please come visit us while we bottle; we allow our guests to take wine with them as they tour the building, in fact – we encourage it!