S2 EP0038 - Texas Hill Country AVA: With January Wiese, Cliff Bingham, and Michael McClendon

The Texas wine scene is growing by leaps and bounds, and Hill Country as a destination continues its growth at a record pace. In this episode, we change up our format to introduce you to some of the leaders of the Texas wine industry. You&#8217;ll meet the Executive Director of the Hill Country Wineries Association, Cliff Bingham of Bingham Vineyards, and Michael McClendon, a winemaker/owner at the custom crush facility, Sage&#8217;s Vintage. <br/><br/>Check out our guests and some other great links at:<br/><br/>Texas Hill Country Wineries: <a href="https://texaswinetrail.com/">https://texaswinetrail.com/</a><br/><br/>Bingham Family Vineyards: <a href="https://binghamfamilyvineyards.com/">https://binghamfamilyvineyards.com/</a><br/><br/>Michael McClendon and Sage&#8217;s Vintage: <a href="https://www.sagesvintage.com/">https://www.sagesvintage.com/</a><br/><br/>Texas Winemakers Docu-Series: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TexasWinemakers">https://www.youtube.com/c/TexasWinemakers</a><br/><br/>Shelley Wilfong&#8217;s &#8220;This is Texas Wine&#8221; Podcast: <br/><br/>Visit our website at&#160;<a href="http://www.viticulturepodcast.com/">www.VitiCulturePodcast.com</a>, and don&#8217;t forget to share with your friends via all major social media platforms @VitiCULTUREPod<br/><br/>Visit Bellangelo Winery and Missick Cellars at&#160;<a href="http://www.bellangelo.com/">www.Bellangelo.com&#160;</a>and&#160;<a href="http://www.missickcellars.com/">www.MissickCellars.com</a>.<br/><br/>My first taste of wine from Texas, was actually a little more than seven years ago. One of the things many people don&#8217;t know, is the Finger Lakes international wine competition is largely a fundraiser for a place called Camp Good Days and Special Times, which serves as a retreat for children that are fighting cancer. An additional fundraising stream for Camp Good Days through the competition, is a large banquet that follows the end of the competition.&#160; A component of that banquet is a silent auction of many of the remainin