Texas Reds Steak and Grape Festival
When: June 19 - 20, 2009
Where: Events take place in downtown Bryan, Texas.
Texas beef and beverages take center stage during this two-day festival, where you can sample a taste of the grape from local wineries and cheer on the teams trying to win top prize in a steak cook-off.
Music: Mariachis weaving their way through the festival grounds will provide a soundtrack for your stay in Bryan, while The Palace Theatre plays host an array of regional Tejano, rock and country performers. The evenings end with the toe-tapping tunes of tried and true Texas originals on the Main Stage. (The 2009 lineup includes Robert Earl Keen and Earl Thomas Conley.)
Children's Activities: An array of activities are waiting for young people ranging from toddlers to tweens at the Texas Reds Kid Zone, which will have storytelling, moonwalks, fishing, obstacle courses and live entertainment.
Shopping: From antiques to arts and crafts, visitors can browse for bargains among the festival's many booths. Tourists can also participate in a Treasure Hunt in several of the downtown stores.
For more information:• visit
www.texasredsfestival.com
Labels: April Festivals, Bryan-College Station, June Festivals
posted by Grace Sydney @ 12:11 PM
Wine and Roses Festival at The Messina Hof Winery
When: April 25, 2009
Where: The Messina Hof Winery and Resort at 4545 Old Reliance Road in Bryan, Texas.
In the words of British poet Ernest Dowson, "They are not long, the days of wine and roses..." Enjoy the fleeting season at a one-day, annual ode to the grape, held at The Messina Hof Winery and Resort.
A stroll through a farmers market ripe with local produce offers sustenance for the body while live music provides food for the soul at the event. The vivid colors of crimson apples and sunshine yellow lemons for sale will mirror the saturated shades found on the canvases displayed at the arts and crafts booths, where visitors can purchase souvenirs of their stay.
Tours of the Messina Hof Winery are available, and visitors can sample the fruit of the venue's labor at a wine tasting.
For the ultimate winery experience, let your inner Lucy Ricardo loose in the grape stomping competition. In teams of 2 - 4, contestants crush grapes underfoot in two-minute heats, with the winning team advancing into the next round until a team's full bottle of wine determines the winner.
For more information:• visit
www.messinahof.com
Labels: April Festivals, Bryan-College Station
posted by Grace Sydney @ 11:21 AM
Valentine's Day Dinner at The Vintage House
Raise your glass in a toast to romance during a five-course Valentine's Day dinner at The Vintage House on the grounds of the Messina Hof Winery & Resort in Bryan, Texas.
As the sun's last rays stretch out over the vineyards outside, enjoy cuisine fit for Cupid starting with heart-shaped ravioli stuffed with lobster, followed by cream of roasted eggplant soup. Next, waiters will serve fresh romaine and baby frisée tossed with raspberry champagne vinaigrette and sprinkled with Stilton Bleu cheese and fresh raspberries for a third course, while veal rollantine sorrento encasing shitake mushrooms, fresh basil and fresh mozzarella and bathed in a sauce of lemon supremes, Papa Paulo port and veal glace is the meal's culinary crescendo. As your evening ends, savor sweets with your sweetheart as your taste buds are tempted by a dark chocolate mousse in an almond tuile.
Served on February 14, 2009 at 6:30 p.m., reservations for this epicurean event are available at $69.95 per person. For further information on this romantic repast:
• call 800/736-9463, ext. 234
• visit
www.MessinaHof.comLabels: Bryan-College Station, holidays, Wineries
posted by Grace Sydney @ 1:33 PM
Valentine's Murder Mystery Dinner at Messina Hof Winery
A dash of drama and a pinch of poetry create a recipe for romance at the Messina Hof Winery's Valentine's Murder Mystery Dinner, "Love Writes a Deadly Verse." It definitely wasn't Cupid who kills one of the members of The Poets Turntable, but just who is the Valentine's Day villain? It's up to you to find out the fiend behind the dastardly deed.
On February 13, 2009, sleuth as you sample a bit of the grape served with a four course meal. Begin your epicurean adventure with Blue Crab Timbale, followed with fresh baby bibb lettuce tossed with fresh raspberries, bleu cheese and raspberry vinaigrette. The main course features filet of beef au poivre, and be sure to save room for a sweetheart strawberry tart.
Reservations for the Murder Mystery Dinner at Messina Hof Winery in Bryan, Texas are available for $69.95 per person, plus tax and gratuity. For more information:
• call 800-736-9463 ext. 234
• visit
www.MessinaHof.comLabels: Bryan-College Station, Wineries
posted by Grace Sydney @ 1:46 PM
