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Messina Hof Winery & Resort to host Vertical Tasting Wine Class
12.19.2007
In celebration of 30 years of award-winning wines, Messina Hof Winery and Resort will host a Vertical Tasting to showcase...

Messina Hof Winery & Resort to host Holiday Murder Mystery Dinner
12.15.2007
What says Christmas like a delicious dinner with family, friends and murder? Messina Hof Winery serves up a holiday helping of entertainment as guests enjoy...

Messina Hof’s Merrill and Paul Bonarrigo featured at Texas Christian University Press “Autograph Extravaganza”
12.7.2007
Messina Hof Winery and Resort’s co-founders Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo will be featured at the Texas Christian University Press “Autograph Extravaganza” to sign copies of...

Messina Hof Winery & Resort to host Holiday Desserts Culinary Class
12.6.2007
Messina Hof Winery & Resort will host a dessert culinary class to prepare you for making...

Messina Hof Wine Selected as the Official Wine of the Texas Bowl
12.3.2007
Messina Hof, the fastest growing award winning winery and resort in Texas, has been selected as the official wine for...

Messina Hof Announces Wine Tastings and Book Signings
12.1.2007
Messina Hof Winery and Resort’s co-founders Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo will be signing newly released copies ...

Paul Bonarrigo, Messina Hof Winery & Resort, presents “Health Benefits of Wine” at 2nd International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables.
10.18.2007
FAV 2007 presents the “2nd International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruit and Vegetables". The objective is to provide a forum for...

Messina Hof Claims the First Place Trophies in all Four Categories Entered at the 2007 GrapeFest
9.30.2007
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essina Hof, the fastest growing award winning winery and resort in Texas, recently announced four of the Messina Hof family of wines...

Messina Hof Expands Wine Distribution in the US Southern Markets
9.20.2007
Messina Hof, the fastest growing award winning winery and resort in Texas, recently announced the launch of its wines in North Carolina, according to Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, Co-Founders of the Messina Hof Winery and Resort...

Messina Hof Winery and Resort Reports Largest Harvest in 30 Year History
9.19.2007
Messina Hof, the fastest growing award-winning winery and resort in Texas announced the 2007 Harvest Festival as the most successful Harvest Festival in the vineyard’s 30 year history...

Messina Hof To Produce Wine Commemorating the George Bush
Presidential Library
8.20.2007
Messina Hof, the fastest growing award-winning winery and resort in Texas, is pleased to announce that the winery has been selected to produce a special wine label for four wines to commemorate the 10th anniversary of...

Messina Hof Featured at Grapefest
8.10.2007
Messina Hof Winery has been selected to
be poured at the 21st Annual GrapeFest Texas Wine Tribute Dinner, announced
Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, co-founders of Messina...

Announcement of Paul & Merril Bonarrigo's Cookbook Vineyard Cusine
8.06.2007
Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, co-founders and owners of the fastest growing award-winning winery and resort in Texas, recently announced the release of their ...

Messina Hof Named 2007 “Best Wine by the Glass”
8.01.2007
Messina Hof Winery has been voted “Best Wine by the Glass” in the Best of the Brazos 2007 survey, announced Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, co-founders of Messina Hof ...

Partnership with The United Way of Brazos Valley for the 23rd Annual Harvest
7.26.2007
Messina Hof, the fastest growing award-winning winery and resort in Texas, celebrating its 30th anniversary Harvest this year, is pleased to announce partnership with The United Way of ...

UPDATE: Free Tours and Tasting for Service Men and Women
7.26.2007
Summary: Messina Hof Winery and Resort is proud to announce that the winery is offering free tours and tastings to all Active Duty, Reservists, and Retired Military Men and Women and their spouses through December 31, 2007.

Mayor proclaims "Messina Hof Harvest Day"
6.25.2007
Summary: On behalf of Bryan City Council, City of Bryan Mayor Mark Conlee has proclaimed July 21, 2007 “Messina Hof Harvest Day” in recognition of the award winning vineyard’s contribution to the community. “Bryan is a community..."

Messina Hof Expands Wine Distribution in the US Southern Markets
6.18.2007
Summary: Messina Hof, the fastest growing award winning winery and resort in Texas, recently announced the launch of its wines in Tennessee beginning in...

Messina Hof Expands Wine Distribution through Newest Vice-Preident of Sales Sam Clark
6.13.2007
Summary: Messina Hof, the fastest growing award winning winery and resort in Texas, recently announced that sales have increased 18 percent in Texas and distribution has...

Messina Hof Winery & Resort Announces 30th Anual Harvest Festival
6.11.2007
Summary: Messina Hof, the fastest growing award winning winery and resort in Texas, is celebrating the winery’s 30th anniversary with its annual Harvest Festival from July 20 – August 19, 2007, with expected attendance to exceed 2,000. Harvest will capture the...

Jazz By The Glass at the Wine Bar at Messina Hof Winery & Resort
3.31.2007
Summary: An evening filled with Live Jazz, fresh Antipasto dishes, and more than 50 wines by the glass. This event will directly follow the Wine and Roses Festival. After a day filled with Wine and Romance join the family as...

Celebrate Wine & Roses Festival at Messina Hof Winery & Resort
3.31.2007
Summary: The Messina Hof Wine & Roses Festival- a day long celebration of the
budding of the grape vines and spring’s first blooming of roses. Traditional European viticulture practice placed...

Messina Hof Winery Wins Fourth Consecutive Top Texas Wine Award - First Winery to Achieve Four Saddles
2.26.2007
Summary: Claiming its fourth consecutive "Top Texas Wine" Award, Messina Hof's 2005 Angel Late Harvest Riesling brought the winery its fourth consecutive saddle -- the trademark champion trophy from this growing event -- at the fourth annual Rodeo Uncorked Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) International Wine Competition. Including awards for other varietals, Messina Hof won a total of eight Champion recognitions.

Merrill Bonarrigo to Speak at Ft. Hood Officer's Wives Club Tasting
1.20.2007
Summary: Messina Hof Winery and Resort's owner and co-founder, Merrill Bonarrigo, will be speaking about various wines at Ft. Hood for the Ft. Hood Officer's Wives Club tasting.

Messina Hof Winery and Resort Announces Vintner's Dinner at Carmelo's in Houston and in Austin
1.01.2007
Summary: Paul Bonarrigo and Carmelo Mauro will be hosting their 9th annual "Two Gentlemen from Sicily" Vintner Dinner at both the Houston and Austin locations of Carmelo's Ristorante on January 23rd and 24th, 2007, respectively.

Free Tours and Tasting for Service Men and Women
1.01.2007
Summary: Messina Hof Winery and Resort is proud to announce that the winery is offering free tours and tastings to all Active Duty, Reservists, and Retired Military Men and Women and their spouses through July 4th 2007.

Messina Hof Winery and Resort to Host Bridal Showcase at the Winery
1.01.2007
Summary: Messina Hof Winery and Resort will host their 2007 Bridal Showcase at The Vintage House, Restaurant. "Since 1984, the Designer Events Team at Messina Hof has used creativity and expertise to not simply plan events, but to perfect them." Says Ashley Brockman, Event Coordinator and Wedding Planner for the Designer Events Team at Messina Hof.


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