Kiepersol Texas Podcast

Jay Lane & Jay Ambercrombie join us from the East Texas Whiskey Club to teach us about Bourbon, talk about their whiskey club, and their experience getting their unique bottle of cask strength Jimmy's Bourbon.

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We are grateful to the East Texas Whiskey Club for joining us and look forward to seeing your community grow! ETXWC https://www.facebook.com/groups/653823938777354/ - Click the link to learn more about the club! 

Bud Farmer & David Bentoski join us today to talk about their company Forrest Design Co, Jacksonville, TX, and how to get your hands on some beautifully designed craftsmanship.   

Forrest Design Co makes custom furniture, cutting boards, and charcuterie boards!  

 https://www.forrestdesignco.com/

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October is Texas state Wine Month!   

Shelly Wilfong - @texaswinepod joins us to talk about Texas wine, her podcast, and using quarantine to help educate people to understand the issues facing the Texas wine industry!  You can also find some of the stories that Shelly has written on the Texas Wine Lover website txwinelover.com ! You can listen to her podcast "This Texas Wine" on all of the major podcast platforms.   

Shelly's recommendations: 

1) Texas has a lot of unique varietals of grapes growing, so visit a Texas Winery and let them guide you to find something you like in their tasting room.  

2) Texas Rosé is a great goto wine with a wide range of styles, from dry to sweet options.   

Shelly is dying to try the Kiepersol Fizzy Vit - canned wine in the Dallas area. We are working on getting our cans in the stores around the DFW area. The closest location to Dallas that has our product is Brookshire's Grocery Company in Forney, Tx. ** CORRECTION: There is no longer a Brookshire's in Rockwall.   If you're willing to help get our wines, especially Fizzy Vit in your local shop, you can request they carry Kiepersol Wines through our distributor Southern Glaziers.  

 With the shutdowns we didn't have an opportunity to release more podcasts earlier this year, so we take time to revisit with Ron Martin and look at footage from an East Texas winery tour we took in late 2019 and early 2020. 

Ron also gives some tips on how to celebrate Texas Wine Month:  

1) Go buy good Texas Wine. In retail or directly from the winery 

2) Ask your favorite Texas restaurants if they have Texas Wines. If they don't encourage them to carry them! 

 3) Use a website or app to find some amazing Texas Vineyards & Wineries and go visit them! txwinelover.com is Ron's goto.  4) If you see if the bottle you're drinking is really a Texas wine   

  - If it says "For Sale in Texas" it's not made in Texas    

 - If it says "American Appellation" it's probably not a Texas wine    

 - If it says "Texas High Plains", "Texas Estate" or "Texas Wine" it is a Texas Wine  

Ron and Michael visited 3 East Texas Wineries: 

- Pella Legna - Tyler, Tx - Briar Creek Vineyards 

- Whitehouse, Tx - 3 P's in a Vine - Athens, Tx

For those listening you can watch the short video from this podcast here: https://youtu.be/2Nvke_KQLP0

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Michael asks Alex about a saying that he keeps hearing in the wine community: "Opening up a drinking a bottle of wine is like experiencing a sense of place captured in a bottle, from a specific time and part of the world."

Alex explains that there is a word for this experience and it's called "Terroir" (terˈwär). Often referred to as "the land" or in this case Sense of Place. Kiepersol is very terroir driven and grapes are grown 100% on the estate at Kiepersol. This means all the wines we make are grown exclusively on our land. Drinking Kiepersol Wines give a true sense of East Texas captured in a bottle. Alex works with the grapes as they grow and allows them to express themselves, highlighting their own naturally flavorful, elegant and fruit-forward characteristics. This scientific approach allows for Kiepersol to create wines that many people can enjoy, with low bitterness and a smooth balanced experience from the moment it touches your mouth, to the finish.

Drinking a bottle of Kiepersol wine is an invitation. We welcome you to join us and drink the wine right here! However, enjoying a Kiepersol wines halfway across the country is like bringing a little bit of Kiepersol with you!

Alex talks about the Kiepersol Artize and Azuca Artize wines. Artize is an Afrikaans (language) Word that means "Artistry". Azuca Artize Means "Sweet Artistry".

Many wine drinkers from all over the world love to drink a Pinot Noir wine. Since Kiepersol is located in East Texas, we aren't able to grow Pinot Noir. So we made Kiepersol Artize, a red blend, to mimic the same characteristics of a Pinot Noir wine. This is a lighter wine, with low acidity and no bitterness that highlights the fruit-forward characteristics of our grapes. The Kiepersol Azuca Artize is made with very similar ideas in mind as the Artize, but more of a semi-sweet approach. You can pick up the 2012 Vintages of the Kiepersol Artize and Azuca Artize in the Winery Tasting Room at Kiepersol or in retail stores throughout Texas.

Alex Lee is now officially the Kiepersol Winemaker! 

On this episode, we talk about Kiepersol Bourbon Barrel-aged Merlot, the 2016 vintage of the Bourbon Barrel Merlot and how unique it is to have a Winery, Distillery and Vineyard all on the same property. 

"If anyone orders a Merlot, I AM NOT **** DRINKING MERLOT." - Sideways (movie from 2004) 

Sideways the movie gave Merlot sales such a bad wrap for many years, but Merlot is a really a high-quality grape and wine throughout the world. At Kiepersol, we especially love our Merlot and what the East Texas Terrior expresses in our wine! Kiepersol Merlot is not as bold as Cab Sauv, but has very fruit-forward characteristics. This makes for a bottle of very delicious wine and it pairs so well with a nice dinner meal. 

Kiepersol Wines are made to be very comfortable wines and highlight fruit-forward characteristics. Since we've had such success with our Merlot, we've embraced it by taking our Kiepersol Bourbon Barrels, which aged Jimmy's Bourbon and started aging our Kiepersol Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon in those barrels! This allows for the marriage between the Kiepersol Merlot and the bourbon soaked barrels which add flavor to the wine in a wonderful way. 

With the Holidays coming up, this wine pairs really well with those smokey meats and hearty meals. 

Come visit us or purchase this wine online: shop.kiepersol.com 

Alex Lee - Assistant Wine Maker talks about the 2018 White Zinfandel and Vit ep 22 | Kiperersol Texas Podcast 

Today we are joined by Alex Lee, the Assistant Wine Maker at Kiepersol. Alex has worked within the company for over 6 years now, starting off in the Restaurant at Kiepersol, then the Tasting Room Manager for the Winery and has been in the winery production facility for the last couple of years. 

White Zinfandel is considered a "blush wine", which comes from the Red Zinfandel grapes, but is made like it's a rosé. "Blush" will almost always refer to a sweeter wine, while "Rosé" can actually be sweet or dry. This 2018 Kiepersol White Zinfandel has some strawberry-kiwi notes to it and is very juicy! This will be perfect for summer and nice lighter meals will be enhanced by pairing this wine with it. 

2018 Kiepersol Vit (meaning "white" in Afrikaans) is a proprietary blend, which stylistically achieves the same goal in flavor, based on what the grapes taste like in that vintage. So it's not really possible to give the exact grape blend, as it changes from vintage to vintage, to achieve a Riesling style, semi-sweet wine. This 2018 Kiepersol Vit is very fresh, crisp, semi-sweet and pairs well with spicy food or even fatty meat cuts or can be enjoyed all by itself! 

Alex recently spent some time in Napa Valley, California doing some research and was able to compare Texas Wine to Napa Valley. Alex's takeaway from his visit is that Texas Wine, specifically Kiepersol Wine, has a lot more "comfort" compared to Napa Valley Wines, while still highlighting the Texas terroir. Napa wines typically are very bold and beefy, but very different. 

Texas is one of the fasted grape growing and winemaking regions in the nation. Kiepersol has been in business since 1999, making this our 20th year and we were the 34th bonded winery (since prohibition). There are now over 350 active wineries in Texas! Texas wine not only offers that comfort, but we have wine unlike any other region in the world. Alex recommends anyone interested in wine tasting really needs to experience Texas Wines. 

Alex is a big fan of Port Wine and has been trying different Texas Port wines, other than Kiepersol's. He really likes Haak Vineyards & Winery Port. Alex likes Messina Hof Winery, William Chris Vineyards and a lot of other great wineries set up in Fredricksburg, Texas. One of our East Texas neighbors Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards - Pittsburg, TX just opened up a location down Fredricksburg area, which is exciting for the Texas Wine world! Alex talks about how Kiepersol embraces "competition" in our backyard, because it's more about the community growing together, rather than tearing each other down. We want people to have a great experience when they try Texas wine. By having more wineries show up, we will encourage each other to make a bottle of better wine, every vintage, every style, every time! 

We look forward to having Alex back on the podcast to go more in-depth with some other wines and geek out over wine!

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Card 53 Comedy | Brad Johnson | ep 19 - Kiepersol Texas Podcast

Today we are joined by Brad Johnson who does improv comedy in Tyler, Texas! Card 53 Comedy has been around for 10 years now, playing shows in East Texas. You can find them playing at Liberty Hall and they are sponsored by True Vine Brewing Company!

These 90-minute shows are well worth attending on multiple occasions, because no two shows are exactly the same. Everything is off the cuff, each show, including multiple shows that happen on the same day! This a great date night event, where you can get dinner in a Tyler Local Eats restaurant, then head over to the show! They've even collaborated with Jack Ryan's Steak & Chophouse Tyler where you can get a full meal for two and two tickets to the show! It's fun seeing local businesses collaborating and making Visit Tyler Texas a destination spot! 

Jamey Whitley, Aaron Keith Smith, Brad Johnson, RJ Norman, Erfan Vafaie are the improv comedians and they are supported by rotating keyboard players Austin Day or Charles Praytor. Card 53 Comedy is a suggestion based show, where audience members fill out cards before the show with different categories or unlikely scenarios that each of the comedian's act or play out. i.g. "Write down a name of a movie that has never been made." 

Brad was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. Went to school in Florida, but decided to move back home because he loves this community! In 2010, Brad joined the team of comedians during their second year in doing their event. Brad's first show, he wasn't even planning on being on stage, just attending the event to support his friend, Jamey Whitley. Jamey called Brad on stage and said, "No man, you're playing with us!" Then the rest is history, Brad was a part of the team. Brad wants to perform every day doing Improv Comedy, he is passionate about it. 

Brad loves eating at some of the locally owned restaurants in town:

Pazzeria by Pietro's of Tyler

Taqueria El Lugar On The Square 

Don Juan On The Square

Rick's On The Square

Black Pearl Tyler

Café 1948 - They were on ep 15 of our podcast

Brad's tips for those looking to get into comedy is to attend local open mic nights! Some great opportunities often come up here in town for open mics:

Strada Caffè - Tyler Texas

ETX Brewing Co.

Cork. Food & Drink

The Foundry Coffee House

True Vine Brewing Company

Just put yourself out there and connect with people! 

Find more information at card53.com about them. You can get tickets for their shows at libertytyler.com 

Emily Nance gives bartending tips for making cocktails at home ep 18 - Kiepersol Texas Podcast

We are in the Distillery at Kiepersol where the Lead Bartendering, Emily, runs things and gives us some insight into making cocktails. 

Emily has been in the service industry since 2012, starting off as a server. She would watch these mixologists at the bar make these crazy green and sour drinks that were served in martini glasses and tasted amazing. So she got a job at a Mexican restaurant where she started serving margaritas. She didn't learn much because it was a premixing margarita machine, but she got her foot in the door. After a little while, she managed to get a job at The Grove - Tyler where they taught mixology and bartending edict. Emily started there about 4 years ago, where she worked the speed bar and worked her way into the cocktail bar at The Grove. 

The speed bar is designed for call drinks that servers can pick up or customer can walk up to and grab quickly mixed drinks. Such as Jack and Coke or a Screwdriver. Whereas the cocktail bar is designed to make specially crafted drinks that aesthetically are appealing and taste great with a complex experience. People who go to a cocktail bar expect that drinks take a little longer to make because it is about the experience. Most mixologists will take a few extra steps to give a presentation during the construction of the cocktail. 

Emily gives some tips on constructing your own cocktail at home:

1) There are 4 basic elements or tastes you will experience when consuming a drink: Sweet, Salty, Sour & Savory (Bitter).

     - When constructing a cocktail you want to balance the drink with at least 3 of these tasting experiences. 

          - The goal isn't to cancel certain flavors out, but rather to enhance each characteristic through the addition of another ingredient.  Example - Sweet & Sour elements are commonly mixed together, but they can easily overpower one another. Adding salt to the rim helps enhance each of the 3 elements. 

    - Example Cocktails: The Salty Dog - Vodka, Grapefruit juice & Salt Rim. 

        - Grapefruit is very citrusy and sour, the Vodka is often used straight, but can be blended with a sweet liqueur or flavor. Then you can use a simple syrup on the rim of the glass, then dip it into salt. So you have the sour, sweet and salty, which helps no one element overpowers the other. 

2) When constructing a cocktail it is important to know which base spirit you're going to use and it's own natural characteristics. Not all cocktail recipes would be good if you change the base spirit. 

- Bourbon or whiskey often have very distinct flavors that you don't always want to overpower or hide with a lot of ingredients, rather you want to enhance each flavor. 

- Rum is often made from sugar, which makes a lot of rums tend to be sweeter. Playing to its natural sweetness can help create a well balanced and delicious cocktail. 

- Vodka is pure alcohol that is diluted with water. It shouldn't have an odor or taste before it is cut with water. This is why most people prefer using vodka for mixed drinks. It allows you to have the most room to be creative and rely on other ingredients to add flavor and taste. 

- We mentioned the Salty Dog earlier, if we were to replace vodka with rum, we would have a completely different drink and most people would think it tastes weird. The sweetness might overload the experience. 

- Understanding the base spirit on its own, allows you to create experiences or experiment

At the end of January 2019, we canned Flight for the second time! This second run is a smaller size than our first. We improved our design and got approval for distribution throughout Texas! This should be hitting store shelves soon and we can't be more excited! They will be sold in 4-packs or you might see them offered as some restaurants as a single can! 

With a younger generation coming into the wine world market, we saw a trend and desire for canned wine for convenience. It's not every situation that you can take a bottle, corkscrew, and glasses with you. Now we're fully aware that many traditionalists prefer this method and that is perfectly fine! We will continue to bottle a lot most of our wine. However, this emerging market showed us there is a lot of interest in this product. So we looked at this market and saw that there is a great lack of quality wine in a can. Flight is our solution for people opening the finer moments in life! 

We got our inspiration for the design from our local residents, the South African Guinea Fowl! We have a symbiotic relationship with these wonderful creatures, where they provide protection for our fruit and we, in turn, provide food and shelter for them! While they patrol our vineyard, they leave beautiful feathers for us to find, which provides a perfect logo for our can of Flight Sparkling Rosé. Let go of yesterday and take flight! 

Kiepersol's motto is Love, Grow, Do! We believe in Loving our families, friends and guests. We grow as much as we possibly can and do our best to succeed! We were "green" before green was ever considered cool. This includes being debt-free as a company. We don't buy what we actually need, we only purchase what we simply can't live without. 

This "Can-paign" is one of our first major projects at Kiepersol since the Founder, Pierre de Wet passed away. The other major project is a beautiful venue that overlooks our vineyard. Perfect for wedding, parties, and meetings at Kiepersol! This venue will be available later this year! 

We recently collaborated with Spoetzl Brewery, Home of Shiner Beers to create a Shiner Beer Rosé Pale Ale! Spoetzl has been around for over 100 years and it's very iconic of Texas! They took 100 Kiepersol Barrels and aged their beer in them, giving that nice rosé taste. We then took Spoetzl Brewery's yeast and fermented our Vit Wine with it! We will be releasing a canned Kiepersol Fizzy Vit in stores throughout Texas in March! If you don't see the beer or the wine in stores, please ask for it. We want everyone to have the chance to buy both! 

Come celebrate the new season at Kiepersol with us! We have our Waking of the Vines event coming up in March of 2019 and we invite you all to come to visit us as we see bud break! 

If you have questions, comment below or visit our website or email us at social@kiepersol.com 

Hosted by Michael Roth

 Happy 2019 everyone! 

Marnelle reflects on growing with Kiepersol during the 20 years and making. We started growing and tending to crepe myrtles and how much they've grown. When Pierre established the Restaurant and Winery at Kiepersol, he didn't want to create a manufactured feel.  So we have a lot of natural plants grown in the area, along with strategically planted trees, to give a very beautiful view. 

We have a lot of events coming up to celebrate our 20 years in the making, so be on the lookout for those events. One of the first events we will be doing is a collaboration with High Hill Farms in a wine pairing dinner event.

High Hill Farm is a wonderful place where you can go and exhale. Whether you're going to stay for a corporate retreat or dine at their destination, it is nice to be able to go somewhere and unplug. The people at High Hill Farms care about providing for people and giving excellent service to their guests. 

Valentine's Day is around the corner! Kiepersol is a nice little date destination that keeps growing in popularity. Our Restaurant at Kiepersol was booked for Valentine's Day back in November of 2018. So we've had to direct reservations to other dates. However, before or after lunch or dinner, you can still enjoy a lot of things at Kiepersol. One of the best things to do while visiting it so sit out on the deck of the Distillery or Wine Tasting Room of Kiepersol just before sunset. In fact, it is quite romantic to sit out and enjoy our view of the East Texas skies, while drinking wine or a cocktail.  Sharon Tasting Room Manager has put together some limited seating date night opportunities for Valentine's Day. Called an "Amuse Bouche" & "Wine Know" Class, where you will get a few bites of cheese and meats, while you're getting the chance to taste 5 different wines guided by Sharon. If there is enough interest, we will host more events through Valentine's Day weekend. 

Amuse Bouche & Wine Know Valentine's Day Class

6:30 PM Valentines Day by Reservation/Pre-pay ONLY

Location: Wine Tasting Room at Kiepersol

Only 15 couples of 30 spots available.

903.894.8995

If you're interested in celebrating with your loved one on any other date, other than Valentine's Day, there are reservation slots available. However, you must call and get a confirmed reservation from the restaurant while spots are available. 

Restaurant at Kiepersol 

Call for Reservation: 903.894.3300

There is NO night like TONIGHT to say "I love you" to your Valentine. Don't wait until Valentine's Day. :) 

Brookshire's has had some events at various locations recently where we've had the chance to collaborate with them by doing wine tasting. 

We are constantly trying to give people more reason to come to Tyler, Tx by highlighting and collaborating with local business to give people a better understanding of all of the amazing little places in the area. We're not as big as Dallas, but we've got plenty to do in Tyler and we want to highlight those gems in future podcasts. We're also going to start talking more about other Texas Wineries and Texas Wines, as well as more about Kiepersol. 

Our delicately sparkling canned Rosé called Flight has been a hit since the summer of 2018 release! We are grateful for everyone who has purchased Flight from our Wine Tasting Room at Kiepersol. Many people have been asking when we're going to make Flight available at all of the grocery stores and wine shops throughout Texas. At the time of this of this podcast, we're about to can our second round of Flight, which we hope to then distribute as quickly as feasible! This can of Flight will be a 175mL and perfect for BBQs, on a boat, out at the pool or while eating dinner. We look forward to hearing fro

Local musician and entertainer Douglas Jay Boyd joins us - Kiepersol Texas Podcast ep 9 . Hosted by Michael Roth . Douglas is a local East Texan who is well connected in the community and invests in artist collaborations. . Michael and Douglas met in early 2018 because of Café 1948 owners Sam and Amber Richmann were hosting a true Texas BBQ. Café 1948 is a local mobile coffee shop that is heavily invested and supportive of the local community. . Douglas is a native Texan, who moved down to Austin in 2005 thinking he could get his musical chops in that area. Once he got down there he was intimidated at first by the level of talent most of the musicians had in that area. It took a friend moving down there and pushing Douglas to become better at his craft before Douglas started to play shows regularly. Douglas ended up touring and playing professionally all around North America, around 300+ shows a year. . Eventually, Douglas moved to Tyler, Tx in 2015 because he wanted to be a father to his son. Between his fatherly duties and his lack of confidence in his ability to be a full-time musician, Douglas took a break from music. After spending some time outside of the music scene, he quickly realized that he needed music in his life on a regular basis. So he started sound engineering for some local venues and booking bands or playing smaller gigs as well. During this time, Douglas realized that there is so much potential in the East Texas music scene. Tyler, Tx is perfectly located, far enough away from most major Texas markets and far enough from Shreveport or New Orleans, that we are the perfect stop for touring bands as they make their way east or west. There is a lot of the musical talent here locally in East Texas as well. . There is a lot of opportunities around Tyler specifically, where you can experience cover bands or country music. Places like Stanley's Famous Pit Bar-B-Q provides opportunities to experience different genres and cultures within the music scenes. They are also working on expanding their restaurant and venue area seating, which will only bring in more opportunities for more bands to come out. . Stanley's Famous Pit Bar-B-Q caters to Americana, blues and rock'n'roll style music. . Texas Music City Grill & Smokehouse - Authentic Site has a really nice venue and has become very successful and will only continue to grow. They cater a lot to the red dirt country scene. . True Vine Brewing Company has a really awesome and different venue that caters to a lot of East Texas music and other concerts within the rock genre. . The Grove - Tyler has a really neat venue, that caters to a lot of the local musicians, but has great acts from out of town as well. . Rick's On The Square is a fun restaurant where they typically have tribute bands or cover bands or party bands. . ETX Brewing Co. is always open to having great music, with a nice mix of different genres. . The Garage Bar caters to more rock bands and music lovers . Moore's Store in Ben Wheeler, Tx caters to red dirt country, blues, rock . Cowboy's Tyler caters to red dirt and country . Red Rooster Icehouse in Hawkins, Tx which has a lot of country red dirt . Coyote Sam's Bar & Grille is where Douglas, Ian Power and Marc Beevers play on Tuesday nights. . We at Kiepersol are starting to have music, so stay tuned as we start to book more variety and shows. . . Douglas' Tips for Musicians/Bands - 1) Forget the money, 2) Don't forget the love of music. It should be about your passion of music, not money or fame. 3) Reach out for help or collaborations. No man is an island, so you will need help at some point. 4) Help other bands, musicians or local talent. You can both be in competition with other local bands AND advocate for the local community at the same time. The more people that come to Tyler, Tx and East Texas, the more opportunities other bands and musicians will have to play. . visit us at www.kiepersol.com

Entrepreneur and author Lisa Carol Pulliam with KE Kelly Doherty - Kiepersol Texas Podcast ep 8 . . Lisa Carol Pulliam’s new book signing event for Souls in the Sand, will be on Dec 12, 2018 at the Distillery of Kiepersol. https://www.facebook.com/events/575934399512054/ . AA Production by Alma Allen is going to join us at Kiepersol for this event and sing for us! . Lisa wrote her book Toes in the Sand, to inspire people to change the direction of their lives and circumstances for the better. Lisa was able to start mentoring and having conversations with other women who went through similar struggles and had stories of their own. Uimpact publishing encouraged Lisa to write a second book, with a collection of stories from people she has had conversations with or mentored. Each chapter is written by a different woman, with a theme of one-word inspirations that would become the book, Souls in the Sand. At first, Lisa didn't think the idea was tangible, do to the circumstances in her life at that time. After taking some time to marinate on the idea of the book, she realized that all of the pieces were in places, she just had to start the process of documenting and collaborating with the other women. The overarching theme of the book is women overcoming adversity or difficult situations. . Lisa chased success and business because society teaches that we can do anything. However, it was at the expense of her marriage, family and her health. She finally had some wake-up calls, where she needed to change her perspective and change directions. She needed to stop and put her toes in the sand and relax. . Lisa asks "What is the next most courageous step you can take in your life?" . Alma Allen is friends with Lisa and talks about her life journey to end up in Texas as well as her love of music. She will have her first album available for purchase at this special book signing event. . Embark Women will benefit from the proceeds of book purchase and ZYMBOL jewelry. www.zymbol.net . Lisa and Alma talk about their favorite Tyler Local Eats restaurants: Athena Greek & American Family Restaurant The Potpourri House . visit us at www.kiepersol.com

Owen Stanfill, the bar manager in the Restaurant at Kiepersol, joins us to discuss wines and spirits - Kiepersol Texas Podcast ep 5 Hosted by Michael Roth . Topics: One of the benefits of visiting the Restaurant at Kiepersol is the ability to drink Kiepersol wine AND some of the best wines from all around the world. You can compare wines and try different styles of wine to compare or experience side by side with Kiepersol. . Malbec wines: Kiepersol Texas Malbec 2014 Doña Paula Malbec - Soleccion de Bodega 2015 . Cabernet Sauvignon wines: Kiepersol Texas Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2013 Alyris Vineyards Audition Take 1 Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 . Pinot Noir style wines: Kiepersol Texas Artize 2012 Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir 2015 Lighter styles Pinot Noirs: Kiepersol Texas Mourvedre 2014 Argyle Winery Pinot Noir 2017 . Red Blends: Kiepersol Texas Barrel No. 33 2013 DAOU Vineyards Pessimist 2017 . Whiskey and Bourbons: Kiepersol Texas Jimmy's Bourbon WhistlePig Whiskey 10 Year Straight Rye Whiskey Texas Balcones Distillery Single Malt Whiskey Kentucky @Eagle Rare Bourbon Beam Suntory Booker's Bourbon . Rum: Kiepersol Texas Pierre's Rum - Barrel Aged Ron flor de caña Rum - 12-year Slow Aged Rum . We have a new appetizer, blanched brussel sprouts that are deep-fried, topped with Texas goat cheese and Kiepersol balsamic vinegar reduction. . . We are growing in popularity as we head into our 20th year of business! We recommend a reservation for a table, to get the best possible experience from the Restaurant at Kiepersol. Our bar is open during business hours and it its first come, first serve only. . The restaurant is closed Sundays and Mondays. We are open Tuesday - Friday 11am - 9pm for lunch and dinner. We are also open Saturday 7am - 9pm for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. . Call us at 903.894.3300 . visit us at https://kiepersol.com/restaurant/

Episode Topics: We talk about Barrel No. 33 - Red Wine Blend - Michael is taking in Texas, becoming a resident of Texas from California - Pierre's influence on challenging status quo in Marnelle's life built opportunity for her to make a great wine that could compete on the world market. - Leonetti Cellars Vineyard, the Figgins Family, hired Pierre's help in growing grapes. They provided Pierre with a bottle of wine from their bounty and he tasted it. This provided the motivation and benchmark for Marnelle to make a great wine that Pierre could approve of. - The first vintage of Barrel No 33 was bottled and given away as gifts, however, it set the standard for the style of wine to replicate. - Marnelle just recently drank a bottle of Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano, which can compete with any of the Italian wines. - If you are drinking Texas Wines, we would love to hear about it at social@kiepersol.com or on our Facebook Page. - On behalf of every Texas Winery, we thank you for drinking Texas Wines! It is important to support our state and understand that our wines hold up with the rest of the world. - Michael presents an idea of a "Texas Wine Experience" where you get to come to stay at Kiepersol Bed & Breakfast, you then get to try a variety of the Best Texas Wines. Learn history about Texas wines and have a full-on experience in Tyler, Texas. Follow us on social media to find out more as we release details for this Texas Wine Experience. - We could do a Vintner's Dinner where we invited a few of the other winemakers to come to visit us and enjoy the experience and tell us more. - Small Business Saturday - Boutique & Bait will be giving away swag bags for the first 25 purchases! Make sure while shopping on Saturday to visit at Tyler Local Eats, a Tyler locally owned and ran restaurant. Please support them, help our community grow! - Dreamer Gift Box - Mengsel, Pinot Grigio & Cab Sauv is a $70 gift box that has a much deeper meaning than just a bottle of wine. - Give the gift of a Kiepersol Club Membership to someone you love or care about this holiday season! shop.kiepersol.com