Kiepersol is the Top Texas Winery in 2024

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Written By By Kelly Doherty

Top Texas Winery 2024

Kiepersol has won "Top Texas Winery" for the year at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition.

We are immensely honored and thankful to be part of a vibrant wine industry. Texas wines are growing in acclaim each year and the community of amazing wine growers and winemakers throughout Texas is world-class.

Some of your favorite wines received the medals that culminated in the winning of the Top Texas Winery award:

  • 2022 Dulce - Silver, Class Champion, Texas Class Champion

  • 2022 Flight - Silver, Texas Class Champion

  • 2022 Vit - Silver

  • 2022 Steen - Gold, Class Champion, Texas Class Champion

  • 2020 Cab Reserve - Silver, Texas Class Champion

  • 2020 Barrel No. 33 - Silver, Reserve Texas Class Champion

Co-owner Marnelle Durrett shared, “My dad always said you do things to bring glory to God and make your hometown proud. We sure hope that we’ve accomplished this for East Texas.” 

We'll keep you posted as we head to Houston soon to bring back the saddle award for you to enjoy at the tasting room. In the meantime, make sure to join us at the vineyard or the restaurant to taste-test some of these wines and take them home to friends and family.

2024 Rodeo Winners Top Texas Winery
By Kelly Doherty

Kelly Doherty is the Branding and Marketing Director of Kiepersol in Tyler Texas. She has been with the estate since its inception in 1998 creating the brand from the ground up, literally helping plant the first Cabernet and Sangiovese vines. 

A photographer, graphic designer, and writer at heart, the winery and vineyard are the inspired backdrop for Kelly’s creative endeavors. She designs the website, runs the social media team, and hosts a vineyard blog. She is a wine and spirits packaging expert with over 25 years of designing eye-catching classic and timeless designs.

She holds a WSET Level 2 Award in Wines from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust and is in the midst of the exciting journey of Level 3. Teaching and giving behind-the-scenes tours on the estate are her passion. You can also find her creating wine pairing dinners with chefs across the state.

Her other adventures include life coaching and podcasting. Kelly is the creator of the ‘Drink a Little’ podcast that explores the possibilities intertwined in the world of wine and wellness. Each week a different wine from around the world is tasted and paired with a conversation about creating a balanced and abundant life without overdrinking.

*Kiepersol is a Texas wine and culinary destination with a vineyard, winery, distillery, steak house, fifteen B&B rooms, and even an RV Park located in the countryside ten miles south of Tyler, Texas. Kiepersol has recently won the Top Texas Winery Award from the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition of 2024.

kellydoherty.com

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