Texas wine? It’s good with food, and the Texas Hill Country Wineries want to show it off at the end of this month.

The Texas Hill Country Wineries Traveling Showcase two-day event will kick off with a wine dinner at Silo Elevated Cuisine 1604, to be followed on Sept. 29 with a wine tasting, with cuisine, at the Pearl Full Goods Building.

At Silo, enjoy a meal paired with six of the Hill Country’s best wines and conversations with  representatives from the wineries. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres. It is $85 per person, plus tax and tip. To make reservations, call Silo at 210-483-8989.

On Sept. 29, join winery owners and winemakers from 17 of the Texas Hill Country Wineries as they showcase a sample of their portfolios at the Pearl Studio in the Full Goods Building, 200 E. Grayson St.  Cuisine will be available for tasting along with the 35-plus wines being tasted, and you’ll receive a custom stemless wine glass to take home.

Texas Hill Country wineries have required all participating road show wines to be analyzed by a third party for quality and consistency — so you can be assured that you’re getting quality-driven wines.

The event is from 6-9 p.m. Admission is $50 per person in advance, $55 at the door if available (cash only).  Tickets are non-refundable.  Go to the Texas Hill Country website to order tickets. Event attendance is limited, advance purchase is highly recommended.

Texas Hill Country Wineries Cut Price for October Wine Trail Tickets

The busiest time of year at the Texas Hill Country Wineries is harvest and crush — and the busiest time of year for wine events across the state is Texas Wine Month, which is Oct. 1-31.

This year, the price for this popular event in the Hill Country has been cut to $15 per person. Also, you can use all 31 days to explore the 27 Texas Hill Country Wineries. Each winery will offer at least one, and up to three complimentary tastes of wine (winery choice and/or discount may exclude reserves, ports and wines already discounted).

This is an opportunity to experience more than four dozen award-winning wines throughout the month. Wineries will also be offering a 15 percent discount on three-bottle wine purchases (winery choice).  Read more at the Texas Hill Country Wineries website.

Make a date to dine out by celebrating menus of the Lone Star State and helping kick off Texas Wine Month.

Watermelon is just one among hundreds of Texas products featured during GO TEXAN Restaurant Round-Up.

Participating members of the Texas Department of Agriculture’s GO TEXAN Restaurant Program will be serving special Texas menu items through Friday.

Many also contribute a portion of the week’s proceeds to food banks across the state.

Click here to find the list of San Antonio restaurants that are participating, and read about some of the great Texas food that is being served.

It’s October, which means that it is Texas Wine Month. Texas wines and winemakers across the state will celebrate and be celebrated at statewide events. Texas Wine Month promotes partnerships between wineries, retailers, restaurants and communities through wine-related events and festivals.

Many wine festivals and events are planned around the state. You can also do your part by seeking out Texas products at the store or at your wine shop. Activities include:

• Texas Fall Fest & Texas Wine Auction, Oct. 2-4, Horseshoe Bay
• Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail Meet the Winemakers Dinner, Oct. 2, Bryan
• Gruene Music and Wine Festival, Oct. 9-10, Gruene
• Taste of Georgetown, Oct. 17, Georgetown
• Waco Wine & Food Festival, Oct. 17, Waco
• GO TEXAN Two-Sip Tasting Oct. 21, Austin, Whole Foods Market Culinary Center
• Fredericksburg Food & Wine Festival, Oct. 24, Fredericksburg

Texas currently has more than 180 wineries and 280 commercial vineyards in operation. For more information about Texas wine, upcoming wine events and the Wine Regional Partnership Grant Program, visit www.gotexanwine.org.

The second annual Go Texan Restaurant Round-Up, a state-wide dine out, kicks off Sept. 28 and runs through Oct. 2.

Todd Staples, Texas agriculture commissioner, wants chefs and restaurateurs who buy Texas products to sign up now.  Turing the week-long event, consumers around the state will be encouraged to dine out in support of local chefs and Texas farmers and ranchers. Restaurateurs will offer special Texas menu items, a food and wine pairing, or Texas wines.

“The Go-Texan Restaurant Round-Up celebrates restaurants across Texas that care about serving the freshest local ingredients,” says Staples. “Consumers enjoy buying locally grown products, and the Go Texan Restaurant Program is a great opportunity for chefs to highlight those Texas items and encourage consumers to dine out in support of local restaurants and producers.”

Launched in January 2008, the Go Texan Restaurant Program comprises more than 330 establishments across the state. To qualify, restaurants must be located in Texas and sell Texas products. A portion of the proceeds from sales during the week will benefit local food banks. The event also kicks off Texas Wine Month in October.

Restaurateurs who are interested in participating should visit www.gotexan.org/restaurantroundup.