12 years ago I had this crazy idea to start an educational wine organization to help our members and guests learn about wine in a fun, unpretentious manner, often focused on premium quality, small production wines and wineries with great stories, passion and dedication. In the past 12 years we have changed and grown a lot, focusing our efforts on giving back to various charities that impact not only our community, but also our whole world, donating proceeds to non-profits like CharityWater.org, The North Texas Food Bank, The Stewpot, Cafe Momentum, Eddible Schoolyard & Real School Gardens, New Friends New Life, and a dozen more.

Thank you to everyone, every venue and every winery, who has generously supported us over the years, like our friends at Andrew Ormsby Catering, Salum, Parigi, Sevy’s, Hibiscus, and even those in our early days at Ferre, Cuba Libre, Il Sole, Cru and again, dozens…