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Last week, the Rhone Rangers rode through Texas, putting on a roadshow from April 6-8, 2025, to highlight Rhone varietals being grown across the United States, with a special focus on growers in the host locale: Texas! Bringing a series of Rhone Rangers events to Texas is fitting as the number of producers in Texas making Rhone varietal wines has been steadily increasing—as has the number of Texas producers who are members of the Rhone Rangers (which now numbers upwards of 15). A selection of Rhone varietal wines featured for trade professionals during the Rhone Rangers “Texas tour” on Tues, Apr 8, 2025 in Austin, TX. Colleen C. Myles About the Rhone Rangers and why they came to Texas In the lead-up to the roadshow, Jason Haas, former President of the Rhone Rangers, and leader of the renowned Tablas Creek Vineyard, told me that the Rhone Rangers were “really excited” to bring their events out to Texas for the first time. He said they were hoping the festivities would create some positive experiences for people and bring some attention to the developing wine scene in Texas, including the production of high quality Rhone varietals. The Rhone Rangers is a voluntary, 501(c)(6) organization that brings together producers of Rhone varietal wines to ”educate the public on Rhone varietal wine grapes grown in America and to promote the production and enjoyment of these wines” (as per their mission statement) During one of the events, a Trade Seminar and Tasting in Austin, TX, on Tues, Apr 8, 2025, I was able to chat with current Rhone Ranger’s President, Larry Schaffer (proprietor for Tercero Wines), who told me: “Rhone varietal wines are accessible and unpretentious” and that their goal as an organization is “to welcome people into the wine world and welcome people to…

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