Texas Winemaking in the Spotlight At AppellationAmerica.com

San Francisco, CA—Appellation America (http://www.wine.appellationamerica.com) is pleased to announce the addition of Wes Marshall to its editorial team. Marshall will be the Internet wine portal’s Regional Correspondent covering the vibrant winemaking culture in Texas, currently the fifth largest wine producing state in the country and home to over 125 wineries. Marshall joins AppellationAmerica.com’s growing team of 24 Regional Correspondents and editors that is redefining the way wine is covered in North America.

Marshall’s enthusiasm for Texas wines is boundless: “I look forward to letting the world know about the fascinating growing areas in Texas and to pointing our readers to some of the best Texas wines”

WRITING THE BOOK ON TEXAS WINE
Marshall literally wrote the book on Texas wine when his “The Wine Roads of Texas” was published. “Wine Roads” is now in its fifth printing, has a second edition on the way and is the source for a PBS documentary currently in production. The wine columnist for the Austin Chronicle, Marshall is also a special contributor to the Dallas Morning News and writes regularly for the San Francisco Chronicle, Wine Country International, Wines & Vines and Salud!.

“The Texas wine industry has been in steady growth mode for more than a decade and we wanted to make sure that we had one of the best to cover the excitement and complexity of the region, “ noted Appellation America Managing Editor Adam Dial. “Wes will put Appellation America in the middle of this vital wine-producing region.”

Marshall will be filing stories for Appellation America on the winemaking, winemakers and wines of the Texas American Viticultural Areas including Bell Mountain, Escondido Valley, Fredricksburg, Mesilla Valley, Texas Davis Mountains, Texas High Plains, Texas Hill Country and Texoma. Wes will also be offering regular wine recommendations.

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF NORTH AMERICAN WINE
Appellation America is a wine information portal and Internet publishing enterprise that offers more than 5,000 pages of information on North America’s unique wine growing regions, the varietals that are grown in them and the people who make wines. Appellation America’s wine reviews, e-commerce channel, features from correspondents across the continent and database of information make it the most comprehensive source of information on North American wine anywhere.

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Contact:
Tom Wark, Wark Communications
707-933-9313 - tom@warkcommunications.com

Adam Dial, Appellation America
1-877-273-3005 a.dial@appellationamerica.com