{"podcast":{"title":"This Is Texas Wine","slug":"this-is-texas-wine-442707","podcast_index_feed_id":442707,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/sRUrdQJq","website_url":"www.thisistexaswine.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ca4a4ed6-f44d-470c-ba11-e6f658098ac5/e4bd72c0-da49-4c71-b42b-996b04c9073e/3000x3000/thisistexaswine-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Shelly Wilfong","episode_count":117,"summary":"This Is Texas Wine amplifies the great things happening in the Texas wine industry by sharing news about Texas wineries, interviews, travel tips, updates from the vineyards across the state, and wine recommendations. Host Shelly Wilfong also provides Texas-specific wine education, information on industry trends, legislative developments, and other important topics that impact the Texas wine industry from a business and economic standpoint. Follow the show on social media at @texaswinepod or email texaswinepod@gmail.com. Website: www.thisistexaswine.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-texas-wine-442707"},"episode":{"title":"Blanc Du Bois: The Most Planted White Grape Variety in Texas with Fran Pontasch","slug":"blanc-du-bois-the-most-planted-white-grape-variety-in-texas-with-fran-pontasch","published_at":"2026-05-07T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-texas-wine-442707/blanc-du-bois-the-most-planted-white-grape-variety-in-texas-with-fran-pontasch","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-texas-wine-442707","url":"www.thisistexaswine.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/e3655919-8585-4c82-bf71-c86cc1c7d9bf/c49509ba-6402-4909-9f1e-584f463f0232/episodes/audio/group/c858fac4-0aed-47b2-8f63-431aa1e2c21e/group-item/3f4cbe13-16fc-4113-9114-50658bd2d129/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=sRUrdQJq","summary":"My guest for this episode is Fran Pontasch, who along with co-authors Drs Russ Kane and Justin Scheiner, is writing a book about the most planted white grape variety in Texas, Blanc Du Bois. No other state has embraced Blanc Du Bois as warmly as Texas, and we will talk about all the reasons why. You'll also hear Doug Lewis of Lewis Wines discussing Swim Spot, his very popular effervescent wine made from Blanc Du Bois. In Texas wine news, I'll discuss Maryam Ahmed's new article for Bon Appetit that's getting people talking about drinking local, not just eating local. Plus, there's some troubling news about bankruptcy filings by two wine companies in Texas. And it's time to enter the Vintners Cup competition. Finally, I've got some tickets to give away for both Hill Country and North Texas events. Listen to find out how to enter. Cheers!","meta_description":"My guest for this episode is Fran Pontasch, who along with co-authors Drs Russ Kane and Justin Scheiner, is writing a book about the most planted white gr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4589,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-texas-wine-442707/episodes/blanc-du-bois-the-most-planted-white-grape-variety-in-texas-with-fran-pontasch/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-texas-wine-442707/blanc-du-bois-the-most-planted-white-grape-variety-in-texas-with-fran-pontasch.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}