It was a perfect pairing of bubbly and boots during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s 2025 Bubbles & Bites food and wine extravaganza, held Sunday, February 2 at the Round Up Inn inside the Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall.
More than 600 wine lovers attended brunch-themed sip-and-social, this year featuring winners from FWSSR’s inaugural Vine 2 Wine international wine competition held in October 2024.
Guests, decked out in their rodeo-best, were treated to unlimited wine tastings from a dozen wineries from around the world, along with gourmet bites from 15 local chefs.
Foodies look forward to the event all year.Photo by Glen Ellman
Wines ranged from French Champagne to Texas Tempranillo - all winners from various categories in Vine 2 Wine, which had more than 700 entries from 10 countries. Categories included Best in Class - Sparkling, Red, and White; Top Value Wine, Best of Texoma, and Best of North Texas Region. (See the list of winners below.) The competition was judged by 35 wine experts, including industry professionals and sommeliers.
At Bubbles & Bites, a custom bronze boot was presented to Brady Vineyard of Paso Robles, California, who won the Vine 2 Wine Grand Champion award for its 2022 Brady Cabernet Franc.
The team from Wild Fork plates up their samples.Photo by Glen Ellman
The Sunday Funday event also featured a culinary competition in which guests got to vote for their favorite bite from local chefs. Participants included Don Artemio, Local Foods Kitchen, JD’s Hamburgers, Hao’s Grocery & Cafe, Funky Town Donuts, Heim BBQ, Joe T Garcia’s, Pinstripes, and Magdalena’s, who won “Best Bite” for their lamb chop taco made with guava and mint salsa, za’atar carrots, and nixtamal tortillas.
Fort Worth-based singer-songwriter Joseph Neville provided live entertainment on stage, and guests kept busy with photo ops around the room.
It didn't happen if there's no selfie.Photo by Glen Ellman
The event, presented by meat, seafood, and poultry purveyor Wild Fork Foods, ran from 11 am until just before the 2 pm matinee rodeo start time. No one attended the rodeo hungry!
Bubbles & Bites Wine Participants and Vine 2 Wine Award Winners:
- Best in Class Sparkling: Champagne Palmer Blanc de Blancs Champagne AOC, NV
- Best in Class Red: Yellowstone 1883 Reserve “The Bison” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2019
- Best in Class White: Chateau Buena Vista Chardonnay, Carneros, 2022
- Top Value Wine: Sand Point Sauvignon Blanc, California, 2023
- Best of Texoma: Edge of the Lake Texas Hog Wash Rosé, Texoma, 2023
- Best of North Texas Region: Cresson Bluff Winery Tempranillo, Texas, 2019
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More than 600 guests donned their rodeo best at FWSSR's Bubbles & Bites.
Other Vine 2 Wine award winners that participated in Bubbles & Bites:
- Alexander Valley Vineyards
- J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
- McManis Family Winery
- Rowdy Creek Ranch
- Amici Cellars
