06/05/2026
Judges' Selection medals represent the best wine in each category of the TEXSOM Awards. This week we're spotlighting more of our White Wine 2026 honorees — the bottles that surprised and stunned our judges! Here's what they had to say:
🍾 Soalheiro Alvarinho — Stunning and exotic. Blossom, floral, peach, and apricot. Crisp acidity balanced by a hint of delicious sweetness. Very long finish.
🍾 Hilmy Cellars Marsanne — Oak perfectly integrated. Silky, textural, regal, and elegant. Beautiful herbal and chamomile varietal character with a lovely bitter finish.
🍾 Alpha Estate Malagouzia — Stunning. Candied ginger, white flower, crushed rose petal. Salty, sweet, mineral. Everything working together beautifully.
🍾 French Valley Vineyard Vignoles — Waxy, lemon herb, Asian pear, honeycrisp apple. Electric acidity that gives life and yumminess. Hybrid excellence.
🍾 Robller Vineyard Hillside Blanc — Waxy, flinty, savory. Underlying minerality that surprises. A really elegant mix of fruit with electric texture.
🍾 Verterra Winery Gewürztraminer — Classic Gewürztraminer without being overboard. Turkish delight, peaches and roses, silky. Delicate interplay of ginger and fresh white flower.
Congratulations to the Judges' Selection White Wine winners! 🧡