{"id":3071,"date":"2011-06-07T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonweddingblog.com\/?p=3071"},"modified":"2011-06-05T16:18:21","modified_gmt":"2011-06-05T23:18:21","slug":"venues-we-love-messina-hof-winery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/venues-we-love-messina-hof-winery\/","title":{"rendered":"Venues We Love: Messina Hof Winery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was a time when a Houston gal would have to make her way to California wine country (fianc\u00e9, friends and family in tow) if she fancied a vineyard wedding. Not so anymore\u2014not when she\u2019s got 100 acres of wine country splendor right here in her own backyard.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re talking about <a title=\"Messina Hof Winery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/reception_venues\/messina_hof.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Messina Hof<\/a>\u2014the toast of Bryan, Texas, and a wine- and food-loving couple\u2019s dream location for the celebration of a lifetime. A little Italian, a little German, and very proudly Texan (the winery and its wines have won countless local and national honors, including \u201cOne of the USA\u2019s Finest Winery Experiences\u201d from \u201cBon Appetit\u201d magazine), this combination working vineyard, restaurant, tasting bar and villa is a standout in a region of really amazing places to tie the knot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/Professionals\/reception_venues\/messina_hof.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3072\" title=\"Messina Hof Winery Wedding\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Messina-Hof-Winery-Wedding.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Vineyard Wedding\" width=\"660\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Messina-Hof-Winery-Wedding.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Messina-Hof-Winery-Wedding-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Picture this: saying your vows at sunset on a verdant private estate, beneath a flower-bedecked gazebo beside a sparkling spring-fed lake\u2014then celebrating with sumptuous food and, of course, divine wines, overlooking 42 acres of vineyards aglow in the moonlight, whilst dancing the night away, surrounded by the people you love most.<\/p>\n<p>And Messina Hof\u2019s awesome for bachelor\/bachelorette bashes, engagement parties, bridal showers and rehearsal dinners, too. What, we ask, is NOT to love? And if you haven&#8217;t yet entered out <a title=\"Weddings in Houston Wedding Buzz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingsinhouston.com\/articlesdetail.aspx?id=369\" target=\"_blank\">Messina Hof Private Wine Tasting for 20<\/a>, well, what, we ask, is stopping you??<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a time when a Houston gal would have to make her way to California wine country (fianc\u00e9, friends and family in tow) if she fancied a vineyard wedding. Not so anymore\u2014not when she\u2019s got 100 acres of wine country splendor right here in her own backyard. 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