"Gently herding Texas grapes into a bottle." Handcrafted, award-winning & distinctly Texan wines – full of and bursting with . Learn More About Us What the heck is a Bar Z? We're named after Monty's registered horse & cattle brand. We like branding sh*t. The high plains ava produces 80% of Texas' wine grapes every year. Where is Canyon, TX? About 20 miles outside Amarillo. Up to 30% off with Agoda Insider Deals! Prices drop the moment you sign in! London City Airport (LCY) Hyde Park Corner Tube Station Prices are updated to reflect savings. In the menu, click PointsMAX and select your favorite loyalty program. Choose a room offer that comes with points, which are earned automatically with that booking. Fill in the membership number for you selected program when completing your reservation. The points will be added to your account after you check out. British Airways Executive Club Qatar Airways Privilege Club

Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus GetGo Rewards by Cebu Pacific Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Milesbest red wine for red meat Etihad Airways - Etihad Guestname of wine from a to z Avios Travel Reward Programmegifts for wine os SM Advantage/ BDO Rewards Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ EVA Air Infinity MileageLands China Airlines Dynasty Member The 1 Card Thailand Gulf Air – Falcon Flyer Oman Air – SindbadWELCOME LONG RAIL GULLY WINES We are delighted to have this superb, family run winery as a part of our team. Long Rail Gully make well structured, cool climate wines in Murrumbateman, NSW. This wine region is among the fastest growing and widely appreciated wine regions in Australia. Fantastic Pinot Gris and Riesling are only the beginning – Long Rail also produce a fine suite of reds: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Shiraz.

CONGRATULATIONS 2013 Mairena Malbec – Argentina This fantastic wine was voted 2nd best Malbec at the 2016 Gauchito Gil Malbec Wine Event in Darlinghurst, NSW. Congratulations Mayhem & Co. Gold at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2013 Syrah! Well done Andrew Hill – 18.7 for the 2013 Syrah and only .1 away from top gold! PINOT PALOOZA – SYDNEY & MELBOURNE X Wine + Z will be showing Fancrest Estate (Waipara, NZ) at both Sydney (5th October) and Melbourne (10th October) events. We will be showing 3 vintages of this incredible pinot noir. Fancrest Estate  is proudly organic with minimal intervention. See you there and send the kids to the baby sitters! Congratulations Leagh Eldredge and team for taking out best Cabernet Sauvignon at the 2015 Melbourne International Wine Competition! CONGRATULATIONS MAYHEM & CO.!!! We are proud to share the news that the 2013 Mayhem & Co. Syrah just received 96 points in Halliday’s Wine Companion. Well done Andrew and Brendon!

FEATURED WINE: 2012 Atze’s Corner Zen Master Shiraz This wine featured in Halliday’s 2015 Top Cellaring Selections and scored 96 points! With a myriad of layers and densely packed black fruit, spice and cocoa, this exquisite shiraz is perfectly placed to cellar for up to 25 years. We are all feeling pretty Zen about it! FEATURED WINE: 2013 Eldredge Blue Chip Shiraz (Clare Valley) A heady combination of intense black fruits and lifted spice. This is a lip-smacking shiraz which competes with any shiraz in Australia. The 2013 vintage in South Australia continues to impress! FEATURED WINE: 2009 Fancrest Pinot Noir (Waipara New Zealand) Fancrest Estate only grow and make pinot noir from their vineyards in Waipara, New Zealand’s South Island. The grapes are grown on limestone soils and meticulously cared for by owner/winemaker Diane Holding. Fancrest recently featured in the Gourmet Traveller Wine’s Duck and Pinot dinner. The 2009 is drinking at its peak now, with layers of forest floor, bacon fat and heady black fruit offset by careful oak work. 

There is pinot and then there’s “pinosity”! FEATURED WINE: 2010 Axiom Heddwyn Shiraz – Blewitt Springs The Heddwyn name derives from the old Celtic word for “deep red”. Ripe and full bodied with notes of plums, black cherries, pepper and a hint of spicy oak. A fine tannin backbone completes this stylish composition. The Heddwyn might mean “deep red” but for us, it translates to deep love! When I visited Italy many years ago, I was surprised to find oranges in the markets that still had their leaves attached. I’d never seen such a thing living inland in the United States, but I watched customers in Italian stores carefully evaluate the quality of the leaves before squeezing and sniffing the oranges themselves. Cantina Zaccagnini produces a distinctive line of wines with a short stick of grape vine (tralcetto) tied around the necks of each bottle. Some might wonder how they can afford to sacrifice their vines for the purposes of marketing, but you’d be amazed at how much clipping and trimming is necessary to produce a healthy harvest.

Dried grape vines are traditionally used as fuel for grilling, and in Greece and Middle Eastern countries, the foliage is also used for dolmas, stuffed grape leaves. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is located on the Adriatic about mid-way down the boot, and the grapes for this wine share that name, too. It’s a bit of a mouthful if you don’t speak Italian, and over the past ten years of drinking this wine I’ve heard retailers and customers alike refer to it simply as “twig wine” or “stick wine”. The label is designed to appear handwritten, and I’ve enjoyed repurposing my empties for olive oil or vinegar to add a dash of Old World charm to my suburban American kitchen. Notes from the cellar: The Italian “Twig Wine” aka Cantina Zaccagnini’s Montepuciano d’Abruzzo Il Vino “dal Tralcetto” 300,000 bottles produced annually The wine shows bright strawberry and raspberry notes on the nose and offers a tart and tannic mouthfeel. Firm acidity and a long finish make this a great pairing for cured meats, although I’ve also found it to be a natural match for smoked pork at a barbecue.