About the Wine Committee

The Wine Committee supports our mission throughout the year by hosting an international wine competition with over 1,000 entries judged over three days by a highly experienced panel that selects the award-winning wines. A Champion Wine Auction & Dinner is held in January as well as Uncork & Unwind Wine events in the community. During the annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, the committee hosts the H-E-B sponsored Wine Garden, which includes wines by the taste and glass and bottle plus weekend educational seminars and wine demos throughout the 18 days.
Help show your support for the youth of Texas by joining us at any of our wine events!

Champion Wine Competition

The 15th Annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Wine Competition was held on September 29, 2025, followed by a Championship Round on September 30, 2025. An experienced and professional panel of 60 judges attended and judged 921 wine entries. Nine champion judges attended the following day to evaluate 64 double gold wines to crown the Top 15 Champions.

The Championship wines were celebrated and auctioned off at our annual Champion Wine Auction & Dinner help on January 7, 2026, at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium. Additionally, these wines were displayed and sold in the Wine Garden sponsored by H-E-B on the Rodeo grounds during the 77th annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. The H-E-B Wine Department is committed to supporting the competition and featured many of the Champion Wines in their San Antonio stores during Rodeo.