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Travis and Hot Shot – The Origin Love Story of Two Siboney Cellars Wines

March 02
Categories: News, Passion, Wines
Travis and Hot Shot - a Siboney Love Story
Miguel and Barbara were married February 15, 2008.

[Note from Miguel: The big Texas #IceStorm2021 disrupted pretty much everything including this blog entry which was to mark the debut of the new website. Now that power has been restored we can update you on many things!]

Like you, we often wonder about the inspiration for wine names. Truth is, before we even named Siboney Cellars, we knew the first two wines would be named Travis and Hot Shot.

Barbara and I were married February 15, 2008. Prior the wedding, Barbara lived in Philadelphia, and I lived in Austin. We kept a running game of Scrabble going online, for many months. I played under an alias, Travis, because after years of spelling “L-E-C….U-O…. N-A” for Austin restaurant waiting lists (remember those???), I simplified to “Travis, party of 2” because every Texan can spell Travis! So that stuck. I was fortunate to win many of the early contests. But as is typical for Barbara, her competitiveness and determination are pretty much unstoppable. And sure enough, she got on a hot streak, and won 7 games in a row. So I wrote to her and said, “okay Hot Shot that’s enough of that!” Next thing I knew, she changed her Alias to Hot Shot.

Travis and Hot Shot were printed on the matchbooks for our wedding, and so naturally they are the first red and white wines for Siboney Cellars. And now you know the rest of the Love Story!

As for the wines? Both are delightful Texas blends of Rhone varietals, and we will create these each year. The 2017’s sold out. The new 2018 Hot Shot (Roussanne, Marsanne and Viognier) is now available in our wine store. And the 2019 Travis (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre) is in barrel, and will debut this Spring. We’re sure you will show both of them nothing but Love!

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Team Siboney: The Fireman. El Euro. The Voice. Lil Red. The Story Master.

Not just Tasting Room Staff, these are hospitality experts steeped in the culture of the “incredible guest experience.” They are wine-and-culinary geniuses, storytelling orators, culturally engaged students of learning, and tireless practitioners of joyful service… Siboney Service.

They’re from here - local hill country volunteers, neighbors. Fierce advocates for Texas Wine, and building on the positive reputation of the Texas Hill Country Wine Region. And they are your friends, anytime you need one.

A little inside baseball: this group of wonderful people routinely choose to share tips across the team rather than play it solo, especially on event days. Their choice.

Over the past four years, when one of the team is sidelined, the others always step up, fulfilling our service duties and responsibilities without complaint. This is because they understand the value of being there for each other.

It’s hard to put into words the value of these qualities to the entire enterprise.

We only compete against what we are capable of doing. We are completely grateful to our tasting room team, because their energy, attitude and enthusiasm allows us the privilege of creating the most unique and interesting wine and culinary experiences to be offered anywhere.

And we would not have it otherwise. You have told us this directly, and have seen this in practice, time and again. You have feasted on it through Kappy’s incredibly thoughtful and approachable event menus, club release pairings and culinary experiences offered by this team all year, including monthly domino day pig roasts, and the rollicking high energy club releases each season. The team enables all of that. And of course you’ve long appreciated Barbara’s artistry in the cellar, presented by this team every day. And many evenings.

We are honored and proud to suit up and go to work with this enormously capable team in the tasting room, and at your service.
#justyouwait
www.siboneycellars.com/visit

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Team Siboney: The Fireman. El Euro. The Voice. Lil Red. The Story Master. Not just Tasting Room Staff, these are hospitality experts steeped in the culture of the “incredible guest experience.” They are wine-and-culinary geniuses, storytelling orators, culturally engaged students of learning, and tireless practitioners of joyful service… Siboney Service. They’re from here - local hill country volunteers, neighbors. Fierce advocates for Texas Wine, and building on the positive reputation of the Texas Hill Country Wine Region. And they are your friends, anytime you need one. A little inside baseball: this group of wonderful people routinely choose to share tips across the team rather than play it solo, especially on event days. Their choice. Over the past four years, when one of the team is sidelined, the others always step up, fulfilling our service duties and responsibilities without complaint. This is because they understand the value of being there for each other. It’s hard to put into words the value of these qualities to the entire enterprise. We only compete against what we are capable of doing. We are completely grateful to our tasting room team, because their energy, attitude and enthusiasm allows us the privilege of creating the most unique and interesting wine and culinary experiences to be offered anywhere. And we would not have it otherwise. You have told us this directly, and have seen this in practice, time and again. You have feasted on it through Kappy’s incredibly thoughtful and approachable event menus, club release pairings and culinary experiences offered by this team all year, including monthly domino day pig roasts, and the rollicking high energy club releases each season. The team enables all of that. And of course you’ve long appreciated Barbara’s artistry in the cellar, presented by this team every day. And many evenings. We are honored and proud to suit up and go to work with this enormously capable team in the tasting room, and at your service. #justyouwait www.siboneycellars.com/visit

Mom’s here and she brought the best eggnog and we found the spiced rum So what the heck, we will get it going — happy holidays!

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Mom’s here and she brought the best eggnog and we found the spiced rum So what the heck, we will get it going — happy holidays!

When your best friends are in town for the long weekend… Elaine Stringert Ward and Barbara Lecuona Steeltown girls on a Saturday night in the Texas Hill Country

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When your best friends are in town for the long weekend… Elaine Stringert Ward and Barbara Lecuona Steeltown girls on a Saturday night in the Texas Hill Country

We cannot get out.
They have taken the bridge.
And the lower levels.
Drums, drums in the deep.
We cannot get out.

They are coming….

#Halloween

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We cannot get out. They have taken the bridge. And the lower levels. Drums, drums in the deep. We cannot get out. They are coming…. #Halloween

Petit Verdot on the press! On behalf of the winery team at Siboney, and the harvest teams in the high plains, and the logistics drivers, our vineyard partners, fellow winemakers, club and family volunteers and the thousands of wine lovers who visited during the 2025 Harvest, a huge thank you and Un Abrazo Fuerte for the energy you gave us this season! 🍷✅❤️🇨🇺🇺🇸

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Petit Verdot on the press! On behalf of the winery team at Siboney, and the harvest teams in the high plains, and the logistics drivers, our vineyard partners, fellow winemakers, club and family volunteers and the thousands of wine lovers who visited during the 2025 Harvest, a huge thank you and Un Abrazo Fuerte for the energy you gave us this season! 🍷✅❤️🇨🇺🇺🇸