Mission: The organization is devoted to educating the general public as to the value, creativity, and craftsmanship associated with wine and food production, preparation, and consumption, with specific emphasis on wine and cuisine produced in the texas hill country and great plains. Programs: The annual buffalo gap wine & food summit was held in april 2017. The summit had approximately 525 attendees. Daily events included education regarding texas wine production along with food pairings. Several texas vintners and restauranteurs participated in presentations to the attendees. Also in 2017 $10,000 was given to the texas tech foundation as a fellowship to help support graduate students studying viticulture and enology.