AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
- BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN
- Best Place to Buy Liquor 2019
AUSTIN CHRONICLE
- First Plates Award Bacon Blue Burger 2014
- Readers’ Choice Best Beer/Wine Prices 2007-2012
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- Critics’ Best Under-the-Radar Hamburger 2010
- Critics’ Best Frito Pie 2009
BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2016
BEVERAGE DYNAMICS
- Retailer of the Year 2007
THE COLONY
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015
- Readers’ Choice Best Beer & Wine Store 2015
THE COLONY COURIER GAZETTE
- Best Liquor Store, Beer & Wine Store 2020
CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER
- Readers’ Choice Best Beer/Wine Selection 2012
THE DAILY TEXAN
- UT-Most Best Liquor Store
DAILY TOREADOR – LUBBOCK
- Best Liquor Store 2019
- Best Liquor Store 2020
DALLAS OBSERVER
- Readers’ Choice Best Wine/Liquor Store 2012-2014 & 2016
- Best Wine & Liquor Shop 2019
THE EAGLE – COLLEGE STATION
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2010-2014
- Readers’ Choice Best Wine Selection 2014
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2010-2014
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015-2016
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2020
EL PASO TIMES
- Reader’ Choice Best Wine Selection 2015
ERNST & YOUNG
- Entrepreneur of the Year Award
FORT WORTH MAGAZINE
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015-2016
FORT WORTH WEEKLY
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2014 & 2016
- Best Liquor Store 2019
GALVESTON.COM
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2014
- Readers’ Choice Best Wine Selection & Liquor Store 2015
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor 2016
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS
- Best Liquor Store 2019
- Best Liquor Store 2020
HIGHLANDER NEWS
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Selection 2015-2016
HOOD COUNTY NEWS
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015-2016
- Best Liquor Store 2019
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
- Best Craft Beer, Best Place to Buy Beer, Best Place to Buy Liquor, Best Place to Buy Wine 2020
HOUSTON PRESS
- 100 Best Dishes in Houston, #99 for Texas Turkey Sandwich 2012
- 100 Best Dishes in Houston, #60 for Pâté de France 2011
- Runner-up Best Sommelier in Texas – Luis La Torre 2013
- Top 5 Food Signs in Houston – Store #3 Stella Link 2010
- Houston’s 10 Best Pizzas (Honorable Mention #1) – Smith Street 2013
- Best Liquor Store – Smith Street 2000, 2004-2011, 2013, 2015-2016
- Best Wine Store – 2014, 2016
- Best Cheese Selection – Smith Street 2001
- Best Budget Lunch Spot – Smith Street 2013
- Houston’s 10 Best Sandwiches – Pâté de France 2012
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
- Corporate Citizenship Award 2011
- Mike Stude Award for Enduring Artistic Vision 2016
HUNTSVILLE ITEM
- Best Liquor Store 2020
- Best Draft/Beer/Wine Selection 2020
KERRVILLE DAILY TIMES
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Shop 2013-2016
KILLEEN DAILY HERALD
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2012-2016
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2019 – 2020
THE LAREDO MORNING TIMES
- Best Wine Selection 2020
- Best Liquor and Beer Selection 2020
THE LEADER NEWSPAPER
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2016
- Best Liquor Store 2019
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2014
LUBBOCK AVALANCHE JOURNAL
MARKET WATCH MAGAZINE
- Best Merchandising 2010
- Retailer of the Year
- Outstanding Leaders Award
- Market Watch Leader, Lisa Rydman 2016
MCKINNEY COURIER GAZETTE
- Best Liquor Store, Beer & Wine Store 2020
NASFT
- Outstanding Food Retailer
NEW BRAUNFELS
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2015-2016
NEW BRAUNFELS HERALD-ZEITUNG
NORTH TEXAS EXES ASSOCIATION
- Martha Turner Award of Distinction 2004
NORTH TEXAS UNIVERSITY
- Green Glory Service Award 2001
OUTSMART MAGAZINE
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2010-2016, 2019 – 2020
PLANO MAGAZINE
- Plano’s Best Sandwich 2016
PORT ARTHUR NEWS
- Readers’ Choice Best Beer & Wine 2014 & 2016
- Best Place to Buy Beer and Wine 2019
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
- Readers’ & Critics’ Choice Liquor/Wine Store 2013-2016
SAN ANTONIO CURRENT
- Readers’ Choice Best Liquor Store 2016
- Best Liquor Store 2020
TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
- Award of Excellence for Business 2004
- Award of Excellence for Business 2021-2022
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
- Distinguished Alumni Award, John & Lindy Rydman 2011
VICTORIA ADVOCATE
- Readers’ Choice Best Wine & Liquor Store 2010-2016
- Best Wine and Liquor Store 2019
WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE
- Wine Retailer of the Year 2008
