Wanted to book a tour for my upcoming birthday & there were several offers online which confused me about the cost. I submitted an email for clarification & was assisted by Richard, he was AMAZING. He went above and beyond, offering my group the lowest rate, set up a link just for my party, & was very attentive. He was the epitome of true customer service...I can't wait to tour! read more

What an amazing tour! We did the Sunset winery tour in Fredericksburg and it was a blast. All the wineries we went to were lovely and we had a great time both on and off the bus! If you are on the fence book it! You will not regret it. We can't wait to do another tour! read more

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Highly recommend. It was a very fun date and the various wineries were beautiful and friendly. There was no pressure to purchase additional wine and the bus was safe and fun. Our guide, Kobe, was absolutely the best. Funny, accommodating and kept us on time and informed. It was cold the day we went (Nov 18) so bring a jacket but otherwise seriously one of the best dates you could go on! read more

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I have been on multiple Texas Winos tours and they've all been such a blast!!! Yesterday with Chris was especially amazing- three wineries plus a stop in Luckenbach! We had so much fun for my 30th bday! BYOB in the bus, lunch included, glasses to take home, good music, awesome wineries, fun people, plus really cheap Groupon deal :) read more

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This is the WORST company. I have had endless issues with them. First trip I booked they over booked the bus and my friends had to get off and never got refunded. I booked a brewery tour for last week and it got canceled 14 hours before. I was promised my vouchers back + 2 more but now it's been weeks and I've emailed Richard 4 times with no response and the tour we wanted to make it up with is now booked up. Seriously, save your money and take it somewhere else. This company is not worth the hassle in the slightest. read more

Took this tour for my birthday to see if it's something worthwhile but I was bit disappointed! It's a good concept except you don't get to spend a lot a time at the stops and very limited time to enjoy the views and winery. Plus the amount that is poured into your tasting glass is a bit stingy for the amount of money, shopping and tips you pay for. Now each of the stops were great but would not pay TW to take me. I rather get a bunch of friends and pay for a private trip and really enjoy the time there in Fredericksburg. my tour started at 11 and ended at 6 on bus from San Antonio to FBurg. read more

This was our second trip with winos and we had a blast. Everything was well organized and we had a good time.

Texas Winos is a sure way to a great time!! From my first Fredericksburg Wine Tour in 2017, to Wino Boat Bashes, and my favorite, Wino Fest. You can't beat having all the organizing done for you and a designated driver. Hosts have always been lively and accommodating and Richard has been great to talk to at several events. Highly recommend! read more

Ronnie was amazing!! He made the excursion fun and friendly and props to being able to corral a bus full of drunk people!! Best vineyard was 290 wineries!! David was a great driver- kept the bus clean. Was courteous and got us to our destinations safely!! Definitely going to do Texas Wi read more

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I paid for a wine tour in April that was to take place in May for my bday. Went on the tour and it was fun. I came across my bank statement in June and I was charged AGAIN for the wine tour that had already took place. I didn't purchase another wine tour. Two months later they charged my card AGAIN!! I have been emailing Richard over and over with very little responses. The responses I did receive he said they were gonna refund the double charge. No refund came in within 1-2 weeks. I gave him time and emailed again and he said their merchant account was closed and they were gonna work it out with the new merchant account and that I should have the refund back in the next day or 2 from the email. It has since been over a week since that email and I have yet to receive a refund or a response AGAIN!!! I am out $300 from a double charge. This is absolutely ridiculous. It you order from this company, please keep up with your bank statements to make sure you are not double charged!!!! read more

They were accommodating in regards to my party. But a few of my friends were not refunded. One friend accidentally paid double and was told she would be refunded. She was not. Another friend had an emergency trip and advised before the deadline that she couldn't make it. She also has not been refunded. read more

PAID FOR A TOUR THAT NEVER HAPPENED. Richard Wino, owner, cancelled the event at 10:30pm night before it was suppose to happen due to "bus problems". He made promises of rebooking, free tour....blah blah blah. Unresponsive, didn't refund the tour. After 10 attempts I finally got my tasting money returned and am now having to go through investigation with groupon to get my groupon purchase refunded since they require your voucher info in booking. Save yourself the trouble. Just go to a winery. These people don't have their stuff together. I would like to think this was isolated but you can't not respond to 10 calls and emails and say you care and you will make it right. note: 4 years ago I had a different experience. I enjoyed it and was a repeat book on this tour. Based on their follow through and having to hound the owner to try and get a refund for the tasting and groupon for the group I purchased on has left a bad taste in my mouth. read more

Texas Winos beer tour was very fun. We met great people and loved the pre-lunch before we head to Greece. Viewing the Hill Country was beautiful! Highly recommend Texas Winos for your wine and beer tours read more

Santa Invasion 12/13/14 Ive never been on a pub crawl and never been with so many Santas, Reindeer, Elves and Snowmen! Richard rocks! Even before that night, I emailed several times to ask questions and got prompt responses. We arrived at one meeting place at 6 to meet with him, got our wristbands, gift bag and shirt and mingled with everyone. He had everything together. The night was planned as we bar hopped and it ended at 2am. We really had an awesome time. Everything was well thought out and everyone had a blast! read more

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Two weeks before my tour was scheduled I saw that Richard charged my card twice for almost 2000 dollars total. He had been super responsive with all of my questions when scheduling but weirdly did not respond about the refund which prompted me to look at the reviews. There is a special place in hell for this guy. I am working with my credit card company to get refunded but what a jerk. I had to scramble and find another company last minute. He almost ruined my friend's bachelorette party. Avoid this company and save yourself the major headache. read more

I bought tickets for 10/15/2023 to do a tour from Austin to Fredericksburg. It got cancelled due to a sick driver the night before. Lots of emails back and forth and got rescheduled for the same tour 10/29/2023. No biggie, these sorts of things happen. 10/26/2023 I get the reminder email for our tour on 10/29, we show up 30 min before departure time at the first pick up location in front of Lupe Tortilla, no tour bus is there, none of the Lupe employees know anything about the event. I call the 2nd pickup location at Pinthouse Pizza to see if the bus is there, the employee was really nice and walked out to check to see if the bus was there, no bus. They must've cancelled the event again as there was no one else at either location waiting for the tour. I received no email of the 2nd cancellation. When I emailed what happened and asked for a refund, no replies. Beware of this company! Since I've never done a tour with them, it's starting to feel like a scam... and if not a scam, they must be experiencing terrible staffing issues. Either way, I can't recommend them at all based off of this experience. read more

Scott, our tour guide, was amazing!! He honestly was the best tour guide ever. I came with a bridal party and he was very accommodating to our party and really made us feel that southern hospitality whether it was to take our picture or helping us charge our phones. One of the girls in our group was vegetarian and he really went out of the way to make sure she had a plate to eat. The girls and I could not stop talking about how much fun we had on the tour. We were a little worried that it would get boring because the tour was so long, but there was not a dull moment. We had so much fun that we are all talking about planning another trip out to Austin and taking the wine tour again! read more

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I have booked with these guys a few times and love their events! Richard is especially great with accommodating and taking care of anything you need. Highly recommend for any occasion! read more

We had such a great time celebrating my best friend's bachelorette party! Gerry was such a great tour guide! We already can't wait to go again! read more

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I planned a Quick Runaway Trip for me and my best friend. We traveled from Houston to Austin for the Fredericksburg Wine Tour and Italian Meal Tour. From the moment we stepped on the Chartered Bus we knew we were in for an awesome adventure. We never been to a winery so we were super excited to have a tour guide (Rory) and a driver(Fred).....designated driver and a host whatttttt...... Our first stop WoodRose Winery. We had a 6 course sample of different Italian dishes paired with a wine....OH MY GOSH...so delicious and educational. Each person received a WoodRose Winery Italy Passport describing the Dish and the Wine selection. It's so cute, like a real passport Next stop Messina Hof Hill Country Winery~ so classy and beautiful. I immediately fell in love with the decor. We tried a couple of their wines, sat outside, and enjoyed the beautiful atmosphere. Now off to Fat Ass Ranch and Winery..hmmm how do I describe this place THE BEST PLACE EVER!!!!!! Live DJ, a Band, a BBQ food truck, and a DONKEY. The wine kept flowing while everyone danced and laughed together like life long friends. I literally spent time talking to the Donkey...I love animals don't judge me, lol Vinovium was our last stop. Vinovium in Latin means Wine Road. I would describe this winery as modern, cozy, intimate, relaxing, plus it is pup friendly. I spent time with a beautiful dog there, literally hugging and talking to the dog. The owner was very friendly as I asked 1,000 questions about the Winery. He even showed me different pics in his phone that shows how the winery looks at night with all of the outside lighting~Absolutely Surreal. The day we spent with Texas Winos was beyond amazing. Everyone from Cool Fred(the driver), Rory(the guide), all of the staff at each Winery, and the fellow bus riders that started off as strangers but ended up as friends made this experience beyond fantastic for me and my bestie. The owner of Texas Winos is so dedicated to make sure that you had an awesome experience. It is rare these days when the actual owner reach out to you, makes you feel kinda special I highly recommend experiencing one of their tours for yourself, you will thank me later read more

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We had a blast on our wine tour. it was very well planned. nothing for us to worry about but having a great time. thank you Texas Winos

I did the brunch/wine tour and as an introvert was amazed by how cool, friendly and chill the party was. The brunch was amazing and I could have spent another 2 hours eating. Jim, the tour guide, really cared and made the trip great for all. Looking forward to being back! read more

Went on a wine tour with justin on Saturday 2/29. Our bus ride was terrible. It had no shocks so we felt every bump the bus driver was driving erratically and didn't care that we were getting thrown around. So we all would scream at him to slow down but that didn't happen. So now I have pain in my neck and back. I complained about hurting when we stopped at the first winery. People called and complained about the driver and all they said was they were tracking it. I feel that the company should have made sure we were ok. I don't feel I should have to go to the dr on my own insurance and pay when you hired that bus company. read more

I booked this wine tour as part of my sister's bachelorette weekend. Overall: Great experience! This tour was the highlight of my sister's bachelorette weekend. Got to see more of Texas (we are from California). We were dancing the whole way back to the drop off point. Highly Recommend! Booking: I booked the event via the Texas Winos website. Richard (I assume the owner) contacted me within a few days and was able to make a direct website for our group and the women in our group were able to purchase their tickets which had our group rate. One of the ladies was charged twice and one of the ladies didn't get a confirmation. We contacted them to fix it. It all went well. The Host: Scott was amazing. He was very attentive to our needs and very professional. He kept going around to every group at every stop to make sure we were all doing well. He even made sure that the vegetarians in our group were fed during our bbq lunch. The Tour: The ladies and I had a ton of fun and the Bride was exceptionally happy with the tour. We went to 3 wineries and stopped at Luckenbach, a place that we all wished we could spend more time in and vow to come back to Texas just to visit that place. We are from California so the tour was a great way to get out of Austin for a few hours and really see more of the Texas countryside. The tour included a bbq lunch--and I mean Texas BBQ (brisket, sausage, coleslaw, Texas toast, & beans). The bus: HUGE charter bus. Clean comfy seats. Had a toilet in the back. read more

So I am not a big wine drinker but my friend wanted to use this wine tasting tour for her birthday celebration. I admit I was pretty wary with the reviews but I am glad that we went because it was awesome! Our guide was Taylor and he was so accommodating and nice. Made sure we got to each spot, rounded us up, checked up on us multiple times at each winery. We had a group of 10 and our tour bus was full. TBH I can see why people wouldn't like this tour because we are on a bus a lot of the time getting to and from the wineries so come PREPARED. Bring alcohol on the bus with small coolers because they allow you to drink on the bus. To me hanging out with my friends on the bus was reminiscent of school field trips where we bonded on the bus, but with tons of alcohol. I also recommend bringing some snacks and sandwiches. We stopped by small lunch spot before we hit all the wineries and it was cute and the food was good but we definitely needed additional nourishment throughout the day. There were some food trucks at certain wineries but we got unlucky and they sold out on certain items. I don't really know much about wine but I found this trip very enjoyable. The first stop was more educational, explaining the process that involved wine making. Growing the grapes. Ect. The last two wineries were definitely more high energy, casual, super fun. We got to try 5-6 different wine tastings at each winery (total of 3 wineries) This tour will be very enjoyable if you go with fun people and want get a little wild. Everyone is super nice and all got drunk. On the bus ride back into Austin people were dancing and singing along to the music. *we came back WAYYYY later then the time on the website. This was mostly because we had two people in our group that came very very late. Just be aware, if you're planning anything directly after the tour, because something always happens and the tour will run behind. read more

The company knowingly sent a single van for 12 passengers. We were asked to reschedule after the van showed up. This is after they asked for and received the Groupon voucher code. Tried multiple times to request a refund with no response from Scott or Richard. read more

I had booked a boat tour for me and my best friend, however we were both unable to attend due to an illness. I reach out after everyone was feeling better and the owner, Richard, responded to me personally and gave me a particle credit towards another event, which i will be going to in a few weeks. Great customer service! read more

This place is a SCAM. Ordered tickets for an event and received no email confirmation for the details of the event. They still charged my card and when I contacted them multiple times to credit my account they would comment like they were working on it. There customer service is terrible, I do not recommend this business at all. Kudos to them for winning worst customer service experience I have had. Update: the business did reach out to me however their customer service is still amazingly lacking and they never remedied my comolaint. Kind of comical they even bothered. read more

First time doing a wine tour and it was a great experience! They made then whole experience perfect. My fiancé and I were able to take home a couple a wine bottles! read more

Took a wine tour this past weekend with some girlfriends who were visiting me from Florida. It was such a fun day! Our tour guide Jim was amazing. They picked us up on a really nice bus and took us to pecan street brewery for lunch, then three different winery's for tastings. At first I wasn't too sure about going because it was a 7 hour tour, but at the end of the day I'm so glad I went. I was having so much fun I could have kept going! I would highly recommend this to everyone. Especially if Jim is your guide. read more

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***PLEASE READ THIS REVIEW BEFORE PURCHASING ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY*** Know that I am extremely easy to please with stuff like this and that the trip itself was overall pretty good. Yet, I have never had this horrible of an experience with a business in my entire life. It has nothing to do with the wine tour but everything to do with this company INTENTIONALLY SCAMMING customers. Charged me $720 rather than $72. I realized a day after I went on the trip. I reached out to Richard Nunez, the owner of the company. Richard didn't get back to me for 2 days. I had to follow up again and finally got a hold of him. He said that it was an accident and will refund. Cool fine ok. It sucks but I get it. However, I do a simple search on Texas Wino's Yelp page and see tons of people that have experienced this exact same "accident." A zero added to the end of their charge..hmmmmmm. 2 days later - still no refund from Richard. I reach out a couple times. Nothing. Now, I'm getting upset. I finally hear back from him again. He makes up something about how he thought it was being dealt with. More excuses. I told him I don't care about apologies any more to be honest. I really just want my money back. I am now typing this review 3 days later I have now been in contact with Richard Nunez, the business owner for almost 2 weeks. He keeps making excuses and apologizing, saying it is being worked on...still nothing. No refund, no nothing. As stated previously, multiple reviews also echo this same experience saying that sometimes, it took over a month to get their refund, if they even got it at all. My only guess is that The Winos/Texas Winos is REALLY hurting for money so they scam people, hoping they won't notice...and when they do, they stall on giving you a refund until they get their monthly kickback from wineries and can cover the bills. One time is a mistake, this many times is a choice. After finishing this review, I will be filing a claim with the BBB. Horrible, HORRIBLE experience. PLEASE do your research before purchasing anything from this company. Richard is a greaseball scammer. read more

Recommend!!!5 stars Richard and his crew are very thoughtful and professional! I have toured with winos several times and each tour has been a blast. The price is great for the service time and value of the tour from the meal to the different winery stops, you will have so much fun ! My next tour is for my fiance birthday and we can't wait! read more

I would give this company negative stars if I could! I purchased a couples wine tour for Austin to Fredericksburg from Groupon. I then had to register on the Texas Winos Website to pay for the $33 a person wine tasting and was charged $72 which was the right amount. To my horror, the next day as I was driving home to Houston, I saw that I was charged not once but twice to the amount of $1440!! I have called, emailed the company, emailed the "owner" Richard and left reviews on trip advisor (which omg the reviews are horrible) and complained to the Better Business Bureau (which I'm not surprised that Texas Wino's is not BBB accredited) Ive also tried to get in contact with him via social media but no word back. My advice, DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY! read more

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At first I didn't think it was going to be a big boat, more like a pontoon I was thinking but when my friend and I got there we were amazed by how big it actually was. The boat party didn't have as many people as it usually does but we got to know a bunch of cool people and had a great time! The crew was amazing and our host was the best. Lost a beer in the lake and one of the crew members lassoed it bag to the boat haha. read more

tl;dr: Bring your own food! Bring your own booze! Go with the flow and you may get lucky and rise from the ashes satisfied with the experience. Full review: I know better, I should have read some of the reviews here, or at least taken a passing glance at the overall star rating for Texas Winos. Alas, I did not. I saw the Groupon reviews (4.5 stars) and my subconscious complacency kicked in. Girlfriends birthday inbound. Group of friends informed. Date determined, Groupons purchased. Ready for Sloshville, USA. The group gathers at CRU downtown for a light brunch and mimosa. Everything starts at almost 11 on the dot, mimosas waiting at our tables. We sit down and start picking at the fruit and mini pastries on the table. 15 minutes go by, and a little bit of panic sets in. Is THIS the light brunch? Am I to go carousing throughout wine country with a few meager cubes of fruit and half a mini muffin to fuel me? 20 minutes have elapsed. Trying to consider backup options. Jo's coffee is right next door. Do I go get food there? No, here comes another dish to the table, we are good! Salad. Starting to feel defeated, I poke around at the salad. 40 minutes passed. Girlfriend and friends looking disappointed. The hanger will strike early on and I will be the sole victim of their combined starvation. This day is already turning sou- POTATOES!! A plate of potatoes hits the deck, followed by eggs and veggies. Disaster averted. I sigh with relief. The hungry eyes of my group are redirected to their now-full plates, their contemplation of which parts of me they'd carve up first for lunch temporarily suspended. An hour gone by, it's noon now. Mimosa's have been long empty. Plates are picked over. Time to go. But we sit. And sit. Things are running late, should be soon, we hear. Life happens. 2 hours have dragged on at CRU. An announcement is made. We are headed to the bus! The pre-gamers bust out their wine and beer and get to work. Is this previous experience with this tour at work or is it a guzzling gamble? I lament bringing nothing, but never would have guessed that I'd be sober by the end of the tour. Hindsight... *** First stop: Hye Winery. Nice atmosphere. Nice tasting format. Food options available, but we had had breakfast. We decide to see what the next place has to offer. Of the wineries we visited, Hye was my first, Hye was my favorite. They had a T-Rex spout on one of their bottles that made it look like a T-Rex was vomiting blood into your glass. How do you top that? Back on the bus. *** Second stop: Mandelbaum's. Israeli wines? Cool. Never seen that before. Richard announces complimentary meat and cheese inside, and as we are starting to get hungry again, the group is thrilled. We enter the pavilion, a large wooden dome that smells like the lumber aisles at Home Depot. No meat or cheese in sight. We start the wine pours. A built in stop spout on the bottle ensures that we each get a fairly distributed micro-drop of each wine. As we study the 10-or-so molecules of wine we have been served, it is clear that our eyes lack the fine magnification required to see it. We attempt to sip the wine, but inadvertently allow the entire specimen to enter our mouths. I think I tasted something. A platter of cheese cubes comes out. As well as bowls of oyster crackers. Yes, the free ones that come with soup. I see another bowl on the other end of the bar. Chocolate chips...? Let's get back on the bus. *** Third stop: Fat Ass. Clearly crunched for time at this point, we gather around the bar at which point the pours start raining down like hellfire. No time to sip, people, pound those drinks! Each pour tastes more and more like melted otter pops. Watermelon. Strawberry. Peach. Cranberry Seasonal. Woof. Despite the fastest tasting session yet, we meander around this winery for an hour. We pet a donkey. We talk about food and regret not having eaten at Hye not knowing it would be the only option. I pay $20 for two of the smallest wine-a-rita's I've ever seen. Just tastes like another otter pop. Slushy this time. ... back on the bus. *** Fourth stop: On the way back we stop by a small establishment called Vinovium. Our sole mission is to find out if they have food. We head to the bar, when we are intercepted by one of the coolest pit bulls on earth named Nacho. Mmmm, Nachos. Right, food. Hungry. Get! We see a sign. Frito pies, $5. FRITO PIES. We need them and we need them now. My friend orders one, looks good enough for us! My girlfriend steps up to order one, pays the cash. We wait. "We're all out of Frito Pies." "What other food do you have?", my girlfriend politely inquires. "I have nothing." Come around the corner, to see Richard Wino throwing away half of HIS huge Frito pie. Glad someone got one. Cheers. Piled in the bus, rode back wondering how some of these people were so wasted. Finally back in Austin. Dinner at Fado. Shot of Jameson, & a beer. Thank all that is holy, we made it. read more

*FRAUDULENT CHARGES, DO NOT PURCHASE* I purchased two wine tour tickets to go with our Groupon in late October for $72. Groupon covered the bus and food, you have to buy the actual wine tour tickets through the Texas Winos website. I got an email receipt for $72. The next day, I see that they actually charged me $720(!!) instead. I called, emailed, sent messages through their website, left voicemails, all with no response. We went on our tour and our guide, John, was great and gave me the owner (Richard)'s email and called Richard himself. All with no response. I finally reported the company through Groupon (who was very apologetic) and finally, the next day, got a response from Richard. He apologized, said he'd reach out to his accountant, and would get back to me that afternoon. Still nothing and no refund in my bank account. Based on other reviews, it seems like this wasn't an accident, but is actually fraud on the part of Texas Winos. read more

We did 5 wine tours. The first winery Texas Hills was terrible! All the rest .... Fat Ass, Luckenbach and 290 were kind, thoughtful and engaging. Taylor was the bomb. He listened and guided us appropriately. Not easy with a bunch of drunk folks!!! read more

Went on a wine tour to Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg with a few friends of mine. We get to the location and the Texas Winos tour guide tells us that we need to pay again to get into Oktoberfest. We have already paid for our admission when we bought the ticket package. The tour guide said we would get a refund. I emailed Richard from Texas Winos and the Texas Winos customer support and have not heard back and it's going on almost two months. None of us have received our refund or any communication from the company. Texas Wino's usually does a good job but this time they failed and we won't be using them anymore. read more

Would not recommend. We booked a tour for a joint birthday surprise in late July (aprox. the 28th) The buses ran late and we were given the choice to wait it out or to rebook, we chose the latter. We recieved an apology email that weekend, which was great, with a promise to make it up to us: "WE WILL WORK HARD TO MAKE THIS UP TO YOU. We know your free time is more valuable than anything else and will try as hard as we can to show you that we care. We hope that before giving us bad reviews, thinking we are the worst people in the world, or anything else that you will give us the opportunity to try to make this up to you. I am sure people can understand that even a good plan has complications that couldn't have been foreseen or planned for. I hope you will see what matters is what we try to do now. Thank you again for your patience. I will reach out again not only Tuesday but throughout the week. I hope you have a nice remainder of the weekend." I have yet to hear back from them, with multiple attempts to contact by responding to this email, calling their number listed on the website and using the email form on that same contact page. I would not recommend them to anyone. SO disappointed in the entire event and the loss of money. This whole ordeal has been infuriating. read more

OMG! The best time on our tour to Fredericksburg and our guide Taylor is phenomenal. First of all he introduced himself to everyone at the meet spot and that is important because I was a loner on the trip. Taylor took role call on the bus each and every time to make sure no one was left with an Uber home. What a great operation Texas Winos!!! Suggestions: please leave Inwood out of rotation as they just don't care and frankly I paid money to drink and be happy. We had a bus full of great groups/people and I hope to do it again soon. read more