Houston Press's weekly dining and nightlife column, published August 24, 2026 by contributing writer Brooke Viggiano, listed a tequila-themed evening at Bar Moon and a pork chop promotion at Perry's Steakhouse & Grille among the week's events in Houston, Texas. Neither item involves a transaction, a regulatory action, or a verifiable production claim that would constitute tequila industry news.
The roundup is a consumer events calendar, not a report on ownership, output, or purity. What follows is what is documented about the two named tequila-adjacent items and why the underlying facts do not support a trade story.
What Bar Moon actually announced
Bar Moon, a cocktail lounge at 1800 Post Oak Boulevard in Houston operated by Bastion Events, the group behind the Michelin-recognized Le Jardinier, promoted a themed night called Soledad and Socorro: An Agave Affair. According to Houston Press, the evening paired a tequila tasting at 7 p.m. with live jazz from 7 to 10 p.m., along with specialty cocktails priced at 14 dollars each and a three-pour flight of Soledad's Blanco, Dos Barricas and 8-Year expressions priced at 39 dollars. That is the entirety of the documented news: a single-venue promotional night, not a distribution deal, an award, or a change in either brand's production.
Who makes Socorro and Soledad
Socorro Tequila is produced under NOM 1610 in Arandas, Jalisco, and is owned by I&A Agave Spirits, the company founded by Josh Irving and Pablo Antinori. According to D CEO Magazine, Irving and Antinori launched North Texas based Socorro Tequila, under the I&A Agave Spirits brand, in April 2020 after raising money from friends and family. D CEO separately reported that Irving has since added Soledad Tequila and a Jalisco 1562 orange liqueur under the same I&A Agave Spirits umbrella. Socorro markets a case-for-case water donation program tied to communities in Jalisco, a philanthropic angle multiple outlets, including InsideHook, have covered independent of any tasting event.
What the Perry's promotion actually included
The same Houston Press roundup noted that Perry's Steakhouse & Grille marked National Pork Chop Day with a four course dine-in menu priced at 44 dollars, available from 4 p.m. to close, alongside a 99 dollar takeout bundle available through August 31. Perry's is a Houston-founded steakhouse chain that, per its own promotional material, started as a butcher shop in 1979. The chain's pork chop promotion involves no agave spirit beyond whatever guests order separately at the bar, and Houston Press's item contains no figures on sales, attendance, or any tequila brand tied to the promotion. There is nothing here that intersects with tequila production, ownership, or purity claims.