I recently published a post about spring and summer wine festivals. A comment was added from Bruce Anderson of Sunset Winery that I should list wine trail events. What a great idea! A lot of Texas wineries are on wine trails and they often have events throughout the year which feature different themes, special activities/wines at each winery, etc. It makes it easy to visit a number of wineries which are in close proximity to each other. Bottom line, they {Read More}
Su Vino Winery
October 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
http://www.suvinowinery.com Su Vino Winery is located in Grapevine and opened in 2003. David and Chari Scott bought the winery in 2005. If you want to walk to the different wineries in Grapevine, Su Vino Winery is the most northern winery within walking distance. The winery is located in a nice brick building next to other stores and has parking in the back of the winery. When you enter the winery, a large gift shop is on the left and you {Read More}
La Buena Vida Vineyards – Grapevine and La Bodega Winery
October 16, 2012 by 4 Comments
http://www.labuenavida.com La Buena Vida Vineyards is in Grapevine and is owned by Gina Puente. There is also a La Buena Vida Vineyards location in Springtown which is owned by Dr. Bobby Smith and was first bonded in 1978. He opened a second location which was moved to Grapevine in the early 1990′s and was Grapevine’s first winery and tasting room. In 2006, Dr. Smith sold the Grapevine location to Gina Puente who was the owner of La Bodega Winery. Today {Read More}
Delaney Vineyards & Winery
August 20, 2012 by 2 Comments
http://www.delaneyvineyards.com Delaney Vineyards & Winery is located in Grapevine. It is one of the only wineries in Grapevine which actually has a vineyard next to the winery. The winery is owned by Jerry Delaney. The winery was completed in 1996 and the first bottling production was in the summer of 1997. I stopped at Delaney Vineyards & Winery during my tour of the Grapevine wineries. The winery is a beautiful 8,000 square foot French chateau inspired building with a 10 {Read More}
Homestead Winery
August 6, 2012 by 2 Comments
http://www.homesteadwinery.com Homestead Winery has three locations in Texas: Ivanhoe, Denison, and Grapevine. Homestead Winery is owned by Gabe and Barb Parker who started it to continue the Parker family farming tradition begun by Gabe’s grandfather more than 100 years ago. The main location in Ivanhoe is the oldest continually operated winery located in the Red River Valley of North Texas. Winemaking is under the direction of Dr. Roy Mitchell. I have had the opportunity to visit all three locations. Each {Read More}
Texas 2012 Autumn Wine Festivals
July 30, 2012 by 3 Comments
It’s that time of year again to start thinking about cooler weather (yes, sometime soon in Texas) but most of all Wine Festivals which occur in the Fall or if you prefer Autumn. Here is a listing of 2012 Wine Festivals coming up this year. Please let me know if I missed any and I’ll be sure to add it. Dates City Festival August 31 – September 2 Kerrville Kerrville Wine & Music Festival (http://www.kerrville-music.com) September 8 Dripping Springs Dripping {Read More}
Farina’s Winery and Cafe
November 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
http://farinaswinery.homestead.com Farina’s Winery & Cafe is located in the heart of Grapevine on Main Street and is very easy to find among the other stores and restaurants. The winery opened in 2007 and is owned by Gary Farina. I visited Grapevine on a Friday night and when I walked in, I discovered the winery is also a fairly large restaurant. There was a large crowd already seated eating dinner and the bar to the left was also full of patrons. {Read More}
Cross Timbers Winery
July 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
http://www.crosstimberswinery.com Cross Timbers Winery is located in Grapevine and is the most northern winery in Grapevine making Texas wine. Grapevine is a great location to visit if you want to visit a number of wineries which are in the same vicinity. Cross Timbers Winery is owned by Don Bigbie and opened in 2000. The winery is easy to find and has ample parking, unlike some of the other wineries in Grapevine where you need to find parking on the street {Read More}
