They say a dog is man’s best friend. But do not forget about a cat who many feline lovers would argue that they are a man’s best friend. Regardless, a pet is part of the family. And when a family travels and there is no convenient way to watch for those other members of your family, you may want to take your fur kids along with you on your trip. That also holds true when you want to visit a winery. But what wineries are pet friendly and will accept you and the rest of your family?
Usually, dogs are seen at wineries including the “typical” winery dog, so even though there are different pets, pet friendly usually means dog friendly. Some wineries are dog friendly outside only, although some allow dogs inside. Water bowls are also available at some wineries.
Remember though to check with the winery first to make sure of their conditions and always keep your pets on a leash!
Here are some Texas wineries that have been noted to be pet friendly:
Hill Country
- 290 Vinery – fenced area with water bowl
- 4.0 Cellars – water bowl
- Armadillo’s Leap Winery
- Becker Vineyards – outside
- Bending Branch Winery – outside
- Compass Rose Cellars
- Chisholm Trail Winery
- Dry Comal Creek Vineyards – water bowl
- Fat Ass Ranch & Winery – outside
- Fawn Crest Vineyard
- Fiesta Winery 290
- Grape Creek Vineyards – outside designated areas for club members
- Hye Meadow Winery
- Inwood Estate Vineyards – Fredericksburg
- Kerrville Hills Winery
- Kuhlman Cellars
- Lewis Wines – water bowl
- Lost Draw Cellars – outside
- Messina Hof Hill Country
- Pedernales Cellars
- Perissos Vineyard and Winery
- Pillar Bluff Vineyards
- Pontotoc Vineyard
- Salt Lick Cellars – water bowl
- Singing Water Vineyards
- Sister Creek Vineyards
- Spicewood Vineyards
- Spirit of Texas Winery
- Texas Legato
- Torre di Pietra
- Wedding Oak Winery at Wildseed Farms
- Westcave Cellars
- William Chris Vineyards
- Wimberley Valley Winery
- Woodrose Winery
- Zero 815 Winery – outside
If you’re in the Fredericksburg area and want to board your dog for a while so you can visit some wineries, at least one place you can use is Dogologie at a price per hour.
Upper Hill Country
- Barking Rocks Winery & Vineyard
- Bluff Dale Vineyards
- Brennan Vineyards
- Pilot Knob Vineyard
- Salado Winery
- Thirsty Mule Winery & Vineyard
Southeast Texas
- Bernhardt Winery
- Lavaca Bluffs
- Majek Vineyard and Winery
- Perrine Winery – Dowling Rd
- Whistling Duck Vineyards and Winery
East Texas
- Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards – outside
North Texas
- Arché
- Blue Ostrich Winery and Vineyard – outside, water bowl
- Brushy Creek Vineyards and Winery
- Eden Hill Vineyard – outside
- San Martino Winery
- Thistleridge Ranch Vineyards & Winery
West Texas
So next time you want to visit a winery but need to bring your pets along, take a note of some wineries who will let you bring your fur kids. Let us know in the comments if you know of other pet friendly wineries in Texas.
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I was told that Helmy Winery was dog friendly but they are NOT, very rude to us with our dog! Thanks for posting which winery’s are dog friendly!
Pillar Bluff Vineyards in Lampasas, Tx is pet friendly!! 🙂
Added, thanks Gill!
Thank you!
Thank you Gill! Hope you always feel that was…. You are one of the very few.
I think Westcave is
I took my fur-baby into Sisters Creek with no problem Also, At Lavaca Bluffs in Lolita she was welcome. But, let them know before gong in so they can put their big dog in the back.
Thanks for all the additional wineries!
You can add us to the list!
Monty Dixon
Bar Z Winery
Done and thanks Monty!
Kerrville Hills is dog friendly.
Thanks Wayne. Added!
We try to be pet friendly and flexible at Salado Winery. In June 2016 we hosted a “Dog Daze” event and had a couple hundred dogs!
Thanks for the update!
Lied!!! Totally lied! Woodrose was in no way pet friendly to my puppy. Texas wineries like woodrose are not friendly to pets. I hope singing waters and pillar bluff hold true as we love them so’
That’s pretty harsh. Glad you at least had a good experience at Pillar Bluff.
Perissos near Kingsland is dog friendly. They have lots of picnic tables outside to sit at.
Thank you. I’m surprised we somehow skipped Perissos.
Singing Waters not only has a wonderful, relaxed atmosphere and a number of excellent wines, but they are definitely dog friendly (their Sweet Luke wine is named after their beloved yellow lab, Lupe). Your pups are welcome inside and out though not inside during wine club pick-up parties. I take my two 60-lb dogs there often. This is hands down the most dog-friendly winery I’ve been to in TX. Bending Branch Winery, right up the road, is okay with your dog on the patio, as is Highs on Main Street (wonderful Comfort restaurant), so go to Comfort and make a day of it. BTW I live in San Antonio and although I belong to the Singing Waters wine club, I otherwise don’t know the people who own the three businesses that I noted above personally. I just love Singing Waters and try to spread the word about the winery with every opportunity that presents itself.
Thanks Brenda for the information!
Hi Jeff, We have great, very large, all fenced outside space with water dishes for dogs.
Thanks Susan!