Compass Rose Cellars has their production located in Mason but the tasting room is in Hye. However, the plan is to eventually move the production to Hye also on the 35 acre lot. The winery is owned by Mark Watson and Robert Nida is the winemaker. The winery opened January 28, 2011, and the tastingRead More
Compass Rose Cellars Announces Release of 2012 Jaquez
Compass Rose Cellars, a Texas Hill Country Winery, announces the release of their first fortified wine, the 2012 Jaquez. A new, Texas AVA designated fortified dessert wine, Jaquez is available for sale and sampling at the tasting room in Hye, Texas, 1 mile south of US Highway 290 on Albert Road.
Robert Nida Winemaker Profile
Robert Nida is the winemaker at Compass Rose Cellars. Compass Rose is one of the more recent wineries in the Texas Hill Country Wineries and with a new tasting room located in Hye, Robert Nida is ready to show off his winemaking skills. Robert answered our questions about his background and winemaking. What did youRead More
Road Trip to April’s Texas Hill Country Wineries Kick-off
Gloria and I were the highest bidder in the silent auction of a season pass for the Texas Hill Country Wineries at the 2014 Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association annual conference in February. The month of April came and it was time to take advantage of the Wine & Wildflower Trail. The kick-off tasting to startRead More
Hye Market and Hye End Tasting Room
http://www.hyemarket.com While driving down Wine Road 290 rushing to get to Fredericksburg, you have to slow down for a tiny bit through the small town of Hye. And you probably always wonder why you have to do that when there are only a couple buildings there. Depending on when you first drove through Hye, youRead More
Garrison Brothers Distillery
Even though this wine blog is called Texas Wine Lover, we drink other adult beverages such as beer and spirits, so we just may dabble in those areas too. Ever since we have visited the Fredericksburg area, we have wanted to visit the Garrison Brothers Distillery in Hye for a long time. We have triedRead More
Hye Meadow Winery
Hye Meadow Winery is located in appropriately enough, Hye, Texas and is owned by Mike and Denise Batek. Jeff Ivy is the winemaker. Read More
Hye Meadow Winery Grand Opening Preview
On Saturday, August 3rd, the Hye Meadow Grand Opening will take place from 11:00am to 6:00pm. The winery will still be a little rough around the edges but the tasting room will be complete and they are excited to be hosting a grand opening party. All Facebook users who have Liked the Hye Meadow WineryRead More