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Visiting Texas Hill Country Wineries using the Christmas Wine Affair Passport – Part 1

December 6, 2019 by Gina Cannary Leave a Comment

Christmas Trees on the trail

Gina used the Christmas Wine Affair passport to visit Texas Hill Country wineries Read More

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Bell Springs Winery, Bent Oak Winery, Driftwood Estate Winery, Duchman Family Winery, Gary Gilstrap, Hawks Shadow Winery, John Catalano, Ron Yates winery, Texas Hill Country Wineries, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries

Introducing Family to Texas Wine

April 20, 2017 by Andrew Klein 2 Comments

Becker Vineyards tasting room

Andrew introduced his parents to Texas wine by visiting a number of wineries in the Texas Hill Country Read More

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Becker Vineyards, Chocolates El Rey, Duchman Family Winery, Hill Country, Lost Draw Cellars, road trip, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Wedding Oak Winery at Wildseed Farms, William Chris Vineyards

Review of Texas Hills Vineyard Kick Butt Cab 2012

September 1, 2015 by Jeremy Wilson 5 Comments

Texas Hills Vineyard Kick Butt Cab bottle side

Jeremy reviews the Texas Hills Vineyard KIck Butt Cab 2012 Read More

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Cabernet Sauvignon, Kick Butt Cab, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, wine review

An Impromptu Hill Country Road Trip

July 25, 2015 by Jeff Cope Leave a Comment

Neal and Janice Newsom

We took an unexpected road trip one weekend and ended up visiting more wineries than we had planned in the Hill Country Read More

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Arc de Texas, Bending Branch Winery, Dr. Bob Young, Hye Meadow Winery, Kuhlman Cellars, Lewis Wines, Lost Draw Cellars, Neal Newsom, Newsom Vineyards, Singing Water Vineyards, Texas Hills Vineyard, William Chris Vineyards

The Powerful Evolution of Texas Wine – Field Report from the Hill Country

June 15, 2015 by Miguel Lecuona 1 Comment

William Chris Tannat

Last weekend in the Hill Country was a highlight on contributing writer Miguel Lecuona’s wine calendar within the span of 24 hours Read More

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bending Branch Winery, Cabernet Grill, CALAIS Winery, Compass Rose Cellars, Fredericksburg Winery, Grape Creek Vineyards, Hill Country, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Torre di Pietra, William Chris Vineyards, Wine Road 290, Wine Society of Texas

Texas Hills Vineyard

October 7, 2013 by

Texas Hills Vineyard

Winery page for Texas Hills Vineyard Read More

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Texas Hills Vineyard

November 6, 2012 by Jeff Cope 3 Comments

Texas Hills - owner

Texas Hills Vineyard is located in Johnson City and is owned by Gary and Kathy Gilstrap along with their son Dale Rassett. The winery opened in 1999 Read More

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: award, bottling, Hill Country, Texas Hill Country Wine Trail, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Tour, Vineyard, Wine club, Wine Road 290

Day 1 – Hill Country and Fredericksburg Road Trip

December 6, 2011 by Jeff Cope 2 Comments

Flat Creek - inside

Last year we went to Hill Country and Fredericksburg wineries three times. Unfortunately this was before we decided to start a blog and so we had no specific information about the wineries other than our memories. We started taking photos of the outside of a winery in the last trip just to help us rememberRead More

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Bed and Breakfast, Bell Springs Winery, Cabernet Grill, Chris Brundrett, Flat Creek Estate, Fredericksburg, Hill Country, Messina Hof Hill Country, Restaurant, road trip, spicewood, Texas Hills Vineyard, Texas Wine, Texas Wineries, Tour, William Chris Vineyards

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