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Hye Market and Hye End Tasting Room

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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

Road trip to Hye, Wine Road 290, and Mason

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We received an invitation by William Chris Vineyards to attend a concert they were having starring Texas artist Larry Joe Taylor. We gladly accepted and started planning a road trip to Wine Road 290 and the area for the weekend. On the way to our planned first stop, we made a quick change when weRead More

Hill Country Road Trip in a Van

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A very common way to visit wineries today is with a tour company and limo/van. The advantage to this besides letting an experienced person/group know where to take you is to have a designated driver. We were invited by friends to stay the weekend at the beautiful Island on Lake Travis in Lago Vista. There wereRead More

 

Grower Field Day and Benefit Dinner

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Texas Hill Country, Hye, Texas – The wine industry in Texas is growing exponentially and a need for more vineyards and quality fruit has been recognized. Texas Hill Country Wineries has partnered with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Viticulture and Fruit Lab to bring education for existing, new and future growers in the Hill Country. TheRead More

May 2013 Fredericksburg Road Trip

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Memorial Day weekend came and it was time to visit some Texas wineries in a Fredericksburg road trip. We made plans to join forces again with Dave and Kelli Potter along with Laurie and Shelly Ware. A schedule was started as to what we wanted to see and it eventually evolved into a very busy Saturday.Read More

2013 Rodeo Uncorked! Roundup and Best Bites Competition

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The 2013 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo International Wine Competition was judged in November, the results were announced, and I compiled a list of all the Texas winery medal winners. On February 17th, people got a chance to taste the major medal winners not just from Texas but from around the world at the 10thRead More

Fredericksburg Road Trip and Wine Festival

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This has been a wine festival autumn for us. We have attended two wine festivals and volunteered to pour wine at two other wine festivals and that is a record for us. We did not have any intention of driving to Fredericksburg for another wine festival until two party friends of the family, Rick andRead More

Watermelon Thump & Chef Throwdown at William Chris

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William Chris Vineyards had a special event on June 23rd, the first Summer Saturday night, called the Watermelon Thump & Chef Throwdown. Four regional chefs competed for the title of Chef Thump King in the first annual event. Upon arrival we met other wine writers and personalities. Some we had met before and it wasRead More