They ARE a little Tuscany in Texas! With it's limestone bell tower at the entrance and the beautiful Tuscan-style Villa tasting room, the ambiance was the perfect setting to taste some award-winning wines.
Grape Creek Vineyards is located just 10 miles east of Fredericksburg (which is about 70 miles west of Austin on Hwy 290). Since we were there visiting on a Saturday afternoon, the place was hopping! It was actually a Texas Wine Trail tasting weekend too. With live music playing outside on the patio we mosied on inside to taste the wines. They have their Black Label wines which include Bellissimo, a Super Tuscan style red wine which is a blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mosaic is a full-bodied blend of traditional Bordeaux grape varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and a splash of Syrah. The Black Label also includes a Port and a Petite Sirah. The 2010 Epiphany Estate is a combination of Estate Montepulciano and Aglianico. The 2010 and 2011 Serendipity blend wines complete the Black Label line.
The list doesn't stop there. Grape Creek also includes more dry red wines, a variety of white wines and even a couple of sweet wines. Check out their website at www.grapecreek.com for more details.
As you can see, the grapes weren't really in season while we were there but the warm sunshine did wonders for us wearied from the long winter!
Enjoying a bottle outside while listening to the music was such a good time. The winery also has a wonderful shop filled with all kinds of fun wine related items. One thing we didn't get to experience was the Bed & Breakfast. The 2 bed/2 bath villa sits atop the Ambassador Tasting Room and has wonderful views of the vineyard, the banks of Grape Creek, the rolling hills and natural landscape of the area. I think we will have to check it out on our trip back!!
All in all, we had a great time on our Texas Wine Trail wine tasting and I'm ready to return!
Cheers!
Lisa
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