Wine in Texas? Absolutely! In fact Texas Hill is the second fastest growing wine country in the USA. It’s located near Austin. For those of you that haven’t ventured down to Texas Hill yet here is a map of the local Austin wineries. They have Wine Trail events on a regular basis where people can go on a self guided tour of the Hill wineries. It’s a fine time down there. You get a mix of southern charm and some fairly distinctive wines. One that I tried is the Texas Hills Vineyard. They focus on growing wine in an organic sustainable manor. And surprisingly the local area looks a lot like the Tuscan hills of Italy. All of their wines also have an Italian influence. They were the first to produce a Pinot Grigio in Texas and they are especially proud of their Cabernet Sauvignon called “Kick Butt Cab”. Oh, and they have a wine club! Another winery I tried was Rancho Ponte. This place was much more ‘Texas’ and was a fun twist on what you expect from a winery. The Ranch Ponte wine club does six shipments a year.  So if you’re looking to try some Texas wine for the first time I’d suggest looking up Texas Hills.

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