The Saveur Texas Hill Country Food & Wine Festival's culmination is an old-fashioned all-day outdoor Texas party at the renowned Salt Lick BBQ in the Texas Hill Country. Tents will be on the lovely, tree shaded grounds of the Salt Lick Pavilion alongside Onion Creek. Admission covers all the tasting of Lone Star Food, Beer, Spirits, and wine from Texas, California, and Oregon wineries. In addition, you can join one of the wine and food seminars scheduled each hour.

Wildflowers will be in bloom while en route to Driftwood Vineyards before and Texas Hills Vineyards after attending the festival. Expect an informative tour and sampling of their newly released wines.

The $45 fee covers transportation, on board wine seminar, and winery tasting fees with plenty of Wildflower sightings some of the Hill Country's most scenic back country roads. There is also an additional donation of one bottle of Texas wine per person.

Entrance fees into the Festival are $40 if pre-registered online and $45 at the gate.

Last year's tour was sold out!! Seating is limited, so register early by emailing Mitch with the number of seats requested. I'll then RSVP your reservations by sending you the payment information.

Every Second Sunday of the Month

A long standing Texas tradition, Gruene Hall's Sunday Gospel Brunch. A full bruch buffet is layed out before you (prepared by the Gristmill Restaurant) with an array of some of the country's best gospel singers.

Leisurely Departure @ 9 a.m. to Gruene. You’ll have time to walk around for some shopping, tasting wine at The Grapevine (a tasting room with a large selection of Texas wines). Gruene is full of historical landmarks like: Gruene Hall (the oldest dance hall in Texas), the Gruene Mansion Inn, the Mercantile Building, and the General Store.

On the bus by 2pm and then ther will be plenty of Breathtaking Vistas while en route to Dry Comal Creek Vineyards. Wine-maker Franklin Houser strives to perfect his wine making techniques producing high quality wines as "unique as Texas". with their award winning wines.

If time permits, a quick stop at Texas Hills Vineyards in Johnson City. One of most beutiful wineries, Gary and Kathy Gilstrap produce Italian style wines and conduct one of the most informative wine tours available in Texas.

Sandwiches with all the fixins will be served on the way home. Drop off is usually around 8 pm.

Book your group the month prior to the desired date.

A 9am departure from Grape Vine Market. This year's wildflowers promise to be the most spectacular in years. Kick back and enjoy the scenery while participating in an on board "basic in wine tasting" seminar while en route throughout the day.

The first stop is Lost Creek Vineyards, one of our newest and most picturesque Hill Country wineries. They've produce award-winning wines from their very first vintage and there is no looking back. Lost Creek is also introducing a new wine to the Texas industry, Blanc du Bois.

The Llano Crawfish Open is next on the agenda, for a couple hours of Cajun cooking, music, and Hill Country fresh air with the river and live oaks as your backdrop. You know, you can learn a lot about a person by the way they tear apart and consume a "mud bug." Entrance to the Crawfish Open is free. Single plates are $8.50, or a "beer flat" (feeds three to four) for $20.

Once your back on the bus, there ain't no time to "fais do-do" (Cajun for: go to sleep). On the way home we'll stop at Spicewood Vineyards where you'll get an informative wine tour down into their underground cellar and then out into the vineyard.

Drop-off should be around 7 pm.