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hill-country-visitor.com. The Texas Hill Country is an awesome part of the state. It is blessed with rugged limestone hills, rivers, lakes, and trees. There's something for everyone. From relaxing to tubing and from basic cabins to world class resorts, everyone loves the Hill Country.Lodging - bed and breakfasts, hotels, cabins. Real estate - homes, ranches, land, developments, home builders, loans. Things What ever you're looking for, Hill County-Visitor.com can help you find it: Lodging (bed and breakfasts, cabins, hotels/motels, resorts, RV/camping; Wineries; Things to do; Restaurants; Shopping; Golf; and more.
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Hawk Shadow Estate Winery – Dripping Springs, Texas
Just north of Dripping Springs, but south of the Pedernales River are some spectacular Texas Hill Country views. What a perfect place to establish a vineyard and winery! This all family run business has done just that. Owners Doug Reed, Tom Reed, and Chip Concklin opened up their tasting room in February 2014 and are serving some great tasting Texas wines along with generous Texas hospitality. Tim Drake from Flat Creek has assisted with some consulting, as well. They currently have seven acres planted on the estate with one area on its fourth leaf and the other on its ninth. Varietals include: Grenache, Syrah, Sangiovese, Tempranillo, Mourvedre, Nebbiolo,and Aglianico. The vines look quite healthy and cared for. As we all know, great wine starts with great grapes. Most of what is currently available for tasting has been sourced from the Texas High Plains while the estate vineyard has been maturing. There are three whites for tasting, but by no means are these your traditional white wines. As the owners will tell you, they make and serve “red style white wine for red wine drinkers”. The 2011 Orange Muscat is dry with some tawny toasted notes, making it quite unique compared to other Orange Muscats in the state as this one is dry without the sweet side that traditionally is used for this varietal. The 2012 version (same vineyard, different year) labeled, Big O, has a bit more alcohol, but also tastes just as good yet completely different from the 2011. Who thought that dry Orange Muscats could taste this good without being sweet, but the owners have done a fine job on those two. The barrel fermented and unfiltered Chenin Blanc will initially present the buttery notes with a lovely smoothness then finishes off as citrusy. The Texas Gal, a blend of Chenin Blanc and Muscat Canelli, has a hint of sweetness but not too much. For the reds, the 2012 Tres Robles is a blend of 78% Mourvedre and the rest comprised of Malbec and Syrah. It's light oak notes compliment the very strong strawberry, pomegranate and rhubarb aromas on the nose. Their local estate produced 2011 HSV is sold out but not to worry! A new vintage is already bottled and should be released by Fall 2014. You’ll also be in for a treat with their Wild Child 2. It has a nice smokiness yet remains quite smooth. They also have a Tempranillo barrel aged in Hungarian oak for twenty months….expect this one to be superb. Twenty months is a good bench mark for the winemaker. After all, quality cannot be rushed. Also in the works is a Syrah that is quite herbaceous. It, too, will be great on its own or as a complimentary blend in the future. When we visited, they were just about ready to harvest in the next day or two as the sugar was looking good on the fruit. We sampled some of their yet to be harvested Tempranillio grapes and they had wonderful flavors and characters for this yet to be aged juice. You could tell that the 2014 Tempranillo is going to be great tasting wine and a keeper for the cellar! We really enjoyed our initial visit to this up and coming rising star for Texas Hill Country Wineries. The owners and staff (family members) are extremely friendly, make you feel comfortable and at home, and are very happy to visit with you about what is going on at the winery. Hopefully, their future crops will be fruitful and their cases will multiply! We are definitely going back to check in and see how things progress and pick up some of the new releases. Cheers and Welcome to the Texas Hill Country Winery industry Hawk Shadow!!
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Solaro Estate Winery -- Dripping Springs, Texas
One of the newest boutique wineries to open in Texas is making some high quality robust reds that will make you want to come back for seconds and thirds. Winemaking can be both an art and a science and this winemaker has done a superb job balancing both skills. This winery ...is dedicated to creating pure Texas pleasure via the grape with mostly 100% Texas sourced grapes from single sourced vineyards. Over half of their wines use Texas sourced grapes, making this winery a must visit for those truly passionate about more locally and Texas sourced products and wines. Their current lineup is all about the reds, with every one well worth sipping and enjoying. They cater to dry reds and are doing a fantastic job producing them, with Rieslings and Muscat soon to follow later this fall or early winter. The tasting room is a delightful spot with floor and ceiling windows allowing visitors to soak up some beautiful Texas hill country scenery of distant rolling hills amid the foreground of grapevines, while savoring the fruits of the harvest.
Ancient Oil - Texas Olives
There is a new oil boom in Texas from an ancient source. Growing against the odds, olive farmers in the state are making a name for themselves and giving the industry a claim here in the Lone Star State. Nathan Smith reports.
Farmer Profile: Rodney Schronk – North Central Texas in Hill County
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The Texas Hill Country is a 25-county region of Central Texas and South Texas featuring karst topography and tall rugged hills consisting of thin layers of soil atop limestone or granite.It also includes the Llano Uplift and the second largest granite dome in the United States, Enchanted Rock.The Hill Country reaches into portions of the two major metropolitan areas, especially in San Antonio's northern suburbs and the western half of Travis County, ending southwest of Downtown Austin.The region is the eastern portion of the Edwards Plateau and is bound by the Balcones Fault on the east and the Llano Uplift to the west and north.
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Hamilton Pool at Dripping Springs Texas
One of the finest prehistoric canvern/natural pools in the United States.
Twisted X Brewing Company 2.0
The Beer Diaries visits Twisted X Brewing Company in Dripping Springs, Texas, Gateway to the Hill Country, for the “Where Are They Now?” series to chat with Jim Sampson, Co-Founder of Twisted X, about new partnerships, the challenges braved and moving forward with their Tex-Mex inspired beers. Furthermore, we speak with Geoff Schalchlin, Tasting Room Manager, about the variations of their upgraded brewhouse.
Twisted X Brewing Company is passionate about educating people on the process of making complex beers that will make you rethink how you view beer. Head out west of Austin to enjoy their Tex-Mex style craft beer and satisfy your thirsty palate.
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Texas Travel Vlog: Lago Vista and Hill Country
Hello there! We are Stephanie and Hayden Haskell, and we are so happy that you stopped by to check out our channel! The Free Renegade is the story of our transition from the typical “American Dream”‘ lifestyle to a free-spirited life of travel. See our dream come to life as we restore and renovate a 1975 Airstream Overlander travel trailer.
Join us as we visit the Texas Hill Country in this episode!
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“This is William Sydney Porter speaking, better known to you, no doubt, as O. Henry. I'm going to let you in on a few of my secrets in writing a short story. The most important thing, at least in my humble opinion, is to use characters you've crossed in your lifetime. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. All of my stories are actual experiences that I have come across during my travels. My characters are facsimiles of actual people I've known. Most authors spend hours, I'm told even days, laboring over outlines of stories that they have in their minds. But not I. In my way of thinking that's a waste of good time. I just sit down and let my pencil do the rest. Many people ask me how I manage to get that final little twist in my stories. I always tell them that the unusual is the ordinary rather than the unexpected. And if you people listening to me now start thinking about your own lives, I'm sure you'll discover just as many odd experiences as I've had. I hope this little talk will be heard long after I'm gone. I want you all to continue reading my stories then too. Goodbye, folks.”
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Driftwood Estate Winery
Enjoying a Saturday during my Celebrate the Life vacation. This is Driftwood Estate Winery in Driftwood, Texas. Nice grounds, & a decent reserve Syrah available.
Johnny's One-man-made small house tour for Poloc in Hill Country Texas LOL
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Dripping Springs
Visit Dripping Springs, the “Wedding Capital of Texas,” for memorable experiences like touring Deep Eddy Vodka Distillery and swimming at Hamilton Pool Preserve.
Kayak Bass Fishing- The Hidden Falls, a Hill Country Gem!
The Start to one EPIC TRIP!! was a 4 night Yak trip with the boys and man did we have a blast!
Glamping For Our 9th Anniversary in Wimberley, Tx
In this episode we celebrate our 9th Wedding Anniversary by renting an Airbnb in Wimberley Tx. We did a glamping trip and got the chance to wander around this cute little town.
SA Spirits: Behind the scenes at Ranger Creek, Texas' first combined brewery, distillery
Take a tour of Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling and you’ll be immediately greeted with the smell of grains and aged whiskey barrels.
Honey Harvest at Cottonwood Creek Farm, Dripping Springs, TX
We last took honey from our single bee hive in September 2014. On June 25, 2015, we harvested one gallon of honey from the hive.
Olive oil business taking off in Texas
The south Texas ranch has been so successful, it expanded operations to Victoria.