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| Winery U! at Dry Comal Creek Vineyards • Jan 16-Dec 14 |
New Braunfels, TX - Winery U! is the first of its kind in among Texas Hill Country Wineries, offering a series of decidedly non-pretentious classes designed to wring the snobbishness out of wine. (If you’re still a snob after graduating from Winery U! we won’t hold it against you!)
Sure, there are some serious parts to making wine. But what fun is that? We’re all about having a good time when it comes to learning what a winemaker does from start to finish, using all your senses to appreciate the fruit of the vine, getting your wine -- and whine -- questions answered, and learning how food and wine can play nice together (and we don’t mean dance the tango!).
What’s in a Glass or What’s in a Class?
•Wine FAQ: Answers to Questions You Might Not Have Even Thought To Ask
•The Grape Adventure or How Wine is Made
•Your Nose Knows: An Introduction to Tasting Wines
•The Couple of the Century: Wine and Food Pairing
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form & specific dates and times of each class. Pre-registration is required.
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
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| Winery U Wine FAQ • May 17 |
| New Braunfels, TX - Let us demystify wine for you. Have you ever wondered how do all those smells and flavors get into wine? What does ‘dry wine’ mean? Why there are different bottles for different wines? What is the ‘real’ difference between screw top and cork? Why do people swirl and sniff wine? Why is French wine so famous? What are legs of a wine? Why won’t just any glass do for wine? Decanting is what? What is a sommelier and why are they important? Well you get the picture and we’re sure that you have some of your own that may even stump some of our experts!
Date: Saturday, May 17th
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form. Pre-registration is required. |
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| Becker Vineyards 10th Annual Lavender Fest • May 17 |
| Stonewall, TX - Celebrating 10 years of Lavender! Becker Vineyards will have vendors, presentations and lectures, lavender cooking demonstrations, music, wine tasting, winery/cellar tours and more! Festival Admission is complimentary! There will also be a Lavender Vintner Dinner ($85 per person), Lavender Breakfast ($35 per person), and two Lavender Luncheons ($55 per person). Becker Vineyards wines will be paired for each Menu's course. Reservations are required for all meals. Contact: 830-644-2681. |
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| Stone House Vineyard A Taste of Morocco Dinner • May 17 |
| Spicewood - Please join us for our dinner with a Moroccan theme - A Taste of Morocco.
You will be welcomed with a glass of champagne and nibbles. Dinner will follow paired with our beautiful wines:
Meze - Eggplant and tomato salad, Blood orange and fennel salad, Fava bean dip and flatbreads. Paired with our Marsanne.
Mains - Chargrilled beef kabob swords, Chicken kebabs marinated in lime and chili sauce, Couscous with nuts, dates and apricots, Vegetable tagine and flatbread. Paired with our Special Reserve Shiraz.
Dessert - Pistachio ice cream with broiled mango slices.
A glass of Scheming Beagle Port
Please make your reservations by calling 512-264-3630 and join the fun its $65 per person inclusive! It all begins at 7.00 pm |
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| Wine Maker Dinner at The Cotton Gin • Jun 18 |
| Fredericksburg, TX - Come and join Chef Ross Burtwell and winemaker Gary Gilstrap for a Wine Maker Dinner at the Cabernet Cafe at the Cotton Gin in Fredericksburg. Experience the magic of wonderful food and wine pairings. Dinner starts at 7PM call 830-990-5734 for reservations. |
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| Winery U! The Grape Adventure How Wine is Made • Jun 21 |
| New Braunfels, TX - Winemaking can be a dizzyingly complicated business, with all of the modern science and technology involved, all of the advanced training now offered, all of the artistic abilities needed to craft just the right wine. But in the end, the basis of winemaking is simple: Grape juice plus yeast makes wine. Learn how grapes are planted, harvested, and made into that luscious juice we call wine!
Date: June 21st
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm (bring your own lunch)
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form. Pre-registration is required. |
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| Vino al Pastor - • Jun 21 |
| Texas Hill Country, TX - Texas Wine Road 290 event – June 21, 2008
New Wine Trail holds 2nd event – Vino al Pastor
Fredericksburg, Texas - Texas Hill Country - Nine wineries, making up the Texas Wine Road 290 wine trail, in cooperation with the Texas Pork Producers Association invite you to participate in a Saturday, June 21 event. Each winery will team with a top restaurant in the Texas Hill Country to present VINO AL PASTOR. Vino al Pastor literally means wine & “Shepherd style” meat. Tacos al pastor, is a Mexican dish adoption of a spit-grilled meat, usually pork, served on a taco. Each restaurant will prepare a recipe using pork shoulder meat, usually marinated with a blend of different spices and herbs, and some “summertime” grilling presentation. When you visit the winery during the trail day of the event you will enjoy a wine especially paired with the PORK recipe served using PORK shoulder meat. You will also receive a copy of the recipe enjoyed at the winery.
The wineries along Highway 290 from one mile east of Johnson City to nine miles west of Fredericksburg make up one of the most successful wine travel destinations in the U.S., second only to NAPA. Each of the wineries offer their normal tasting and the PORK pairing taste will not cost any extra.
Wineries participating are Becker Vineyards, Bell Mountain Winery Tasting Room, Chisholm Trail Winery, Fredericksburg Winery, Grape Creek Vineyard, Lost Creek Winery Tasting Room, Texas Hills Vineyard, Torre di Pietra Vineyards, and Woodrose Winery. Wineries recommend that you plan to spend the evening locally (maybe a B&B) and enjoy dinner at one of the restaurants. Some of the participating restaurants are August E’s, Cotton Gin (Cabernet Grill), Navajo Grill, Silver Creek Restaurant & Bier Garten, and Silver K Cafe, with more to be named later.
For more information call 830-868-2321 |
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| Lost Creek Grand Re-Opening • Jul 4 |
| Kingsland, TX - Make your plans now to come to Lost Creek Vineyard's Grand Re-Opening to celebrate our new wine tasting room and outdoor amphitheatre after being closed for one year due to the floods of June 2007. Food will be provided by Chef Steve Howard, of Bonterra Restaurant. Live music will also be available. Stay tuned for more details.
Currently Lost Creek is serving wines from their Johnson City Tasting Room!
302 East Main St. Hours: Thurs-Sat 11-5, Sun 12-5 |
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| Red White Blues and More • Jul 5 |
| Johnson City, TX - Celebrate Independence Day with Texas Hills Vineyard and the music of Shannie under the stars. Music starts at 7PM and runs until 10PM. Your ticket gets you music, a logo glass, cheese, crackers, veges, fruit and dips. Ticket price is $25.00, call 830-868-2321 for reservations. |
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| Winery U Your Nose Knows • Jul 19 |
| New Braunfels, TX - There are lots of ways to learn about wine: Classes to take and books to read and even videos to watch. But nothing beats learning about wines like “sensory evaluation,” the process of using all five of your senses to develop an appreciation for one of the true miracles of nature. Learn to swirl, sniff and taste wine like a true sommelier!
Date: July 19th
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form. Pre-registration is required. |
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| Winery U The Couple of the Century - Wine and Food Pairing • Aug 16 |
| New Braunfels, TX - When it comes to matching food and wine, there’s only one rule — and no, it isn’t “White wine with fish, red wine with steak.” It’s “drink and eat what you like.” Learn about the two fundamentals in the pairing of food and wine that will provide, if not that proverbial “zing,” then at least a pleasant dining experience
Date: August 16th
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form. Pre-registration is required. |
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| 8th Annual Harvest Wine Trail Grape Stomp • Aug 16-17 & 23-24 |
| Johnson City, TX - Texas Hills Vineyard will be celebrating the Harvest with our 8th Annual Grape Stomp. Come and stomp for free or purchase a t-shirt and personalize it with your foot prints. Just like Lucy!! Enjoy our patio overlooking the vineyard while sipping a glass of wine and enjoying a cheese plate. |
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| Winery U Wine FAQ • Sep 20 |
| New Braunfels, TX - Let us demystify wine for you. Have you ever wondered how do all those smells and flavors get into wine? What does ‘dry wine’ mean? Why there are different bottles for different wines? What is the ‘real’ difference between screw top and cork? Why do people swirl and sniff wine? Why is French wine so famous? What are legs of a wine? Why won’t just any glass do for wine? Decanting is what? What is a sommelier and why are they important? Well you get the picture and we’re sure that you have some of your own that may even stump some of our experts!
Date: Saturday, September 20th
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form. Pre-registration is required. |
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| Texas Wine Road 290 - Chuchwagon Trail • Sep 20 |
| Texas Hill Country, TX - Come join the wineries along Highway 290 for our 1st Chuckwagon Trail - More details to follow. Questions call 830-868-2321. |
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| Winery U! The Grape Adventure or How Wine is Made • Oct 18 |
| New Braunfels, TX - Winemaking can be a dizzyingly complicated business, with all of the modern science and technology involved, all of the advanced training now offered, all of the artistic abilities needed to craft just the right wine. But in the end, the basis of winemaking is simple: Grape juice plus yeast makes wine. Learn how grapes are planted, harvested, and made into that luscious juice we call wine!
Date: October 18th
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm (bring your own lunch)
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form. Pre-registration is required. |
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| Winery U Your Nose Knows • Nov 15 |
| New Braunfels, TX - There are lots of ways to learn about wine: Classes to take and books to read and even videos to watch. But nothing beats learning about wines like “sensory evaluation,” the process of using all five of your senses to develop an appreciation for one of the true miracles of nature. Learn to swirl, sniff and taste wine like a true sommelier!
Date: November 15th
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form. Pre-registration is required. |
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| Winery U The Couple of the Century - Wine and Food Pairing • Dec 13 |
| New Braunfels, TX - When it comes to matching food and wine, there’s only one rule — and no, it isn’t “White wine with fish, red wine with steak.” It’s “drink and eat what you like.” Learn about the two fundamentals in the pairing of food and wine that will provide, if not that proverbial “zing,” then at least a pleasant dining experience
When: December 13th
Where: Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $30 per class/per person ($25 if you register for all 4 classes)
Go to www.drycomalcreek.com for the registration form. Pre-registration is required. |
