Texas Hill Country Wineries

by Russell D. Kane

Overview

The Texas Hill Country wineries have roots as old as any around. Texas grapes grow in soils made from ancient sea deposits, similar to the grape-growing regions of Europe. Texas wine culture arrived in the 1600s with Spanish missionaries who settled and planted vineyards in El Paso del Norte. The 1800s brought German and Italian immigrant farmers to Texas; they considered wine a staple of everyday life. In what is now America's No. 5 wine-producing state, the Texas Hill Country was named by Wine Enthusiast magazine to its 2014 list of best international wine destinations. It may surprise some, but not the wine aficionados who have visited the Texas Hill Country's 50 or more wineries, that wine-and-culinary tourism is currently the Texas Hill Country's fastest growing sector. This book is your guide to the Texas Hill Country winery experience. It is time to sip and savor Texas for yourself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467132732
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/19/2015
Series:	Images of Modern America
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Award-winning author Russell D. Kane, who shares his time between Houston and the Texas Hill Country, is a technical writer, researcher, wine blogger, and book author whose work spans three decades. His best-selling book, The Wineslinger Chronicles: Texas on the Vine, provided him insights and stories from the pioneers of Texas wine.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Texas Wine Legacy: Where It All Started 9

2 Texas Hill Country: Its Pioneers 25

3 The Eastern Hill Country: The Balcones Trail 39

4 The Heart of the Hill Country: The Route 290 Trail 49

5 The Northern Hill Country: The Colorado River Trail 65

6 The Southern Hill Country: The Guadalupe River Trail 75

7 The Texas Hill Country: Still Growing and More to Offer 83

Bibliography 95