Wineries

Posted on January 22, 2010

Fall Creek Vineyards

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[caption id="attachment_95" align="alignnone" width="570" caption="Fall Creek Vineyards"][/caption] Fall Creek Vineyards was established in 1975 by Texas businessman/rancher, Ed Auler and his wife, Susan. The vineyards are located eighty miles northwest of Austin in the Texas Hill Country where the sandy loam soil, warm days and cool breezes off Lake Buchanan provide an excellent microclimate for growing premium wine grapes. The inspiration for the winery came in 1973 when the Aulers, on a trip to France, noted remarkable similarities in the soil, terrain and microclimate of parts of the French wine country and their own ranch. “I became convinced that certain parts of the Texas Hill Country would be ideally suited to grape growing,” says Ed. Today, Fall Creek is a living testament to Ed Auler’s early vision. After some brief experiments with French-American hybrid grape varieties, the winery has planted Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Semillon, Johannisberg Riesling, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Viognier and Malbec. Fall Creek Vineyards is named after gorgeous, spring-fed Fall Creek, which flows through the Auler family’s ranch near the winery. Fall Creek empties into the Colorado River at the spectacular Fall Creek waterfalls. The 90-foot waterfalls have been a landmark since the time of early man and continue to be one today. Vanishing Texas River Cruise provides tours of the Fall Creek waterfalls daily. In the last decade, a focus on red wines has led to the production of Meritus, a super-premium red wine. The late Andre Tchelistcheff, California’s wine authority who helped the Aulers analyze the potential of their Cabernet Sauvignon, gave high marks for their first efforts in Cabernet. “I think we can expect to see some fine reds from Fall Creek in the years to come,” said Tchelistcheff. Today, MERITUS has been hailed ‘the best wine made in the state of Texas’ by several noted wine critics. 2012 Fall Creek will be pouring: Cabernet, Merlot, Chenin Blanc, Ed's Smooth Red, & Mission Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Fall Creek poured: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Granite Reserve Cabernet, & Ed's Smooth Red 2010 Fall Creek poured: Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet, & Ed's Smooth Red

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Posted on January 20, 2010

Spicewood Vineyards

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Many of our Spicewood Vineyards wines are estate-bottled, using traditional handcrafted techniques and state-of-the art equipment. We use French oak barrels for fermenting the Chardonnay, as well as aging the Chardonnay, Semillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. Our Zinfandel is aged in both American and French oak barrels. During the past eleven years, Spicewood Vineyards wines have received more than fifty medals in international, national, regional and state competitions. The first Chardonnay vintage won a silver medal and best of state in the Grand Harvest Awards, a national competition. The 1998 Sauvignon Blanc received a number of prestigious awards, including a silver medal in the Los Angeles County Fair, and a silver medal in the International Eastern Wine Competition. Most of our wines have received at least one medal, and several win medals consistently, year after year. 2012 Spicewood will be pouring: 2010 Riesling, 2010 Cabernet Claret, 2008 Merlot, & 2010 Chardonnay 2011 Spicewood poured: Tempranillo, Syrah, Bluebonnet Blush, & Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Spicewood poured: Cabernet Claret, 2008 Riesling, & 2007 Syrah   http://spicewoodvineyards.com/index.html  

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