Texas Hill Country Wineries

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.

Author: Russel D. Kane
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 01/19/2015
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.06h x 7.26w x 0.33d
ISBN13: 9781467132732
ISBN10: 146713273X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
- History | Modern | 20th Century
- Cooking | Beverages | Alcoholic- General