Fall Creek Winery and Vineyards

Fall Creek Winery and Vineyards Grape Stomp-August 22nd

http://www.fcv.com/

We attended the 20th annual Grape Stomp and Harvest Festival on Saturday, August 22nd. Fall Creek Vineyards is located in Tow, Tx; a quick 1.5 hour drive from Austin, TX past Lake Buchanan. Normally a lovely drive any other time of the year, you really got to see the severe drought Central Texas is experiencing right now. Lake front property was up to 1 mile away from the water!

Upon arriving at the winery, we paid for our tasting and glasses ($4).

Not a bad price to taste up to 9 wines. Among my personal favorites were the Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and the Viognier. I normally drink white wines, but the Cab was very nice as well. There was also an Ed's Smooth Red by Twin Springs Winery that I ended up buying. Overall, the flavor of the wine is smooth, interesting, flavorful, and fruity. I wouldn't call it robust wine, but it is nice for sipping on those hot summer nights.

After tasting we sat on the patio for a while and had wine, cheese, and fruit. Too bad they didn't have the patio enclosed with air conditioning! It was 103 degrees out there. We escaped the heat by taking a short tour of the harvesting, processing, and barreling areas of the winery. Then we were on to the grape stomping! It was.....different. Two barrels set up with left over grapes from the harvest. I've always wanted rotten fruit stuck between my toes--Good thing grapes are good for the skin! The only thing I wished they didn't have were the blue tarps. It made all the pictures turn out blue.

Fall Creek is a small, yet lovely vineyard. Make sure you notice the house at the far end of the property behind the vineyard. I suspect some of the owners live there, but it has a beautiful garden set up beside the house. It's worth taking a look if they let you check it out.