Views of the Neighborhood – Spicewood Winery

~ John W. Howell

A lovely way to spend a Sunday. My two daughters and I visited two wineries. The first is named Spicewood. I’ll show you the second next week.

Here is a blurb from the website.

Since 1992 Spicewood Vineyards has been producing distinguished Texas Hill Country wines that are known for their timeless appeal and exceptional character. Beautifully nestled in the serene surroundings of the Texas Hill Country among 32 acres of vines, our family winery draws on both our Texas roots and our Spanish inspiration.

Spicewood Winery

Spicewood Vineyards

Spicewood Winery

A shot of a metal cluster of grapes and the vineyard.

More vineyards

Six massive live oaks growing together with the vineyard in the background.

Roses

Front patio entrance

Barrel stave chair

The tasting room bar.

Some meat and cheese. I like the sign. Be careful with water.

You know you are in Texas.

Nice paintings

More of the tasting room. That is a slab of granite on top of those barrels.

Lovely little stream outside the tasting room.

Cute fountain.

This is an event center that can be rented.

We sat on the patio of the activity center and shared a bottle of wine.

This is the entrance gate to the folks who used to own Spicewood winery. They sold it in 2007.

Next week, Gaucho Vineyards

71 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Spicewood Winery”

  1. Beautiful, John. Experiencing it with your daughters had to make it an extra special event. I’m certain it was for them. ♥

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  6. Reminds me of my wine tasting adventures when I last visited California, John. We even have a ‘Napa Valley Winery Doors’ framed poster on our wall. On one of the tours, it was just my partner and me, plus two ladies from New York. I can’t tell you what a great time we had once the wine tasting began. We even sent a couple of cases home, despite knowing we would have to pay import duty. That didn’t seem to matter at the time.

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    1. We lived in Sonoma for ten years. My wife was a marketing person for a winery. What a life. I can understand that the duty was a small consideration after a few tastings. Thanks for sharing, Hugh

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  14. There are so many charming vineyards in the Hill Country! I have heard of this one but never visited Spicewood. I am sure you and your daughters made good memories over that bottle of wine. Cheers!

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  15. Looks like a very well-kept place, John. But 32 acres only?! Where else do they get their grapes from? I’ve read that wine from here can be called “Texas Wine” even if only 20% of the grapes are from Texas.
    Have a wonderful day,
    Pit

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  20. What a lovely Sunday excursion — thank you for letting me tag along, John! I’m not much of a wine connoisseur, but it looks like this winery has lots of eye appeal — the creek, fountain, patio, and tasting bar are very attractive. And who could resist taking a load off in that barrel chair?!?

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  22. If you’re in the mood for a nice Tempranillo, try Llano Estacado’s. It’s one of the few reds I really enjoy. I had no idea there was a winery in Spicewood — I’ve known it only for its most famous resident: Willie!

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  23. A beautiful place, John. The paintings, barrel chair, and massive oaks were my favorites. How wonderful to tour the vineyard with your daughters. Looking forward to the next vineyard.

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  32. There are some amazing vineyards in Niagara, John, but I don’t drink so I’ve never explored them.
    Thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through you.

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