Boutique Winery Experience in the Fredericksburg Texas Hill Country in Fredericksburg booking from $229.00

Boutique Winery Experience in the Fredericksburg Texas Hill Country

Overview

Our exclusive guided tour is designed to provide our guests with a great wine experience. Learn about Texas Wines and why they are exceptional and different. Hear about the varietals of wine produced while getting acquainted with the wines of vintners who are passionate about their wines. Visit beautiful, privately owned wineries for a tasting reserved just for our guests. Excellent for the wine novice as well as the experienced. Your tour includes a visit to three boutique wineries and/or tasting facilities around the scenic Texas Hill Country, a delicious chef-prepared boxed lunch or a pre-arranged stop at a local eatery. This tour is a unique way to experience the wine country of Texas and you will want to do it again! Every tour is customized and every tour is different - we don't visit the same wineries each trip because we plan our tours for the greatest experiences available for our guests.
**THIS CAN BE A PRIVATE TOUR AS WELL for 6+ on any day of the week. Please ask**

City: Fredericksburg

Sat 21 Sep

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What's Included

Pickup from local hotels/Airbnbs (select option at checkout)

Tasting fees at each winery are Included

Enjoy a delicious lunch planned to pair with the wine offerings. Dining options vary depending on wineries visited. Guests get to select their choice from menu options for date of tour.

Bottled water available to all guests

Additional Info

Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum number of 4 passengers required for a tour to operate
**Please note - a Valid Phone Number is required. We contact guests for Lunch menu selections/dietary restriction. Customers who do not provide a valid contact phone number will not be given lunch menu options and risk missing important notifications concerning their tour.
Face masks provided for travellers
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
We encourage anyone who may be at risk to wear a mask. We do have masks available to our guests. We ask that if you are symptomatic of any respiratory illness, have a cough or sinus issues, or have a temperature above normal - please reschedule your tour. No refund given for cancelling within 24 hrs

What To Expect

Fredericksburg Visitor Information Center

Meet at this location if you do not require pickup. We ask guests to arrive by 10:15, and if we are not already there, will be along shortly as we are picking up guests at hotels also.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (119)

Laurie R

Jun 2022

Rebecca was our driver/guide and was the absolute best! She’s so very friendly, knowledgeable and made our excursion so much more enjoyable. This boutique wineries tour is a great way to learn about the wine making process and to see a behind the scenes view, which we did thanks to Rebecca. Our group highly recommends this tour company and this tour. We had a grand day!

Response from Host

Jun 2022

Thank you so much! We hope to see you again.

Kelly_G

May 2022

Let me start with what was good... Rebecca, our tour guide, was knowledgeable and conversational. She picked us up on time and it was nice to not have to drive. The actual tour itself was an absolute bust and if I could get a refund of even 50% I would be really happy. We spent almost $500 on a tour that took us to 3 wineries.... Kuhlman Cellars, Untamed and Lost Draw.... and 2 of the 3 "wineries" weren't even kind of a winery. I asked specifically before our tour if this would be a tour of wineries that had actual vineyards (1 did) and if it would be actual TEXAS grapes/wines versus a wine making room with California imported grapes. I was told that it would indeed be Texas wines and that was not the case with 2 of the 3 stops. I also asked if we would be taking tours of the barrel rooms. We went in to two rooms that we were told were barrel rooms. They weren't. So disappointed. Kuhlman Cellars was amazing. They have a small vineyard. The gentleman that spoke to us that day was really entertaining and knew his wine! They did a food bite and wine pairing and made the entire experience very special. The stories that went with the wine and thought that went into the food bite paired with the wine was much appreciated. we had 5 tastings there (1 white and 4 reds). Untamed was awful. I wish I could say a few nice things but all I can come up with is that the pizza that was provided for lunch wasn't awful. There was nothing at all at this "winery" that gave the impression it was a winery. There was nothing that made our group feel special and nothing/ no one that explained the wine, the wine making process or the thought behind their vision. It was a large, loud cafeteria style room, over-crowded with people, a lack-luster lunch that was late arriving at our table forcing us to eat quickly. They only gave us 3 tastings (white, rose, red) all of which were pretty lackluster and never once came back to the table to check on our party. It was one of the worst "winery" tour experiences I have had in the very many years I've been attending wine tours. I'm not even sure what Lost Draw was. It most certainly was not a winery. We had 5 tastings and each one was worst than the last. We didn't have a sommelier or a wine maker but just a very nice kid pouring our wine for us. The fact that this venue was on a $500 boutique wine tour was actually pretty insulting because it was definitely just a bar with an extended wine list. If I have to find something something nice to say I can say that I enjoyed the live music. All in all, this was a pretty bad experience. We had 10 people on the tour; each celebrating a birthday or anniversary and there was nothing to make any of us feel celebrated by the company or the wineries. There are other wine tours and wine shuttles that you can take for WAAAAAAAY less money. Please do one of those. There is nothing special about this tour, the experience or the wineries. I'm all for paying up to have a quality experience but this was just a waste of money and a waste of a day. I'm really disappointed by the whole thing.

Response from Host

Jun 2022

Hello Kelly, we never wish for any of our guests to be disappointed. We regret that this tour did not meet your expectations and we think it may have been because of the type of winery tour that you ultimately chose. Your opinion is important to us, and I appreciate the opportunity to explain the differences for those who are on the fence about choosing the right tour. This tour visited Boutique Wineries. Wineries are defined as “a location are where wine is made.” And Boutique wineries make less than 10,000 cases of wine per year - small, intimate and interesting places that are not large production facilities. Your visit included 3 award-winning Boutique Wineries. Every Boutique Winery tour is custom scheduled at different wineries that best represent the tastes of the group attending. The first stop was a Food and Wine Pairing at a winery/vineyard of all Texas wines and grapes, and into the vineyard for a short lecture on the grapes growing. Texas grows grapes in 8 different AVAs, and some winemakers also purchase grapes from other regions to make particular types of wine from grapes that do not grow well here due to our Texas heat. Our visit at Untamed Winery included a production tour where all of the wine is made for their winery and they also make wine for other local facilities who do not have a production facility. Your tour included an opportunity to view their laboratory where they test wines for over 100 different wineries around the United States. The winemaker included a visit into their Barrel room where you received your fourth serving into the glasses given to you upon entering the production facility. Our Host at Untamed was the actual Wine Maker and he did explain his wines during the time that you were visiting with other guests at the table. As you mentioned, it was very crowded on that Saturday as it is a very popular winery and the busiest time is on weekends. The food service was slow as you described, as they were overwhelmed at the time with a very large earlier reservation. I took that opportunity to share information about wine and answered questions about the wines, tasting, and storing. The winery owner came to our table to apologize for the delay and the servers did check on our group during our wait for lunch. Our last stop for the day was Lost Draw Cellars. Their facility is another Boutique Winery that makes less than 10,000 cases of wine. The property owner at Lost Draw Cellars came to our table to visit with all of our guests. This facility is also all Texas Grapes and all Texas Wines. Lost Draw Cellars has several of the most critically acclaimed vineyards and winemakers in the Texas High Plains and in our Hill Country AVA. We cannot guarantee that at every winery the winemaker or sommelier will be your personal server and we do not advertise such but we do our best to take our tours to another level of service, and your server here was very knowlegable about their wines and the production. While our Vineyards and Wine tasting areas are not as expansive as California (where you previously visited) Texas wineries are known for award winning wines - and this specific tour focuses on Boutique Wineries rather than the larger wineries in our AVA. While you referred to others as not enjoying their day, two other parties on your same tour have left 5 star reviews on two websites. Had we realized that you would be unhappy with a Boutique winery tour, we would have directed you to other wine tours that attend different types of facilities that may more closely have resembled your conceptions. Our Wine Trolley visits larger wineries, as well as our Wine Tasting tour. We always want to provide a quality experience to our guests. Your last two winery stops included extra tastings not on the menus and even a "take with you" version of the latest wine release as a gesture towards our celebrating guests. I'm uncertain why you claimed they did not. We know that we cannot please everyone and truly regret that for you we did not. We wish you all the best!

robertcQ3430KL

May 2022

Fantastic tour! My wife and I had a wonderful time! Great atmosphere at every stop and our guide was very knowledgeable.

Response from Host

May 2022

We are so happy that you enjoyed your anniversary day! Thank you for sharing your experience.

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Boutique Winery Experience in the Fredericksburg Texas Hill Country

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