Tettletime: Hill Country 2009

Jody and I had a really fun weekend in the hill country. My big sis from KD, Gina, got married at a winery in Fredericksburg, TX. So....we took a little longer route on Friday because we wanted to make a few stops on the way. First, we stopped in Dublin, TX to have a Dr. Pepper float at the soda shop. It was so awesome! We both love Dr. Pepper, so it was a great first stop!

Then we headed down to Comanche, TX to a little winery called Brennan Vineyards. We tasted a few and took a look around and then we were on our way.

The next stop was Mason, TX. It is a small town with a quaint little town square. We went to an antique shop and a small winery that had a few of their own wines and several other Texas wines to try.

After we left there it was off to Fredericksburg. When we got there we picked up the keys to our B&B room and quickly went to the Fredericksburg Winery before they closed. Since we had been there before we knew one wine that we wanted to get, so we at least wanted to grab a bottle. Once we started to talking to the people there we found out that they had changed up the taste a little of the specific wine we came to get. Oh no! So we decided to do a tasting and see what changed. Not bad...so of course we bought a few.

Next, we went to check out our room. It was small and the house was built in the 30's, so it definitely had character. There was one hilarious thing about it....the sink in the bathroom. We had never seen such a tiny sink! It was like it was out of a doll house.

Later that evening we went to the Fredericksburg Brewing Co. and had a bite to eat. When we were done eating we were so tired from such a long day that we just called it a night!

On Saturday morning we got up early and did some shopping on Main St. which I loved. They have so many fantastic little shops! Shopping was only the beginning of what we had planned for the day! We headed to the wineries and were able to go to about 5 before time to get ready for the wedding. We wanted to do a few that we hadn't been to before, so we got out our wine map and started tasting! It was so much fun!

Our fist stop was Woodrose Winery in Stonewall, TX. This was our only repeat of the day. We really like the people and wine there so we had to stop again.

They have the most relaxed tasting
atmosphere which is the best!

Pedernales Cellars was the next stop and it has only been open since December. It was very nice and the wine was great too.

We stopped off in Luckenbach, TX for a little bit to take a break from the tasting. It was so fun....we saw a little folk band playing in the dance hall and I had my picture taken on a longhorn. It is such a small place that if you blink you might miss it.

Then we went down to Sisterdale, TX to visit Sister Creek Vineyards. It is an old cotton gin turned into a winery.

On our way back to get ready we went to Rancho Ponte which had only been open for a couple weeks. The people there were very nice and everything was so clean and new.

A last minute stop was Chisom Trail and it was a western themed winery. We couldn't spend much time at the last stop because we had to get ready for the wedding. So, we quickly tasted a few, made our purchase and then we were on our way.

The wedding was at Grape Creek Vineyards and was beautiful. It was outside and of course I was not prepared for that. Once we got inside it was nice an cozy. It was so great to see so many old friends! Gina and Justin looked so happy and I wish them the very best!

Sunday morning we decided to hit the Fredericksburg Trade Days on the way out of town. We didn't really know what to expect, but usually get a kick out of those kinds of events. The trade days are held on the 3rd weekend of every month and we didn't know when we would time it that way again. Overall, it was like any other 2nd Monday we have ever been to. But there was something there that we have never seen before.

Words can NOT describe this one lady's set up. It was a sea of junk for sale. I can't even explain how bad it was. The sad part is we just kept walking around looking at all the stuff. I was in shock that someone could have that much junk.