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Texas Hill Country Barrels & Bites 2026 Wine Festival Tickets, Dates and Wineries

May 26, 2026

If your idea of a solid weekend involves a glass of Texas wine in one hand and something chef driven in the other, this one’s not optional. Tickets are officially live for Barrels + Bites, a three day Hill Cou...

Austin Wine Week Debuts April 26 Showcasing the Evolution of Texas Wine

Hayden Walker

April 14, 2026

EVENTS, Featured, Festivals, Wine

Austin Wine Week will make its debut April 26 through May 2, 2026, introducing a new citywide event focused on elevating and celebrating Texas wine. Founded by wine educator and entrepreneur Amanda Laden, the ...

PAPERCUT Debuts Anatomy of a Poor Decision Art Show and Cocktail Pairing

Hayden Walker

February 26, 2026

Bars, Cocktails, EVENTS, Featured

East Austin cocktail bar, papercut, has never been the kind of bar that quietly hangs art on the wall and calls it a night. They treat cocktails like conversations and exhibitions like confessions, which makes...

Texas Wine Growers Brings the All Texas Tasting Experience to Fredericksburg This March

Hayden Walker

February 18, 2026

EVENTS, Featured, Food Festival, Wine

If you want to understand Texas wine without the marketing fluff, this is the one to circle. Presented by Uncork Texas Wines, Texas Wine Growers is hosting an educational and genuinely fun afternoon celebratin...

Real Ale Turns 30 With a Hill Country Anniversary Party in Blanco

Hayden Walker

January 26, 2026

Beer, EVENTS, Featured, News

One of Texas's first large-scale craft breweries to install CO2 capture technology Real Ale Brewing Company is hitting a major milestone, and they are celebrating it the right way. The iconic Texas craft br...

Carlos Arriba Brings a Taste of Chilean Adventure to Texas Shelves

Hayden Walker

December 29, 2025

Featured, News, Travel, Wine

There is a certain kind of wine that does not ask you to analyze it. It asks you to pour it, step outside, and let the day turn into a story that just might become an adventure. That is the lane Carlos Arriba ...

Where to Find The Best Discounts for Wine Online

Hayden Walker

November 6, 2025

Featured, Gift Guide, Holidays, Wine

You don’t have to sacrifice quality when finding a great deal on wine. Whether you’re restocking your cellar, planning a dinner party or looking for a midweek bottle that won’t break the bank, many top discoun...

The Royale Room Brings Back Austin’s Martini Swagger

Hayden Walker

October 27, 2025

Bars, Dining, Downtown

The Royale Room in downtown Austin just brought back its swagger with a fresh menu that makes martinis feel new again. Inside the Thompson and tommie Austin hotels, this cocktail lounge is rolling out a lineup...

Waterloo Prickly Pear Southside Cocktail

Waterloo Gin’s Prickly Pear and Rose Is Texas in a Glass

Hayden Walker

October 7, 2025

Cocktails, Drink, Featured

Austin’s first gin maker has gone floral. Waterloo Gin, born from the limestone and imagination of the Austin Hill Country, just released Prickly Pear and Rose, a spirit that manages to be both elegant and unm...

The Victorian Opens at The Driskill with History, Whiskey, and Rattlesnake Bites

Hayden Walker

October 2, 2025

Bars, Downtown, Featured

Downtown Austin just got another bar, but this one comes with a backstory that could fill an entire Ken Burns documentary. The Victorian, from MML Hospitality, has opened inside The Driskill Hotel, a property ...