Kerrville Hills Winery has officially opened their second tasting room, “The Hill at Hye,” offering guests tastings of their award-winning wines, with dedicated seatings by appointment. Located in the Texas Hill Country on the famed Wine Road 290, the new tasting room offers guests an opportunity to enjoy the same wines served by winemaker, John Rivenburgh, or a one-on-one experience with tasting professional.
Just a short drive from Fredericksburg, Hye, Texas is a small town with great restaurants and accommodations is renowned as an excellent destination for wine-focused day trips. The Hill at Hye features an indoor tasting room with seating for eight guests, along with a cozy patio and beautiful outdoor space with ample seating. Visiting guests are invited to relax outside as the enjoy a bottle of wine and snacks after the formal tasting.
“Texas has become a go-to destination for wine tourism in the U.S. drawing sophisticated wine lovers from all over the country,” says John Rivenburgh, winemaker and owner of Kerrville Hills Winery. “We’re opening The Hill at High not just as a second tasting room, but as a completely different kind of place for people to have an immersive experience with an opportunity to really get to know the wine, and the process that goes into making it from cultivating the grapes, to our winemaking process, and even our cellaring process. We are offering a highly relaxing, engaging, and educational wine experience in an easy to visit location in the heart of the Texas wine country.”
The original Kerville Hills Winery sits at the highest point in Kerr County, overlooking the beautiful Texas Hill Country. It was the first winery established in Kerrville. The winery offer classic tastings and the opportunity for guests to see where the wines are produced, as well as a view of the town of Kerrville from up on the hill, while The Hill at Hye is dedicated to seated tastings by appointment.
The Hill at Hye, is located at 11247 Highway 290 W, Hye, TX. Guests may schedule reservations online or call 830.377.1254. All tasting experiences are available by appointment only, Thursday – Sunday at 12 p.m., 2:00 p.m., or 4:00 p.m.