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Thursday, June 21, 2007

The Unexpected And Yet Beautiful Texas Wine Tours

Most people have distinct associations with Texan – the steak, the ranch, and so on, but nobody would ever think to associate wine with it! Believe it or not, Texas wine tours are the state’s concession to culture. Texas seems to have a culture of its own, but the wine tours that they have actually lends itself to the wider workings of the world. Texas actually makes very fine wines. Texas wine tours may be nowhere near as famous as the California wine tours for example, but they are definitely worth a look if you are interested in wine. A tour through the Texas Hill country will lead you to several excellent wineries and give you a whole new experience!

When the Germans settles in Texas over a hundred years ago, they brought the grape along with them and found that they took to the land well. As a result the vineyards, and Texas wine tours, were born. However, there are a number of vineyards in the region that specialize in Italian and French wines as well as the German ones that gave rise to the wineries and trends. Texas Red is the main brand that can be seen on the supermarket shelves these days.

Texas wine tours will take you round all of the local wineries and will generally give you a great day out with a barbecue lunch thrown in for good measure. The wineries are well-rounded places that have expanded in their scope to tray and attract more individuals that may not have otherwise been interested. However, the nature of the Texas wine tours mean that more and more individuals are attracted to them every year. The tours will take you within spitting distance of the Wildseed Farm and Market Centre, which are the biggest farms in the United States at the moment and attract tourists as a result. You can therefore experience rural Texas all in one go by taking part in the Texas wine tours offered.

There are a number of companies that offer Texas wine tours so you should research them all before choosing the ones that you want to goon. You can find them readily enough on the Internet and all of the information about them will be on there waiting for you. Some wineries use imported grapes, others use homegrown ones and you can go and taste the difference between the two. There are tasting rooms, cellars, vineyards and wineries. Whatever you are looking for, I guarantee that you can find it when you look at Texas wine tours.

Whichever Texas wine tours you go on, you should take the time to visit Fredericksburg when you are in the area. The wineries there are simply awesome. You can take part in tasting sessions as well as sample the town’s culture and beautiful eateries. Fredericksburg was actually founded by the Germans settling in the area and specialises in Riesling wine. You can sample all of the varieties they have to offer though at a number of places. A trip here will put a different spin on your Texas wine tour and make it all the more memorable for the right reasons!