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290 Stops Three

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Nice entrance, but the drive in is terrible down a long washboard roadway.  They need to drag a tire to smooth out the roadbed. We saw a sissor-tail sitting on the fence. Once down to the winery it was great!  texaswinetrail.com/wineries/woodrose-winery Woodrose Winery   makes a wonderful afternoon outing for any occasion. We pride ourselves on providing a relaxing, delicious, and educational experience- from our back deck under the trees to a self-paced, seated wine tasting to regular events featuring gourmet food from around the world specially selected to pair with the wines. There were cats and dogs. We were greeted with a friendly hello and told we could look around since we were not tasting today. Good use of corks. Beautiful setting in the trees. They have their own glassware. Loved the treed setting. Or you could relax on the deck. The main room looked like a fun place.   They are adding a BBQ building. If it wa...

290 Stops Two

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Our third stop was Grape Creek Vineyards, Tuscany in Texas. On the 290 Wine Road is winery has over 200 medals for best wines from San Francisco to New York. It is a very peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. It is very expansive and well manicured. There are two tasting rooms; this one was closed. Gotta love blue bottles. There are displays everywhere. Wine tasting stations. Award winning wines. Loved the arched doors. They have a section where you can get cheese and crackers to enjoy with your wine. These acrylic glasses sell for $5. They have olive oils too. And regular glassware. Lots of awards. And you can head in lots of directions from here. There is a restaurant on the premises You can enjoy sitting inside sipping and eating. Or you can sit outside.  Most of the winery we found have members only areas; the upper area is such an are. Can you find the gecko? There are lots of vines to enjoy looking at. There is one o...