Ultimate Guide to Vino, Spirits & Brews in Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Winery has been family owned since 1996 and is the original in town winery where our bustling wine scene began. Learn about the history of Hill Country’s wine industry, tour the production facility and enjoy tastings 7 days a week. They have a great motto too – “Conserve Texas Water. Drink Texas Wine”.

The Pontotoc Vineyard Weingarten is one of the oldest buildings in Fredericksburg, a quaint cottage with an authentic weinkeller, stone walled courtyard, and outdoor patio. They offer a small selection of vintage wines, delicious, iced Sangria, and picnic baskets to pair.  Their Sangri is chilled and perfect for a hot day.  You can have them bottle some up for you to take home and stop in for refills. 

The Narrow Path Winery Tasting Room on Main Street offers an intimate, French-café style vibe with limited seating for small groups and a small selection of tasting options from their winery and vineyard in Stonewall.

Fiesta Winery has a vibrant, relaxed and trendy tasting room on Main Street with daily tastings of award-winning wines, signature wine slushies, and Savy Ray’s Boutique in the back of the store to sip and shop for unique finds.

Enjoy an upscale classic wine tasting sampling personalized 90+ point wine flights at Grape Creek on Main, a spacious and historic tasting room on the “golden block” of Main Street. It’s an elegant extension of their Tuscan-inspired tasting rooms on the 290 Wine Trail.

A few doors down is Perspective Cellars, an international wine bar in Admiral Nimitz’s historic birth home on Main Street. This charming home is beautifully preserved with bespoke rooms to unwind and sample curated flights of over 60 wines paired with cheese boards, small plates and artisanal chocolate treats.

Becker Vineyards are the largest purchaser of French & American White Oak barrels in Texas with state of the art equipment processing 55 bottles per minute! Served in famous restaurants across the US, and to the President at the White House, you can sample their exclusive selection of wines in an upscale tasting room right here on Fredericksburg Main Street.

The Elk Store Winery & Distillery is a favorite gathering place for locals and tourists with a tasting room and speakeasy-style bar, and a laid back, relaxed vibe. Choose from a selection of over 100 international wines, premium small batch whiskey, gins and moonshine distilled and bottled on site, and a delicious selection of cheese boards, flatbreads and light bites.  

It’s not only fine Texas wine in Fredericksburg! Savor a taste of Tuscany with an Italian wine tasting experience at the Andreucci Wine Room. Wine sommeliers take you on a journey with classic tastings of the best vintages and signature varieties from their award-winning Italian vineyards.

Vintners Hideaway is an upscale boutique tasting room in an industrial style automotive shop just a short walk from Main Street, The are home for fine wines from Rustic Spur Vineyards and Rivenbaugh Wines, and offer tastings of some of the premier, hand-crafted wines in Texas Hill Country.

Lincoln Street Wine Market is another Fredericksburg favorite with a casual, yet elegant indoor bar, spacious outdoor patio with cozy chimineas, and regular live music til late! They offer an eclectic variety of wines from around the world, a selection of cigars, and a menu of gourmet delights.

Lost Draw Cellars is a fun, family-friendly wine tasting experience, a few blocks off Main Street. They offer a selection of tasting options of their award-winning wines from vineyards high in the Texas plains with a great outdoor patio area for the kids to play, live music on the weekends, and a relaxed atmosphere.

The Fredericksburg Brewing Company is the oldest operating brewpub in Texas, set in a restored historic 1890s era building. Indulge in amazing German food in the dining area overlooking the brewery, sample flights of award winning German lagers and ales in the huge biergarten – or pick up a growler to go if you’re on the move exploring historic Main Street.

Altstadt Brewery is an authentic Bavarian brewery just east of Fredericksburg on Hwy 290. Savor limited release beers and an extensive collection of wines in the tap room, feast on traditional Texan and German inspired fare in the onsite restaurant, relax with fellow beer drinkers in the large outdoor biergarten or enjoy an evening of live music and entertainment in the basement bar. Altstadt Brewery promises a unique brewery experience and world-class tastings coupled with old world charm.

The Elk Store 1895 is not only a hot spot for international and Texas wine tasting on Main Street! The original Elk Store was established in 1895 in Elk, Texas as a general store by a Czech immigrant, who later mastered his moonshine distilling skills during the Prohibition. Today, his great-grandsons, Todd & Scott, continue the family legacy at Elk Store 1895 Distillery on Fredericksburg Main Street. Sample a selection of premium small batch spirits crafted in an authentic Kentucky copper still, bottled on site, and served in style in the distillery tasting room or speakeasy Spirit & Wine Bar on Main Street.  

Fisher & Weiser’s Das Peach Haus, just south of downtown Fredericksburg, has a wonderful new addition – The Dietz Distillery founded in November 2021 by Dietz Fisher. The distillery produces small batches of high quality spirits including the dry London style Five Judges Gin and traditional peach and pear Eau De Vie (fruit brandy), with fruits fresh from the family orchards. Learn the history of distilling and old-world techniques of distilling and sample the innovative creations on the porch overlooking the Das Peach Haus pine forest and peach orchards.  

COMING SOON! Luckenbach Road Whiskey Distillery is the latest addition to the distilleries in Texas Hill Country. In 1851, Henry Ochs immigrated to Fredericksburg and established the Buckhorn Saloon on Main Street, one of the most popular watering holes in Fredericksburg until the early 1920s. In 2018, inspired by his Texas Hill Country roots, the third great grandson of Henry Ochs and founder of Frontier Spirits began distilling and bottling Luckenbach Road Whiskey while searching for the perfect location in Texas Hill Country for a distillery. Luckenbach Road Whiskey Distillery opens to the public in 2023 on 28,000 scenic acres just off the 290 Wine Trail with distillery tours and immersive experiences for liquor lovers!

Is speakeasy-style more your vibe? You’ll need a reservation and secret password to sip specialty spirits at Salvation Spirits. Salvation Spirits is set on a 10-acre orchard along the 290 wine route with a distillery barn, outdoor patio, hidden specialty cocktail lab and speakeasy, and great music events throughout the year. The environmentally conscious distillery produces premium craft brandy, gin and vodkas with unique fruit infusions using pears, plums, peaches and blackberries grown in their own orchards. It’s a chilled and relaxed vibe you’ll want to add to your unique experiences in Fredericksburg.

Established in 2005, Garrison Brothers Distillery is the first and oldest legal whiskey distillery in the Lone Star State, as well as one of the largest distilleries in Texas Hill Country. The Texas Whiskey Trail distillery is situated on a large working ranch two miles off the 290 Wine Trail near the historic town of Hye and produces only Bourbon, the best Bourbon in Texas! Take an open-air tractor tour of the ranch, stillhouse and barrel barn (free if you arrive by horse!) followed by bourbon tasting experiences paired with tasty Texas bites at the Whiskey Shack. A must-do for bourbon lovers touring Texas Hill Country.

Hill Country Distillers are situated south of Fredericksburg in the historic town of Comfort. Since 2014, this small family-owned and operated distillery has been crafting specialty distilled spirits with unique distilling, fermentation and infusion processes, and fabulous flavor. From spiked Mexican hot chocolate and authentic Texas Dulces to prickly pear and zesty jalapeno spirits and the signature Sweet Ass mule, their creations showcase the fruits of Texas including peaches, jalapenos and the native Prickly Pear Cactus. Call to schedule a distillery tour or tasting or hang out in the shaded back yard with live music, big screen TV’s to catch the game and a cocktail bar to sample Hill Country Distillers finest!

Iron Goat Distillery was established in 2016 and is already the winner of six industry awards for its 100% Blue Agave spirits, crafted rums and unique wildflower honey liquor. To date, their award-winning spirits have been available only in local bars, restaurants and liquor stores but the Iron Goat Distillery Tasting Room is coming to the all-new Grand Central on Milam Street soon!