Texas Hill Country Wine + Food Preview: Savor The Hill Country Luncheons

Join award-winning Texas winemakers and chefs for a unique dining experience at one of Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival’s Hill Country Luncheons. The luncheons offer multiple courses, each prepared by a top Texas chef, carefully paired with luscious Hill Country wines in a beautiful vineyard setting. Chefs and winemakers will be discussing their creations and offering a glimpse into their unique experiences as Texas craftsmen.

Fall Creek Vineyards will be hosting their three-course luncheon on Thursday, March 31st with chefs Josh Watkins of The Carillon, Kent Rathbun of Abacus in Dallas and Issac Cantu of Francesca’s at Sunset in San Antonio. The event will commence with a reception by Spicewood Vineyards. Featured courses will include Prime Beef Tartare, Orange Chipotle Glazed Niman Ranch Pork Loin and Strawberry Almond Sable Over Easy. Accompanying wines will be, respectively, Llano Estacado 2007 Viviano, Fall Creek Vineyards Meritus 2006 and Gotas de Oro Muscat Canelli. The event will take place from noon until 2, primarily on the patio, overlooking the vineyard and rolling Hill Country.

The lure of a leisurely dining experience on a springtime Texas Hill Country afternoon has made the Hill Country Luncheons extremely popular events. The Stone House Vineyards luncheon has already sold out, and seats at Fall Creek and Becker Vineyards are filling up fast. To secure your ticket for $65, make your reservation by clicking the link at right today.

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