After so many months of crude summer drinking—$1 beers, jello shots, that new canned champagne at Whole Foods—the Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival swoops in just in time to give Austinites a quick shot of taste. Bubbles and Boots, a preview event for the famed Wine & Food Fest, will be held tonight at Kodosky Lounge at the Long Center from 6 to 8 p.m., and while our taste buds may have been dumbed down from far too many cheap mixes and various alcohol-laced popsicles, our eyes still know a quality lineup when we see one. more ›

If you're the type of person to get easily embarrassed over some purple teeth when sipping the red vino, move along. But, if you're the type of person who devours bold red wine, then the Hill Country Food and Wine Fest has an event that's perfect for you : Big Dog Reds. more ›

The Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival returns in mid-April for its 24th annual celebration of epicurean delights. more ›