Wineries, Distilleries & Tasting Rooms in Dripping Springs & Driftwood
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Wineries, Distilleries & Tasting Rooms in Dripping Springs & Driftwood, checked by People of Austin. Wineries, distilleries and tasting rooms in Austin and the Hill Country, with what a flight costs, whether kids and dogs are welcome, and which ones make a full day trip.
Salt Lick Cellars
The Roberts family's estate winery sits next door to the barbecue pit, pouring Tempranillo and Sangiovese from their own Driftwood vines while you wait for a table.
Treaty Oak Distilling
A 28-acre ranch with a whiskey distillery, an on-site smokehouse and cocktail bar under the oaks, where Ghost Hill bourbon and Waterloo gin are poured a few yards from the stills.
Dripping Springs Distilling
The Kelleher brothers' copper-pot distillery that put Dripping Springs on the spirits map, offering tours, tastings and a lawn full of Adirondack chairs.
Fall Creek Vineyards (Driftwood)
One of Texas' pioneering wineries opened this Driftwood tasting room near the Salt Lick, pouring Tempranillo and Sauvignon Blanc on a terrace over the vines.
Revolution Spirits
Saturdays-only stillhouse off Fitzhugh Road where free portfolio tastings, a complimentary cocktail and a peek at the botanical macerations make this the friendliest distillery stop in the area.
Duchman Family Winery
A Tuscan-style villa in Driftwood built around 100% Texas grapes, where Vermentino and Montepulciano flights on the loggia make it the most transporting winery within 30 minutes of town.
Bell Springs Winery & Brewery
Handcrafted wines, small-batch beers and a seriously good burger under the oaks in Dripping Springs, with seated guided tastings paired to charcuterie for anyone wanting the full experience.
Solaro Estate Vineyards & Winery
A hilltop estate off Silver Creek Road where estate-grown reds and a long limestone porch deliver sunset views that rival anything on the 290 corridor, twenty minutes from Austin.
Hawk's Shadow Winery
A family-run estate perched above the Pedernales valley whose panoramic hilltop tasting deck and Rhone-style reds reward the winding drive down McGregor Lane on Saturday afternoons.
Driftwood Estate Winery
Perched on a bluff above Onion Creek with sweeping Hill Country views, this 21-and-up winery and brewery pairs a $25 six-wine flight with a sunset porch worth the drive.
Graveyard Vineyards
Hill Country winery with a tasting room serving its own bottlings near Dripping Springs.
Parmeson Wines
Small Dripping Springs winery that pours tasting flights Thursday through Sunday. Groups larger than six need a reservation.
Summer Revival Wine Co.
Coffee shop and wine bar on Highway 290 known for natural wine flights and olive oil cake. Closed Sundays and no dinner service.
Desert Door Texas Sotol
Distillery making Texas sotol from desert spoon plants, with tasting room tours booked on weekends.
One Shot Distillery and Brewery
Veteran-founded distillery and brewery by retired Army colonel Phil Waldron, making single malt whisky, vodka, rum and beer.
Lone Man Mountain Brewing Co.
Craft brewery where every beer is brewed on site in small batches, sharing grounds with Wimberley Valley Winery.
Hamilton Pool Vineyards
Nine-acre estate vineyard making French-style boutique wines, with a farm-to-table restaurant and a vineyard home for overnight stays.
Briggs Distilling Co.
A 9,000 square foot family-owned distillery bottling a straight rye, a Heritage Reserve bourbon and a wheated bourbon made with Texas rainwater. A treehouse-style kids' area and Friday and Saturday live music set it apart.
Crowded Barrel Whiskey Co
The crowdsourced whiskey distillery west of Austin where a community votes on mash bills and barrel picks, with flights of its blended and single barrel releases in the tasting room off Fitzhugh Road.