Hill Country Wine and Music Festival
April 26-28 in Fredericksburg

A true celebration of Texas WINE, MUSIC and CUISINE! If you love Food and Wine and the Texas Hill Country in the Spring, join us for a WINE and FOOD LOVERS SPRING-FLING, benefiting the Texas Center for Wine and Culinary Arts, in Fredericksburg, Texas. New to the 2012 festival are several "prelude" wine and food pairing events that will feature regional chefs, vintners, and wine experts. These delightfully delicious and informative events are just a "taste" of what's to come when the Texas Center for Wine and Culinary Arts opens its doors in Fredericksburg, Texas. Net proceeds from all festival events go to the TCWCA.

Texas Vintners Dinner and Reception
Thursday 4/26, 6:00-9:30pm
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The Texas Vintners Dinner and Reception is hosted by Executive Chef Ross Burtwell of the regionally famous Cabernet Grill Texas Wine Country Restaurant. The evening starts with a reception featuring Hill Country inspired appetizers matched with wines from Sandstone Cellars and Pedernales Cellars. Music by Shelley King! The Texas Vintners Dinner, a five course gourmet feast follows. Chef Burtwell’s locally inspired cuisine paired with selections of wine from some of the Texas Hill Country’s most revered wine makers, including: Becker Vineyards, Grape Creek Vineyards, Messina Hof Winery, Texas Hills Vineyard, and Torre di Pietra Vineyards. Please join the Winemakers and Chef Ross Burtwell as they present a delicious meal, paired with fabulous Texas Wine and great conversation about their selections. Event tickets are $100 each including gratuity. Please purchase your tickets now as seating is limited.

Texas Wine Tasting and Food Pairing Evening with Book Signing
Friday 4/27, 6:00-9:30pm
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BON APPETIT from the TEXAS HILL COUNTRY! Salute!
Our incredible Friday Night prelude Event - "Texas Wine Tasting and Food Pairing" was "Specially" planned for the "Texas Wine and Food Lover"! Join your hosts, acclaimed Texas authors, Dr. Russell Kane and Chef Terry Thompson-Anderson for a  delightful evening of EXPLORING TEXAS WINE and FOOD, with music by award winning Texas singer/songwriter, John Arthur Martinez!
Sample Texas Wine and delectable "Local Texas" culinary offerings and find out why TEXAS is so special! Your hosts will be "Signing" copies of their recently released books: The Texas Hill Country – A Food and Wine Lover’s Paradise  by Terry Thompson-Anderson and The Wineslinger Chronicles – Texas on the Vine by Dr. Russell Kane. Your hosts have collaborated to pair wines from Becker Vineyards, Grape Creek Vineyards, Messina Hof Winery, Sandstone Cellars, Texas Hills Vineyard, and Torre di Pietra Vineyards with tapas-style recipes from Terry’s book. Our Festival’s first silent auction will be held in conjunction in this event. What a NIGHT IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY! Event admission price of $100 includes signed copies of both author’s books. Please purchase your tickets now as attendance is limited.

Hill Country Wine and Music Festival at the Wildseed Farms
Saturday 4/28, 11:00am -7:00pm

GET READY FOR A Wine, Music and Food FESTIVAL IN THE FLOWERS!
Experience a Texas Hill Country spring at Wildseed Farms, while sampling the most delicious Wine and Food from the HEART of Texas Wine Country! We’re bringing together libations, vibrations, and great Texas food in a celebration of Texas Wine and Texas Culinary Traditions. The Festival will be held at Wildseed Farms, just east of Fredericksburg, Texas. Come join us for a Wine and Food EXPERIENCE TEXAS-style. Sample Texas Wine and Hill Country cuisine from participating restaurants and specialty food purveyors. The 2012 Festival Music line-up includes Texas Hill Country Favorites: Trevor La Bonte Jazz, John Arthur Martinez and Joel Guzman, the Almost Patsy Cline Band, and Thomas Michael Riley! These bands will get you out on the DANCE FLOOR for a "Wine Country Boot Scoot" - now that's TEXAS! Admission includes a souvenir wine glass, seven wine tastings, and DELICIOUS food samples. Participating restaurants will offer a variety of foods for sale and wine will be available for purchase by the glass or bottle, along with non-alcoholic beverages, souvenir T-shirts, hats and posters. A wonderful selection of domestic and foreign beer is available at The BrewBonnet Biergarten. Come on out for THE WINE LOVERS FESTIVAL, and support the Texas Center for Wine and Culinary Arts!

"A local wine and culinary center could draw as many as 34,000 new visitors to Fredericksburg each year and contribute more than $11 million to the local economy, according to an economic study completed last week by New York-based Fairweather Consulting."
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT
THE HILL COUNTRY WINE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

"Hill Country center to pair wine, food...  Ernie Loeffler, director of the Fredericksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau, knows that when people come to Fredericksburg, one of the big reasons they are coming is for a taste of the German heritage of the settlers who founded this city in the 19th century, and in the past 10 years or so, wine has quickly become a top draw, as well. All that's fine and dandy, Loeffler says, but a few years ago, he and his staff started to think about ways to stay ahead of the curve. What they came out of those brainstorming sessions is the Texas Center for Wine and Culinary Arts, a facility dedicated to the awareness, understanding and celebration of Texas food, wine and agriculture. Loeffler says that in some ways, they are modeling the center after the New York Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua, N.Y.

Plans for the center are still under way, but the city is looking at three potential sites for the center, which would act as an events center, a culinary school, exhibit space and a training center for servers and locals who want to get into the food and beverage industry. A study in 2009 found that such a center would bring in an addition 34,000 visitors and $11.2 million to Gillespie County. Loeffler says they've estimated the cost to be about $10 million and are trying to raise funds for it to open in October 2013. Among the big donations have come from Torre di Pietra Vineyards in nearby Stonewall and from Edible Austin, which raised $10,000 at the Edible Texas Wine-Food Match at the Carillon in June. Plans are already under way for the 3rd annual Hill Country Wine & Music Festival (hillcountrywineandmusic.com), which is one of the biggest annual fundraiser events for the center. Next year's event will take place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 28 at Wildseed Farms, just east of Fredericksburg." - Austin 360, October 4, 2011