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OPEN Eclipse Monday 12-6

We will be open on Monday, April 8!  Stop by and toast the eclipse along with the winemaker!

6th Annual Stagecoach Wine Trail Event

As a holder of a Texas Stagecoach Wine Trail ticket, you will have the opportunity to taste complimentary wines at each winery on the Texas Stagecoach Wine Trail. This package deal has over a $135 value! Along the way, you’ll drive routes that were operated by western stagecoaches for over sixty years. While the stagecoach was […]

Harvest 2023

July 9, 2023 The first harvest is set!  We will pick the chardonnay grapes on Monday morning, July 17 starting at 6:30 am. Wear comfortable, cool clothing and tennis shoes. You’ll want to bring a hat, sunscreen, water, and bug spray. We’ll provide everything else you need. We will start bright and early at sunrise […]

Bird Netting 2023

One thing we have struggled with over the last few years is birds!  I used to think there were birds who ate bugs and birds who ate seeds and that I would only have to worry about a few species who like grapes, but it turns out almost every bird eats grapes!  Well, I guess […]

June 2023

Well June 2023 was certainly hot!  Good thing we had lots of rain in May.  The grapes are looking good and by the end of June we are seeing veraison starting.  Veraison is the fancy word for changing color.  The grapes no longer grow bigger and at this point we sort of coast until harvest.  […]

Vineyard May 2023

The vineyard is doing well. Plenty of rain this month has really made the vines happy.

Vineyard–late April

The vineyard is in full bloom!  I always tell folks that grapes don’t have exciting blooms like cherry trees or peach trees, but grapes still are fruit and they start with a bloom. We received another inch of rain last week and the vineyard has gone crazy with new growth. More rain in the forecast, […]

Salado Winery wine tasting classes

Announcing our wine tasting classes! Do you love wine, but don’t know much about it? Look no further! We are hosting a few mini educational classes together starting April 20th at 6pm until 8 pm. In these classes we are picking one varietal to showcase. We’re starting off with one of our favorites; Chardonnay! This […]

Vineyard mid-April 2023

Wow!  Nothing like 2 inches of rain to make the grapevines grow. The chardonnay vines are beginning to bloom.  Wine grape blossoms are nothing like beautiful cherry blossoms.  If you look very closely though, you can identify the pistil which is located in the center of the flower and shaped like a bowling ball.  The […]