All Heath Family Brands locations will be closed on Sunday, April 5th for the Easter holiday.
Grape Creek Vineyards, Texas Hill Country AVA Drought, heat, and high winds will mark the 2022 Texas Hill Country vintage. We started budbreak in late March with a “generous” two-tenths of an inch of rain for the year, then we got a sip here and there…
Napa Valley AVA The harvest year 2022 in Napa Valley will be remembered for several reasons, most notably the very hot streak of six days in a row with triple digit temperatures in mid-September. Although the valley always sees hot periods during the ripening period of June…
If you have visited either of our beautiful Hill Country wineries over the last few months, you may have noticed a few changes. From olive trees to the Heath Sparkling Wines Member patio, our piece of paradise in Fredericksburg, Texas continues to evolve. A recent project…
Grape Creek Vineyards, Texas Hill Country AVA Mother Nature gave us many challenges this year, beginning with nine consecutive days of freezing temperatures and ice-covered vines in February. Freeze damage to the vines resulted in…
Jeff’s Corner 3-26-21Years ago, I braced myself for the first time I would see 2020 on a wine label, and here it is on our legendary Cab Blanc, the wine formerly known as Cabernet Blanc. I stared at the label, softly shook my head, and had to smile at the beautiful…
Jeff’s Corner 3-19-21 Howdy, Howdy, The results from the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition are finally in, and once again every wine we sent garnered a medal! This year we medaled 29 out of 29 entries, our highest total yet, with Heath Vineyards and Heath Sparkling showing exceptionally well. Unfortunately,…
Jeff’s Corner 3-5-21Hey, Hey, Hey,Over the years I’ve written about many, “I can’t believe I get paid for this” moments while working at Grape Creek, but not many can compare with sitting down to an assortment of Girl Scout cookies and pairing them with our wine.After celebrating National Girl Scout…
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A lot has happened over the last few months at Grape Creek Vineyards and Heath Sparkling Wines, so we wanted to share an update on where we are and where we are going. Covid forced a lot of change for all of us, individually and collectively. Our businesses were no…
Grape Creek Estate, Texas Hill Country AVA This year’s growing season was near picture perfect for us. We had plenty of winter and early spring rainfall that led to great fruit set in all varieties. Sporadic later spring rain events were all followed by sunny, windy days coupled with active canopy management which helped reduce any…
Effective 3/10/21 All Grape Creek locations and Heath Sparkling Wines are open for all services. We are maintaining lower overall occupancy levels and table/group spacing. We clean and disinfect regularly. Face coverings are optional based on the choice of each individual guest and staff member, per Governor Abbott’s recent…
“The Celebration of the Grape Harvest” Join us for an intimate wine and culinary experience. Two Nights to Choose From: October 26th and November 2nd 7:00 – 9:30pm Exquisite culinary offerings from Stout’s paired with truly amazing wines from…