The rich soil, weather conditions, abundance of land and water, and beautiful countryside make the development of an Upper East Side of Texas wine industry ideal. Some of the vineyards and wineries in the region started a couple of decades ago and have won international awards for their wines, while others are up and coming. Many offer menus with delicious foods that pair well with their wines.
Here’s a list of wineries and wine-related businesses in the region. Be sure to call ahead before visiting to verify open hours and offerings.
Briar Creek Vineyards. Whitehouse
Britt’s Wine & Dine. Kilgore
Cannon Creek Vineyard. Canton
Cassaro Winery. Ovilla
Cedar Hollow Winery & Vineyard. Farmersville
Cooley Bay Winery. Van Alstyne
Eden Hill Vineyard & Winery. Celina
Enoch’s Stomp. Harleton
Fairhaven Vineyards. Hawkins (Vine nursery)
4R Ranch Vineyards & Winery Downtown Tasting Room. McKinney
Green Goat Winery. Edom
Huntsman Wine and Spirits. Yantis
Kiepersol. Tyler
Landon Winery. Denison, Greenville, McKinney, and Wylie
Larue Winery. Lewisville
Lekker Wine Tours. Longview
Live Happy Lane Winery. Greenville
Lone Star Winery. McKinney
Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards. Pittsburg
Moody Famly Winery. Bullard
Neighbors Place Winery. Bonham
North Texas Wine Trail
O’Farrell Country Vineyards. Atlanta
Piney Woods Wine Trail
PIneywoods Vineyard. Hemphill
Red 55 Winery. Lindale
Red Road Wines. Naples
Rio to Red. Sherman
Rosini Vineyards. Rockwall
Rowdy Creek Ranch. Gilmer
Tara Vineyard & Winery. Athens
Triple N Ranch Winery. Trinidad
Twisted Pines Winery. Marshall
Valle della Pace Vineyards & Winery. Garden Valley
Valley Vines Tasting Room. Celina
VineCrafters. Rockwall
Walker’s Mill Vineyard & Winery. Lane Ranch, Harrison County
White Fox Vineyards. Murchison
Zepeda Vineyard & Winery. Pittsburg