What to do and see in Driftwood, Driftwood: The Best Things to do Good for Couples

Vista is an immersive beer, food and nature destination just southwest of Austin. We celebrate the beauty and bounty of the Texas Hill Country by sharing fresh beer and hyper-local cuisine. Come relax and explore with us.

Desert Door sotol is a uniquely Texas spirit that gives you a sensation of west Texas in every sip. The Desert Door distillery is located on the edge of wild sotol country, where you can drop by the desert-modern tasting room and enlighten your palate. Learn about sotol at the only sotol distillery in the United States while enjoying craft cocktails, expert-guided tastings, and often live music.

Driftwood Estate Winery sits in the Heart of the Texas Hill Country on a bluff overlooking the vineyards below. Come enjoy a bottle of our award winning Texas wine! The Driftwood Estate Winery staff invites you to take a scenic Hill Country drive to the winery and try our award winning wines. The view from the bluff is spectacular, and the grounds are perfect for a picnic with your favorite glass or bottle of Driftwood Estate wine. We are open every day from 11am till 6pm for tastings and wine sales. We are closed for Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Years Day. We close to the public four times a year for our quarterly Gold and Silver Spur Wine Club Parties. Always check our website or Facebook page to see if we have extended hours. Taste any 6 wines listed on our tasting sheet for $12. The tasting fee includes a large Driftwood logo souvenir wine glass. Gold and Silver Spur Wine Club Members currently receive 4 complimentary wine tastings per membership every visit during regular business hours. Complimentary tastings do not include a wine glass. Active duty military receive a free tasting and 10% discount on all wine purchases. We thank you for your service. For groups, please contact us ahead of time to see if an advanced booking is needed. For information about private group tastings visit our website. We do not accept limos or buses on Saturdays and Sundays without a prior approval during the week. Please contact Dana Morrison with any questions. Her contact information can be found on our website. A complete list and description of our wines can be found on the wine store page of our website. In addition to our wines, we are also tasting and selling a premium wine from our sister winery in Paso Robles. Come by for lunch and enjoy the view from our 1,100 square foot deck overhanging the bluff, our picnic area under the oak trees or our pavilion next to the tasting room. They all have a beautiful view of the hill country and vineyard below. Our outdoor facilities are for the use of winery customers only and no alcoholic beverages can be brought onto the winery premises. Bring your own lunch. Pet friendly! The DEW Crew is looking forward to your visit! Cheers!

The Duchman Family Winery was founded in 2004 by Drs. Lisa and Stan Duchman in a quest to bring world-class winemaking to Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country. Their love of the unique Italian grape varieties as well as similar weather patterns to Texas inspired them to work with viticultural consultant Bobby Cox and growers in the Texas High Planes AVA to produce grapes that would allow their winemakers, Dave Reilly and Mark Penna, to experiment with making wines like Vermentino, Sangiovese, and Dolcetto.The winery continues to source the majority of its fruit from the Texas High Plains AVA, where cooler temperatures and a more “continental” climate are ideal for the production of fine wine made from Italian grape varieties. As the winery grows, the Duchmans remain committed to their goal to produce food-friendly fine wine in Central Texas using Texas-grown fruit exclusively. With an eye on the future, Duchman Family Winery continues to develop innovative winemaking and grape growing techniques in order to provide wine that truly reflects a taste of Texas for years to come.Duchman Family Winery remains one of the top wine destinations in Texas. All of the winery’s current releases can be sampled and purchased at the winery’s tasting room and the estate’s beautiful Italianate villa and grounds are open to visitors who can enjoy their wines with a picnic lunch! We have picnic tables outdoors in the shade of the oaks, or pick a cozy spot inside the winery hallway with a windowed view into the barrel room, fermentation tank, or production area for bottling and labeling of our wines.