Friday, August 15, 2014
Fat Ass Ranch and Winery - Fredericksburg, Texas
Having Just opened last Memorial Day weekend, the
newest winery on the Texas Hill Country Winery Trail, HWY 290, is not only an
eye catcher with its name, but also a cool place to just hang out and shoot the
breeze with some good wine. Owners Gail
and Jennie McCulloch have put their own unique Texas style stamp on the decor
with a moonshine still out front, installed silo style restrooms, used pickup
tailgates to fashion benches and parked a replica of the General Lee hot rod
out front. Both the inside and the back
patio have ample room for seating and sipping.
They use all Texas grapes for their wines. The folks at Texas Custom Wine Works are
assisting with the wine making. There are currently four wines to try. The
whites are all made in stainless steel.
Both dry and sweet ones are made from the same blend: Sauvignon Blanc,
Viognier, Chardonnay. If you're a crisp
white wine drinker, then the first dry white you'll like. The same goes for the
dry and sweet red, they have the same blend of grapes with different sweetness:
Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc. The sweet
red has a very nice "jammy"
taste to it. We were told that peach and watermelon
wines are on the way soon. Future plans
are to have a vineyard on site. Besides
the wine, they have a number of cool items in the shop for sale made by Jennie and friends. Do check out the bug guards for your wine
glass with some clever and catchy verses. It's worth the stop, even if it is
just to say you've been to the "Fat Ass Winery" down the road!
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