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Esperanza Winery

Esperanza Winery is a Texas Hill Country winery in Blanco, Texas, known for Texas-grown wines, welcoming walk-in tastings, and relaxed winery events. The winery specializes in wines made from 100% Texas-grown grapes and is especially known for dry red wines, house-made sangria, and its award-winning reputation in Blanco County.

As the first winery in Blanco, Esperanza Winery has long been part of the story of this town, welcoming guests with a warm smile, a relaxed pace, and a true taste of the Texas Hill Country. Time here is meant to be savored, whether you are stopping in for a casual tasting, gathering with friends, or simply enjoying a quiet moment with a good glass of wine.

Located in downtown Blanco at 115 Main Street, Esperanza Winery offers walk-in tastings in a setting that feels easy, inviting, and distinctly Texas. It is a place to slow down, settle in, and enjoy the kind of hospitality that makes the Hill Country feel like home.

Esperanza Winery is proud to pour wines made from 100% Texas-grown grapes, with a special love for dry red wines and seasonal favorites like house-made sangria. Each bottle reflects the land, the fruit, and the care that goes into sharing Texas wine with every guest who walks through the door.

The Esperanza wine club is a simple and enjoyable way to stay connected, with quarterly wine selections featuring Esperanza favorites, 20% off all bottle purchases, and a complimentary glass of wine when you pick up each shipment in the tasting room. Members also have the freedom to choose their wines before each quarter, with no reservations required, just easygoing visits and good conversation.

Dogs are welcome on a leash, so guests are invited to bring the whole family along and enjoy a laid-back Hill Country visit together.

Hours:
Thursday: 11:000 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Andalusia Whiskey

Tommy Erwin and Ty Phelps met while working at Real Ale Brewing Company. It didn’t take long for a friendship to form, and after several years of Tommy running the lab as the microbiologist and Ty brewing as a lead brewer, the two friends decided to take a leap of faith and open their own place – a whiskey distillery. With their combined backgrounds in brewing, chemistry, biology, culinary arts, and restaurant management (to name a few), Tommy and Ty took the plunge into the world of whiskey. Whiskey takes water – a lot of water – and as one of our most precious resources here in Texas, we knew we wanted to make sustainable choices as a business. So we consciously made the decision to put in a 56,000 gallon rain water collection tank to help us conserve as much water as possible.

Furthermore, our production facility is a zero waste facility. We feed our spent grain (grain that is left over after the mashing process) to Ty’s livestock that surround the distillery. The sheep, cattle, chickens and our llama, Dolly, all benefit from this byproduct of the distilling process.
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Milam & Greene Whiskey

Milam & Greene was created by founder Marsha Milam, whiskey expert and Master Blender Heather Greene, Kentucky veteran Master Distiller Marlene Holmes and Chief Brewer Jordan Osborne. Our charming distillery sits in the lush, Texas Hill Country where the hot summers, mild winters, and wild temperature variances add spark and personality to our spirit. To achieve excellence, we bring in grains, yeast, barrels and experience from all across America to create our award-winning whiskies.
Milam & Greene has truly shaken up the industry by harnessing a deep passion for whiskey and bringing so many different skills to the whiskey table. We’re the only independently owned and operated company in America that openly embraces a multitude of traditional and innovative ways to make a stunning spirit under one label.

Real Ale Brewing Company

Since 1996, we’ve been brewing in Blanco, surrounded by the natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country. When you get to make beer in a place like this, you develop a greater appreciation for the simpler things in life — fresh air, wide-open spaces, and working with your hands. We’re proud to make beer with as little processing as possible. In addition to being unfiltered and unpasteurized, we never use preservatives or artificial colors. We start with water from the nearby Blanco River and the highest quality ingredients. Then we take the time to allow all the unique characteristics of the ingredients to shine. We believe doing less to the beer actually creates more complexity, aroma and flavor.

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