WE ARE

A Boutique Texas Micro-Winery

      We are dedicated to making small lots of very fine wines. We mostly use grapes from vineyards in Texas, and craft wines that showcase the best each vineyard has to offer. We now release a total of around 2500 cases of about 10 different wines.

     Fine wines are begun in the growing of the grapes - you can't make a great wine from mediocre fruit. We source our grapes from the best vineyards, and our winemaking practices are devoted to developing delicious, pleasure-enhancing wines thru clean, subtle and thoughtful winemaking.

     Having outgrown our first location, we purchased some acreage and built a new winery - we enlarged our production and storage capacity, our tasting room, and have several areas available for rental for various events, from wedding receptions to fundraising dinners to corporate meetings.

     Our bistro kitchen does lunches and on-site catering for wedding receptions, parties and private dinners, as well as our Winemaker's Dinners. We love pairing wines and foods, and providing a cool place to enjoy them.

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We offer wine tastings (Wed - Sun), lunch (Fri - Sun), and the opportunity to relax and hang out. We sell wine by the glass or bottle to drink here and/or take home, and have comfortable seating indoors and out with an atmosphere that fosters art, music, wine, food and friendship. Come for lunch and glass of vino, live jazz twice a month, a wine dinner, or just a relaxing time on the terrace.
Come by yourself, with a sweetheart, or meet friends -
we have a spot for you.

Caris

"Winemaking is Art and Science, stirred by Mystery."

Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, I have lived in Fort Worth since 1990. My dad was from Moran, Texas, near Albany (north of Abilene in Shackleford County), 4th generation Texan. My mom was Greek-American from San Francisco. Her grandmother was the family winemaker in Greece and then in New York. I love that I come from winemaking heritage - and I think it's funny I didn't know that until I had been making wine for five or six years.
     I am a creative person. I spent 25 years in the film industry doing camerawork. I got tired - of the long hours, of the politics, of the.... oh, well, lots of things. I started winemaking as a hobby, as a way to have a little fun making something I enjoyed. An interest blossomed, a passion developed and a talent emerged. I went back to school and worked on a degree in Enology and Viticulture (winemaking and grapegrowing). I made wines, lots of wines. I worked for a commercial winery. Terry and I saw that it was possible to start our own little winery, and we elected to begin a second career - one that, hopefully, will see us through to the end of our working days. I love the sensory experience of wine and food, and I love the emotional and spiritual experience of sharing those with friends.
Terry

'I want every guest or customer to leave with a smile on their face.'

     Terry put himself through college tending a wine/beer bar in Commerce, Texas. He learned lots of things that he's been able to apply to the winery - how to make people feel welcome, how to pour a generous glass of wine, and how to talk to the many types of folks that come thru our doors. But these things are in his nature anyway. He likes people. He loves good conversation. He is a natural teacher and can explain all about the winemaking process. At home he makes a mean martini, which, after some days, we really need.

*Terry's martini shaker and barware collection is now on display at the winery.

The LightCatcher Mascot

     Chai was a stray who adopted us and we fell in love with her. The winery is her full-time home and she earns her keep by keeping us clean of crickets and other pests. She has been service trained and certified. She is a poly-dactyl (many-toed) cat, with six toes on each front paw. She can hold a pencil but isn't really a great writer yet.
We hold out hope.

     We support animal fostering and adoption. Spay/neuter your pet and help them live a long and healthy life.

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Caris
Owner
Winemaker
Executive Chef

 

 


Some of our awards

 

 

 

We have some awesome folks who work with us.


Cryssie
Tasting Room Manager
Winemaker's Assistant

Cryssie and Dean
after a long day crushing Cab.


Lauren
Service Lead
Cellar Rat


Summer
Future Lead Chef
(currently interning at
Chez Panisse/Berkeley)
Winemaker's Assistant


Lauren, Natalie & Cryssie
Crush Day 2007