Review of Fiesta Winery on highway 290

by Jeff
(Brownwood, Texas)

My wife and I stopped in at Fiesta Winery about a week ago. It is actually one of our favorite places, but we needed to make a stop there anyway, on our way home.

One of our granddaughters had a birthday recently, and our daughter wanted us to pick up a specific blend of ground beef.

I know. I know. Ground beef at a winery?

Yes, but this is quite a special place. One of the reasons we like Fiesta so much is that it's part of a much bigger operation. The Fiesta winery is in a connected building to the Arch Ray Resort.

Yes, I am trying to tell you just about the winery, but it's worth knowing that it is a part of something bigger.

So, briefly, Fiesta Winery is part of a family business that began with their ranch back in 1894. Today the establishment includes an RV resort, cabins, restaurant, distillery, brewery, as well as Fiesta Winery.

They serve beef in their restaurant that's been raised on their ranch. But they also have it available for sale too. That's why we were there.

OK. Back to the story. We stopped at Fiesta to pick up the beef for our granddaughter's birthday outing. Anyway, while we were there, we weren't in a rush, so we each got a glass of wine and relaxed.

My wife tried a semi-dry Rose and loved it. The name was Rhinestone Cowgirl. She doesn't like the dry reds, but is also trying to move away from the sweet wines. This turned out to be a perfect compromise. She bought two bottles to take home with us (after a second glass).

I prefer the dry reds. True Texan is a very good one, but they only sell it by the bottle. I got a glass of an excellent blend called Country Road. We took our time, gathered our beef and went home.