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Publisher/Editor Ken Esten Cooke Managing Editor Christine Granados Contributing Editors Sherrie Geistweidt, Dalton Sweat Contributing Writers Annie Blakely, Julia Dickens, Lorelei Helmke, Rick McClellan, Valerie Menard, Sheri Patillo Lee Nichols, Steve Taylor, Megan Willome Contributing Photographers/Artists Leonardo Aguirre, Jorge Benavides, Annie Blakely, Gerald Castillo, Esten Andres Cooke, Miguel Lecuona, Steve Rawls, Dalton Sweat, Chuck Wehner, Rachel Willis Contributing Designer Abigail Jones Account Executives Dripping Springs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suzanne Warmack Fredericksburg â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cindy Clark, Ann Duecker, Kim Jung San Marcos â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pam Gravis, Marcy Holt, Lisa Tanksley, Ronda Young Wimberley â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Taffy Barker, Susan Sisson

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here was a big debate in the 85th Texas Legislative Session about the need for 100-percent purity in Texas-made wines. Supporters who got Rep. Jason Isaacs (R-Dripping Springs) to propose a bill claimed if you want to use the Lone Star state in your marketing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas wineâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it needed to use only grapes grown in Texas.

Supporters, including celebrated area wineries William & Chris in Hye and Pontotoc Vineyards near Mason claimed that authenticity is at stake and, as it stands now, consumers have no way of knowing if any of their grapes are grown in a wine marketed as being from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas.â&#x20AC;?

But the consensus, for now at least, was that the Texas wine industry is too young to start arguing over purity laws.

In California, they have an 85 percent rule, about 150 times as much acreage in grape crops and a huge head start on Texas. The Lone Star state now has about 400 permitted wineries, but the acreage to support them with strictly Texas grapes is not yet there.

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Editing errors from our spring issue led to wrong information about The Treaty House. Quotes made by former bartender Chase Guthrie were mistakenly attributed to current bartender Dylan Ricker. And proper attribution was not given to design work at the Treaty House, owned by John Muraglia and Fredericksburg Historic Properties, and co-designed by Muraglia and Steve Spangenberg of SSTexas Homebuilder of Fredericksburg, LLC. Rene Frantzen is landscape architect and Jennifer Eggleston is interior designer.

The first name of the proprietor of Brantleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bistro is Joseph, not Justin. Lastly, one photo by Robbyn Dodd was listed as being in Dripping Springs, but was taken in Luckenbach, Texas.

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“Through April of this year, we’re up 57 percent,” said Lon Yager, president of the chamber of commerce. “I think word’s gotten out.”

Johnson City’s Art Walk, which is held the last Saturday of the month, is fueled by the growth in the Texas Wine Trail.

“We’re the gateway to the second biggest wine destination in the country. When you have fine wine, fine food and fine art follow,” said Linda Haddock, who owns Echo, one of eight galleries that span three blocks in town.

Haddock calls Echo “a non-gallery art gallery” with more than 30 artists. “My art is the large-scale installation, the store,” she said.

Echo emphasizes midcentury modern art, functional art, antiques and vintage clothing and an outdoor sculpture garden will open soon.

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Anchor art When Haddock moved her gallery to the corner of Nugent Avenue and U.S. Highway 290, â&#x20AC;&#x153;it anchored things,â&#x20AC;? Catherine Massarro said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beautiful corner. That really stopped people.â&#x20AC;?

Massarro, a former Echo tenant, opened Studio Massarro across the street. It exhibits Massarroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, including oils, printmaking, collage, jewelry and assemblage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never met an object I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have fun with,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I put things together so they tell a story.â&#x20AC;?

The newest, J.L. Haynes Studio Gallery, opened in June inside Echo.

Across the street is A Smith Gallery, specializing in fine art photography.

The gallery hosts juried exhibitions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two at a time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; every six to eight weeks. Artists from around the country and the world submit their work.

There is a Jurorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award, a Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award and a Visitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Award voted on by the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gets them involved and really looking,â&#x20AC;? said co-owner Amanda Smith, who owns the gallery along with her husband, Kevin Tully.

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Next door to A Smith Gallery is Texas Art House. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our mission is to support and promote Texas artists. My objective is to support exceptional artists who I believe in,â&#x20AC;? said owner Mars Woodhill.

Woodhill hosts solo exhibitions, usually one in the main gallery and another in the smaller project space. At Art Walk, she usually offers an artist talk with a curator, perhaps an expert from the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio or the Umlauf Sculpture Garden in Austin.

Woodhill credits the Science Mill for Johnson Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic growth. (See related story in this issue.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re contributing to the art feel around here,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m highlighting artists influenced by scientific discoveries or involved in science and the arts.â&#x20AC;?

Fredericksburg connections Across the street is Lee Casbeer Fine Art. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to Fredericksburg and visited Crossroads, Java Ranch, Mamacitaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Parts Unknown or Treaty House, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen his murals. He will

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Casbeer moved to Johnson City when he had the opportunity to rent the old movie theater.

“It was just an empty warehouse, but I could see the possibilities. I was looking for a studio space to do mural work onsite,” he said. “I never guessed Johnson City would be the place where I’d have the most fun of my life.”

His gallery shows his portraiture work and that of his brother, Matt. Sometimes during Art Walk, Casbeer will set up an outdoor tent with a work in progress.

A few steps down Nugent Avenue is Texcetera, which offers “Good Texas Goods along with Great Texas Art.” “Considering the size of Johnson City, we are becoming established as a dynamic art scene,” said co-owner Patty Elliott.

“We have something for everybody’s budget.”

Patty and Tim Elliott co-own the gallery with Anne Bradley, who formerly owned Artisans – A Texas Gallery in Fredericksburg.

“I like to say it’s fine, functional, fun art,” Elliott said. Located in the old library building, the gallery represents more than 50 artists and small family-owned ventures. That’s why you can find jewelry, pottery, original paintings, sculpture and Dublin Dr Pepper in one location.

Art mainstay At the end of the block is the gallery that started it all, Kirchman Galleries, formerly known as Taste Wine & Art, which opened in 2005.

“I looked all over the Hill Country and found more contemporary artists here. I was interested in art appreciators coming, serious art appreciators,” said owner Susan Kirchman. “You don’t have to go to Santa Fe anymore. Anyone can come here and see a wide variety of quality work, which is unheard of in these small towns.”

Kirchman only shows Texas artists, but many of them have a national reputation, including David Adickes and Jack Ramsey.

Kirchman’s own art focuses on Texas landscapes and is a cross between abstraction and still life.

Johnson City is a town that values beauty. In addition to the galleries, art is supported throughout the town — in wineries, restaurants and the Johnson City Library.

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isitors are drawn to Johnson City because it represents the best of the state.

“All the world is welcome here.”

Those words, which the National Park Service has used from the earliest days of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, come from a welcome mat at the LBJ Ranch.

“It shows the international dimension of the Texas White House and the hospitality of the Johnsons,” said David Schafer, chief of interpretation and resource management at the park. “Mrs. Johnson liked to call the LBJ Ranch ‘our heart’s home.’”

During his presidency, Johnson took 74 trips back home — a total of 490 days, Schaefer says.

“It was where he worked, where he recharged his batteries in a place where he was very comfortable,” he said.

Johnson’s story is in two cities. The Stonewall District has the ranch, the Texas White House and the family cemetery. The Johnson City District encompasses four sites, including the Boyhood Home, where Johnson lived from age five until he married. Down the road, the Johnson Settlement honors Johnson’s grandparents as well as James Polk Johnson, for whom the town is named. The Visitor Center focuses on Johnson’s presidency.

“You can make a full day of LBJ things,” Schaefer said.

“It’s the most comprehensive park in terms of having so many sites related to Johnson’s ancestry, his early life, his presidency and his last years, including his burial site.”

The Withers & Spauldings General Store is also the location of the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce. Its exhibits highlight the town Johnson called home for most of his life.

Whether visitors come to Johnson City for the art, the wine or the history, they want to see Texas, especially the international tourists.

“We have lots of visitors looping the Texas Hill County,” said Frances Giron, executive director of the chamber.

Sometimes her job is to warn guests from Scotland or Kazakhstan or Western Europe how large the state actually is.

“I had some people say, ‘We’re gonna head to Fort Stockton for dinner,’” she recalled. “I said, ‘Not tonight!’”

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he Hill Country Science Mill in Johnson City is a great place to be a kid â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or to feel like one again.

Formerly a feed mill established in the 1880s, the complex now offers a unique science-centered experience geared for young folks but interesting for all ages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Science Mill offers children of all ages, including adult â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;kids,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; multiple experiences in science-related scenarios, allowing self-exploration, small group activities, and whole class hands-on investigations,â&#x20AC;? Susan Nye of Kingsland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The opportunities that families and/or school groups have at the Science Mill are not found in

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Nye is a retired educator who has visited the Science Mill twice, each time with her two granddaughtersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fifth grade class field trips.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Science Mill is a place of discovery where all kids can explore and experiment in a non-threatening environment their own curiosity,â&#x20AC;? said Founder Bonnie Baskin.

Wimberley artist McKay Ottoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work is featured at the Science Mill in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silo of McKays.â&#x20AC;? McKay asked Baskin if he could create an installation in one of the 40-foot silos. McKayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibit focuses on the seven chakras of Eastern medicine and includes Tibetan singing bowls for an interactive experience of light, sound and color. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For us, art and science come from the same origin, which is innovation and creativity,â&#x20AC;? Baskin said.

Another silo features a cell phone disco that shows in red lights what happens when you make a phone call or get on the internet from your cell phone. Tiny sensors in this exhibit detect and convert the invisible electromagnetic waves from a cell phone into another frequency, the range of visible light.

The museum also features a play area specifically for toddlers, a 3D theater and access to Lady Bird Lane CafĂŠ. A kid-centric gift shop of science-related toys and games is located at the front entrance.

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The white worn interior, herbal aromas and rustic three-story house reminded me of my grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home.

Robin Brown, owner and designer of Magnolia Pearl, began her journey in her own motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closet, where she created bags out of the lace and velvet

clothing she found. Seventeen years later, Magnolia Pearl is a globally known clothing line with its first store east of Fredericksburg on U.S. Highway 290.

Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s purpose is to create art that makes every woman feel as beautiful as a Hill Country sunset. With practically non-existent fashion expertise, I picked a pale yellow, floral dress and the rest was taken care of by Tara Kelley, one of the consultants. Thirty minutes later, I had a country rustic meets French

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Most pieces are made of cotton, linens, silks, and designed as one size fits all. Without the negativity of sizes, I felt beautiful, comfortable, and original in this one-of-a-kind quality clothing line.

Customers can join the weekly email list and clothing shipment, according to Brown. Magnolia Pearl will send their customers several items in pick boxes through the mail, so they can experience how the clothing fits and makes them feel.

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At the end of the week, customers have two options: buy and keep or send them back. I decided to keep the yellow dress and cotton white slip.

Magnolia Pearl wants everyone to experience its closet, share its clothes, and leave feeling renovated in exclusive apparel.

I left Magnolia Pearl beaming like a sweet sunset at the end of a Texas summer day. At Magnolia Pearl, enjoy artwork clothing that is designed to make all of us feel beautiful in our skin.

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Now theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re back, either in the form of production breweries or brewpubs (restaurants or bars that brew their own).

These small breweries are sprouting up like wildflowers throughout the Hill Country â&#x20AC;&#x201D; think of them as the Indian paintbrush to wineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bluebonnets.

The American craft beer revolution has been gathering steam over the past three decades.

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thically conscious consumers are motivating wineries to rethink their packing, according to wine studies.

Demand for alternative, non-glass wine packaging in the U.S. is forecast to reach $3 billion in 2019, with an increase of 4.4 percent annually, 9,129,80 3$571(56 according to YLFH SUHVLGHQW 'DQLHO a report from .HODGD WDSV D GU\ URVp The Freedonia IRU D FXVWRPHU DW WKH Group out of *URZOHU /RXQJH Ohio.

The Texas wine industry has generated $2.27 billion annually in revenue for the Lone Star State’s economy. This is fueled by local wine consumption that is driven by millennials.

Millennials are consuming more wine on a daily basis than any other age group and their sustainable sensibilities are driving new wine packaging formats, according to The Freedonia Group.

A 2016 Texas Tech University study found that millennials (21-38 years old) are more open than older Americans to buying and drinking wine in “alternative packaging.”

“Specifically, they are largely attracted to wine packaging that reduces adverse effects on the environment,” said Natalia Velikova, Texas Tech associate professor and associate director of the university’s Texas Wine Marketing Research Institute in Lubbock who supervised the study.

While glass is still the dominate packaging preference, it is losing market share to wine taps, kegs, growlers and cans, according the Freedonia study.

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290, a relatively new tasting room is based on an unusual business model — with roots that go back to the 11th century.

Vinovium Partners operates a wine cellar, but it also is focused on becoming the premier seller and marketer of fine wines packaged in consumer-oriented recyclable commercial kegs and aseptic packages.

Vinovium’s business model starts with the “negociant” aspect of its business. It’s a French term dating back about 1,000 years, which involves partnering with local winemakers to help them get their wines to markets far beyond the Hill Country — such as downtown settings in Texas and beyond.

“We’re a partner to the Texas wine industry, not really a competitor. We feel one of our roles is to represent it,” Daniel Kelada, Vinovium vice president said.

“You’ve seen places that have 100 beers on tap. There’s going to be a time where you can be in any major Texas city and walk into a place — hopefully named Vinovium — with 100 wines on tap,” he said. “And what if all those wines are Texas wines? How cool would that be?”

Vinovium’s Johnson City tasting room,

called the “Growler Lounge,” is adorned with 12 wine taps on the lounge’s wall, with room for six more, according to Kelada.

The selection extends beyond the Hill Country; usually, there are several wines from the West Coast (Oregon and Washington, as well as California) and Europe. During a recent week, for example, a Vinovium customer could compare samples or glasses of two dry roses — one from Texas, another from the Napa Valley.

“Visitors want to try wines from the Willamette Valley (in Oregon), Paso Robles (in California) and Washington state. They like to try international wines,” he said.

“This differentiates us from other wineries in this area.”

“Don’t get me wrong — I support Texas wine 100 percent,” Kelada continued. “It’s my passion and love. But to be realistic, we operate within the larger wine industry and it’s in our business’ best interest and our customers’ best interest to do so.”

Another Hill Country establishment, Flat Creek Vineyard & Winery east of Marble Falls, offers some of its wines on tap, too.

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This prevents wine from being exposed to air, as it is once a bottle is opened. A KeyKeg maintains freshness and taste for about a month or, if untapped, up to a year, Kelada said.

Already, Vinovium is â&#x20AC;&#x153;KeyKeggingâ&#x20AC;? wines for other wineries because they see the value in using plastic containers to get wines into distant restaurants and tasting rooms, he said.

This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just a new, larger-size take on â&#x20AC;&#x153;wine in a box,â&#x20AC;? Kelada noted. The KeyKegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bag is much less porous and much better at keeping wine-harming air out. Vinovium was the first in Texas to utilize KeyKegs, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All wine has structure: acid, sugar, alcohol, extract, tannin, color, aromas. Oxygen kills all that,â&#x20AC;? said Kelada, who also is a sommelier and wine educator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;KeyKegs let you connect and disconnect a number of times, without exposure.â&#x20AC;?

At a restaurant, for example, a weekend customer can order a glass of a particular wine and the next order may not come until the following weekend. But since oxidation is inevitable within an opened bottle, even with the cork tightly replaced, restaurants often toss the leftover wine within a few days because the quality is compromised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Internally, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve experienced wine kegged in 2014 that drinks better today than three years ago,â&#x20AC;? Kelada said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still very fresh and bright.â&#x20AC;?

The KeyKegs themselves, both hard outer container and collapsible inner bag, are composed of 100 percent No. 1/PETE plastic, the most easily recyclable plastic material. Vinovium gets them from a company based in the Netherlands which counts as customers almost 200 wine sellers worldwide, including Vinovium, on its website.

Over just a few years, KeyKegs can eliminate glass waste mounting into the tons in that 100-tap winery envisioned by Kelada and his Vinovium partners, President Craig Mayer and Vice President of Operations

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Wine growlers Flat Creek provides brown-glass, two-liter growlers so visitors can take home what is tantamount to about 2.75 bottles of tap wine, said Amanda Koraska, Flat Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of business operations. Also available are flask-size reusable containers, which hold about two and half glasses of wine. These are popular with disc golfers, who will sip while playing 18 holes on a disc golf course on Flat Creekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property, Koraska said. A typical weekend will see 50 players using the course, many of them carrying flasks.

Vinovium also pours its take home wine from a tap directly into a growler, a reusable, re-sealable, 750 milliliter bottle with a lockable, porcelain and rubber stopper.

Unlike the larger beer growlers with side handles often available at small breweries, the ones used at Vinovium Partners, Negociant are shaped like regular wine bottles. But like beer growlers, they offer customers the option of using and reusing a container that need not be recycled or ultimately destined for a landfill, Kelada said.

Wine in a can Another alternative: single-serving canned wine.

Infinite Monkey Theorem in south Austin cans a couple of its wines in aluminum that can be purchased and consumed at the Luckenbach General Storeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bar.

Wine in cans may have a bright future. That 2016 Texas Tech study found that millennials are attracted to buying and drinking

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Instead of football on TV, the Pitch prefers rugby. And instead of pints of cold domestic, they serve meticulously designed and crafted cocktails. But don’t worry. They’ve got beer, too.

Madison Hudeck, who along with her fiancé, Ciro Coppola, owns the bar, led the complete renovation of the Pitch in the summer of 2016. She also created the bar’s original cocktails.

“Crafting cocktails is all about time management and attention to detail,” Hudeck said. “Yes, the drinks need to look good, most importantly they should taste good, all while being served in a timely manner. You have to pay attention to your pours, the quality of the fresh ingredients, as well as your customers’ specific preferences.”

In fact, Hudeck likened the creation of her craft cocktail menu to an artistic pursuit — one that needs to be practiced and honed.

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Hudeckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal favorite is the Kiwi Haka. This rugby-inspired cocktail features fresh kiwi, basil (grown in house), melon, citrus and blueberry rum, strained over crushed ice. Other popular selections include the classic Old Fashioned and the barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature All Blacks Colada, named for the New Zealand national rugby team.

The Pitch, according to Hudeck, strives to provide something different, yet familiar. The bar has two pool tables, stainless-steel darts and a patio. While food is not provided, the bar encourages its patrons to bring in something to eat from any of the nearby restaurants. There is live music four times a month, and trivia on occasion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like to say that the Pitch is where the locals can stay to get away,â&#x20AC;? Hudeck said, noting that the barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clientele skews slightly older than the college-aged demographic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The beer is cold and the cocktails are delicious, but it is the atmosphere and the people that really make this place feel like home.â&#x20AC;?

Craft cocktails are a fairly new phenomenon in San Marcos, and sometimes customers can be confused â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially if they walked in expecting the Pitch to resemble the bar that formerly occupied its space. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people come in, they are expecting to see the bar that used to be here, The Den, which was the complete opposite of the Pitch,â&#x20AC;? Hudeck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Den used to be one of San Marcosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grungiest dive bars, so walking into The Pitch for the first time makes most do a double take.â&#x20AC;?

And when they see the cocktail menu? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because we get such a diverse range of patrons in the bar, the reactions are always different,â&#x20AC;? Hudeck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more experienced crowd orders a drink and watches intently to make sure it is up to their standard, which of course it is always above and beyond. For the more inexperienced crowd, they are a little more clueless when it comes to ordering, which is when our very knowledgeable bartenders help educate them about what we offer at The Pitch, and help steer them in the right direction.â&#x20AC;?

The Pitch prides itself on keeping its classic cocktails, such as the Old Fashioned, â&#x20AC;&#x153;simple, stout and most importantly correct,â&#x20AC;?

Hudeck said. She also uses local and rugby influence while designing the barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature drinks. In addition to the cocktail-list, the Pitch also has 25 beers on tap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want San Marcos to be aware that there is more out there than just a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You Call It.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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ine wine is plentiful along the US 290 corridor, yet fine dining was in short supply. Wine corridor anchor Grape Creek Vineyard opened Stoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trattoria for those seeking a high-class dining experience in the middle of the Texas wine country.

Stoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trattoria, an indoor and outdoor restaurant, was opened with wine club members in mind, according to Brian Heath, owner of Grape Creek Vineyards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We now offer an expanded menu that includes new appetizers, salads and entree options like tenderloin filet, salmon and chicken,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The chef-inspired menu will serve pasta and charcuteries. Jason Stoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pizzas will continue to be served. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we started the Trattoria two years ago, many people welcomed the food options to enjoy with their wine, and some people were disappointed we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offer a sit-down, table service restaurant,â&#x20AC;? Heath said.

Chef Leo Howe, a 2009 graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Austin, ran Michelin-rated restaurants for three years in the Los Angeles market.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;My goal is to serve Michelin-rated food at the Trattoria,â&#x20AC;? Howe said.

A lobster risotto and steak filet on a bed of mushrooms are two of the menu highlights, and cheese and charcuterie trays have been upgraded with Howeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offerings.

The Trattoria also has a â&#x20AC;&#x153;wine library,â&#x20AC;? filled with past vintages for Grape Creek members.

Grape Creek has changed its focus to quality over quantity on both its own offerings and its customers. No more will serious wine fans have to compete with large, inebriated crowds on the grounds.

Heathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own financial research indicated that a single wine club membership was worth more in annual revenue than 40 typical partygoers seeking to drink as much as possible.

But Heath said Stoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trattoria is not exclusive.

It is available to anyone, save for wine club pickup days, when members are given preference.

The remodeled and upgraded Trattoria includes an enclosed and air-conditioned space that brings the outdoors in, with windows overlooking the vineyards on the grounds and outdoor seating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We learn from the best practices all over the country,â&#x20AC;? Heath said.

Stoutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trattoria is a welcome upgrade to fare in an area where top wines shine.

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Marcella Manning, who travels from Fredericksburg several times a week with her husband, Bryant, views Gillenwater as an artist.

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to create a taste I’ve never experienced before. And Monet is my favorite artist.”

Gillenwater’s artistic flair comes from training at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in New England as well as through working under several James Beard award-winning chefs.

“They influenced my style of food,” he says. “As a result, I keep certain regional items on my menu — I call that my thumbprint.”

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The wine list also evolves seasonally.

Sean Walsh, vice president of Virtuoso Wine and Spirits that supplies wines to the restaurant, describes Bryan as a fantastic client who regularly tastes new wines from new producers in order to plan ahead.

“He keeps the list fresh and exciting,” Walsh says. “He wants wines that pair well and don’t overshadow the food — that express terroir. He wants to be able to taste the sense of place.”

The hand-selected wine menu — with close to 60 wines, including sparkling, white, rosé, red and dessert wines — features small producers from around the world. Most of these wines tell a story or have a history.

And Gillenwater seeks out these quality wines because they are made in an intentional, artisanal way, he says.

But he prices them reasonably so that guests can enjoy great wines with their meals to complete the experience.

“His wine list reflects the same spirit he brings to the kitchen,” Walsh says.

“Each week we discuss wine and food pairings, which many chefs don’t take the time to do. Bryan is very handson, and that makes him unique.”

Manning, who is a retired physician from Houston, appreciates Gillenwater’s personal touch.

“It’s casual,” Manning says, “and that’s a good thing in the Hill Country. I enjoy the Tuesday Supper Club, which has five courses with reasonable portions. The meal is not hurried — it’s relaxed. It’s like dining in the French countryside where they don’t rush you.”

When asked what the term, chef, means to him, Gillenwater deadpans, “long days.”

“It’s about owning your craft,” he says. “Layering flavors. Making sure people are taken care of. Striving for perfection — every – single — time.

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Instead of standing at a tasting bar, owner Mike Guilette prefers his guests be served at tables. This makes for a much more relaxed and enjoyable experience. It is a laid-back casual atmosphere where questions are encouraged and good times just happen. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt that the wines are tasty.

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This light and crisp aperitif offers aromas of honeysuckle and orange blossom.

It is a pleasing, light bodied wine with flavors of Bartlett pear and hints of tropical fruits. The lingering finish has good acidity, but not overly so.

This ruby cabernet blended with muscat is different. A delightful flora fragrance rises from the glass. Delve deeper into the flowers to find roses and cherries. A taste will reveal a touch of marvelous honey.

This delightful white wine has a lemon-lime aroma.

It is light bodied with balanced acidity. Hints of pear swirl around Granny Smith apple flavors and the finish is clean and crisp.

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Sitting on velvet colored seats, or Rioja Red, I took a shopping trip to Wimberley, Texas in the 2017 Lexis IS 350.

For some, the new face of Lexus, led by the signature spindle grille, can be polarizing, but the sport IS models have created young fans, according to a company spokesperson.

When the second-generation IS took on the new Lexus look in 2013, it became so popular that the restyled 2017 version involved minor adjustments to its exterior appearance, according to Lexus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Customer response to the IS has been extremely positive,â&#x20AC;? says Steven Walker, general manager at Lexus of Austin and Lexus of Lakeway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The exhilarating performance and bold styling have been key to the IS attracting the youngest buyers in the competitive set.â&#x20AC;?

The new, sportier design on the outside also gives a clue as to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening under the hood. Besides looks, three features determine a carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sportinessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;power, ride and handling.

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Power on the IS 350 begins with its engine, a specially tuned 3.5-liter V6 that produces 306 horsepower and 277 lb.–ft. of torque. It responded instantly when I pressed the gas. The IS 350 accelerates from zero to 60 miles per hour in 5.6 seconds.

The Lexus I drove from Austin to Wimberley for 44-miles, hugged the pavement, especially on curves and the steering was tight and responsive because of the Drive Mode Select system, which is standard on all IS trims.

This technology comes with Eco, Normal, and Sport modes to customize the ride and handling. To save gas, select Eco, but for a sportier experience, select Sport. For an additional $3,155, ramp up the sportiness with an F Sport package that includes two more modes – Sport S and S+.

Cutting through Kyle on Ranch Road 12 offered some nice curves but not many opportunities for speeding. I did engage the Sport S+ mode on the trip for tighter handling on the road and I felt it.

“At Lexus, every car makes a statement,” says Walker. “The overdose of performance and dynamic styling that is the IS 350 F SPORT sets the IS line above the competition.”

Pricing for the 2017 Lexus IS starts at $38,820. The as-tested price came to $49,530.

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Minors are $5 and, sorry, no pets.

This is an excellent event for foodies and wine connoisseurs. Wine samples, food demonstrations, entertainment, exhibitor booths and programs to pique your culinary and oenophile interests. www.fbgfoodandwinefest.com

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Oompah, bratwurst und bier, with cries of â&#x20AC;&#x153;prosit,â&#x20AC;? herald the arrival of Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg, Oct. 6-8. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fritztownâ&#x20AC;? festival is in its 37th year of celebrating the spirit of Texas gemĂźtlichkeit.

Oktoberfest features the best in German and Texas Bier, bands, a domino tournament, sing-a-longs and music in the various halles around Marktplatz.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss OktubaFest on Friday afternoon, as well as the Haupstrasse (Main Street) Chicken Dance at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Four covered stages host a continuous parade of entertainers. The focus is the German favorites of oompah, polka, and waltzing, with exhibitions, contests, and plenty of opportunities for dancing.

Gear up your stomach for sausage on a 2.72%(5)(67 IHDWXUHV GDQFLQJ stick and plates with kraut, potato pancakes, GULQNLQJ GLUQGOV DQG PRUH plus other goodies.

And wash it down with more than 50 varieties of German, American, Texan and other imported beers. There also are kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities, artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; booths, craft vendors and much more.

Admission is $8, $1 for children 7-12, and children 6 and under are free. Two-day passes are $14; three-day passes are $18. Advance ticket sales are available on the website. www.oktoberfestinfbg.com

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It’s technically feasible. The Glass Packaging Institute, a trade association of the North American glass container industry, notes atop its website, “Glass is 100 percent recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss in quality and purity — something few food and beverage packaging options can claim.”

It seems to be popular among local residents. A 2014 survey conducted via the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post and the city’s website attracted 442 responses and found 95 percent want the city to recycle glass. In San Antonio and Austin, curbside recycling programs accept all glass containers, including wine bottles. But economic and business realities that make local glass recycling problematic in various ways.

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recycle glass into a wine bottle than it costs to make a new wine bottle.

Another factor is that the most popular curbside recycling programs allow residents and businesses to toss all their recycling — cardboard, cans, paper and more — into a single container, which means different colors and types of glass (such as windows, mirrors, crystal) can be mixed together.

There’s little demand for mixed glass, in part because businesses that use glass containers demand they meet certain color standards. Sorting glass by color or type can substantially hike recycling costs.

As a result, Texas has few businesses that will purchase used glass, much less pay for it, Fredericksburg Mayor Linda Langerhans said. “There’s no way to sell it,” she said. “Some will take it and haul it elsewhere, but it would cost us to do that, and it may just be going into someone else’s landfill.”

Perhaps a glass recycler can be paid a subsidy to accept glass, with the money covering at least a portion of business costs, but that cost can’t be covered by the city, which once made a small profit from recycling but now loses nearly $100,000 annually at its drop-off recycling center at the corner of East Ufer and South Lincoln streets, Langerhans said.

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is a root cause (along with competition from private recyclers that pay for metals brought to them), with only cardboard currently being a profitable recyclable, she said.

Glass isn’t accepted at the drop-off center because it would add to the deficit and is so difficult to deal with, the mayor said.

Danger That speaks to the general problem posed by glass: it’s heavy, breakable and potentially dangerous to handle when broken.

Moving it around and separating it in a local recycling center is costly and can take up a lot of space. Trucking it away can be more costly compared to other recyclables because it weighs so much more.

Large cities such as San Antonio and Austin have tens of thousands of business and residential customers, so they can divide curbside recycling costs into a reasonable monthly recycling fee. Fredericksburg, with fewer than 10,000 total customers, doesn’t have the scale to do that and cover glass recycling costs.

“I think it falls on me, individually, to take care of my garbage in a way so that I can recycle as much as possible at home (via composting) or take it to the recycling center,” Langerhans said. “I think that’s what we all should be doing.”

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promising discovery because tarantula venom is not harmful to humans and the toxins can be produced using bacteria or yeast in fermentation tanks and the insecticidal genes could be engineered into crops. ÂśThe oldest cotton fibers and boll fragments, dated from around 5000 B.C. were discovered in Mexico. Cotton has been worn in Egypt and India for over 5,000 years. Native Americans grew cotton as early as 1500. It was in the late 1700s that Samuel Slater, an Englishman, built the first American cotton mill. These mills converted cotton fibres into yarn and cloth. In 1793, Eli Whitney developed the cotton gin, which mechanically separates the seed from the lint fiber. ÂśTawny crazy ants have unseated the fire ant as the Lone Star Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most tenacious pest. These reddish-brown colored invaders teem out of electrical outlets and short-circuited electronics. Crazy ants, known as Nylanderia fulva, are displacing their fire ant cousins because of a chemical they produce and then rub over themselves. The chemical is an antidote to fire ant venom. The same chemical doubles as a chemical weapon they spray at enemies, allowing them to defeat competitors that would otherwise help keep them in check. In some places they are so densely packed that they are mistaken for dirt.

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