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Complimentary tours and tasting at the Winery;
Saturday- 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
From first Saturday of February through last Saturday of December.
Other times: call for appointment 24-hours in advance.
Closed Sundays except for special events.
We're fourteen (14) miles north of Fredericksburg off
Highway 16. As you approach our roadway from North or South, you'll see our sign on the
East side of the road.
Turn in and proceed 1/2-mile to our main gate. Turn into parking lot.
Follow the pedestrian walkway to the Winery.
If you're traveling from Austin, we recommend driving
the scenic road RR-1323 which you can access off Highway 281 two (2) miles
north of Johnson
City. You will proceed about 26-miles through beautiful Hill Country
and terminate at Highway
16. Turn right and proceed less than a mile to our roadway.
 About
Us!
Development
of the Vineyards commenced in 1976 as an early entrant in the
renaissance of
Texas winegrowing. The initial planting was three acres. An
experimental winery functioned in the
Control
Building
/Laboratory from 1979 through 1983 when the Winery building was
completed. The appellation proved the premier vinifera varieties could
be grown and produce fine wines; the Vineyards were progressively
enlarged. Robert Oberhelman, Founder, President and Winemaster has
guided development, initially part-time and since 1990 with total
dedication. Bob, as he is know locally, is a veteran in the food industry.
He holds a BS from the
University
of
Kansas
, graduate studies in Food Technology at MIT, and is a Professional
Member of both the
Institute
of
Food Technology
and the American Society of
Enology
and Viticulture.
Bottle Closures: Traditionally cork has been preferred for sealing fine
wine. BMV has followed this practice, using the best corks
available. Now a closure available worldwide is being used for fine and
aged wines as well as light wines. This closure is referred to as
Stelvin (a brand name for the largest producer of what is now commonly
referred to as screw-caps). A cork-screw is not necessary as the closure,
with attractive skirt, is convenient to open. The reason these
caps are being seen on many
fine-aged wines is that cork can be tainted with TLC, a compound
from bleach used in cork processing interacting with bacteria. TLC
suppresses fruit, and worst can give wines a musty character.
BMV will continue to use best corks obtainable, with constant
monitoring, for its fine red wines. However, by midyear 2007, we
are installing a bottling line enabling sealing wines with cork or
screw-cap. The
screw-cap we have selected has a Saranex liner, which is a compressible
layer of plastic polymer. This is covered with a layer of Saran film,
which has been proven for years in the food industry as being safe from
transmitting undesirable flavors or essences.
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