{"id":245968,"date":"2026-04-12T05:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245968\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T05:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:39:13","slug":"ron-yates-winery-opens-new-tasting-room-near-fredericksburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245968\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Yates Winery opens new tasting room near Fredericksburg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Yates Winery has opened a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/business\/article\/ron-yates-winery-tasting-room-19399722.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">new 8,800-square-foot tasting room<\/a> in Hye, Texas, ahead of its 10-year anniversary, expanding its presence along the popular Texas Wine Trail.<\/p>\n<p>The winery will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, May 2, 2026. On that date, Yates will release two new wines from a boxed wine series at the winery\u2019s Texas\u00a0Hill Country estate and show off the new facility, with\u00a0a wood-fired pizza oven, a stage for live music events, a private tasting space, and 7,000 square feet of covered outdoor seating. It had been in the works since at least 2024, per past MySA reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The original winery, founded in 2016 by Austin-area vintner Ron Yates, has built a loyal following over the past decade and was among the <a href=\"https:\/\/toptexaswines.com\/blogs\/news\/the-most-awarded-texas-wines-amp-wineries-of-2024-a-year-to-remember\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most awarded Texas wineries<\/a> in 2024, according to industry data site\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/toptexaswines.com\/pages\/about\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TopTexasWines.com<\/a>. The expansion comes as the Texas Hill Country continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/hill-country\/article\/william-chris-vineyards-worlds-best-21234537.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gain national attention<\/a> as one of the country\u2019s top wine destinations.<\/p>\n<p>The new tasting room, which sits on a 17-acre property, &#8220;significantly expands the winery&#8217;s the winery\u2019s hospitality experience,&#8221; according to a news release. The tasting room will boast sweeping vineyard views and a number of &#8220;elevated&#8221; amenities, including seated tasting, a guided library wine tasting program and a full-service kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yates said via the release that the tasting room represents a new chapter for his popular winery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cOver the past decade, we\u2019ve built a loyal following. This space allows us to welcome more guests while keeping the fun, relaxed, friendly atmosphere people love,&#8221; he said in a prepared repsonse. &#8220;Our goal has always been to make great Texas wine in a place where people want to spend time, and this new venue lets us do that in a bigger way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Should you visit the new tasting room, you&#8217;ll be able to enjoy the option of ordering a flight of flagship Ron Yates wines from the convenience of a central tasting bar or sip on a glass \u2014 or a bottle \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 for seated tastings.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities will include a performance from the Austin-based electronic rock duo, Ghostland Observatory. Tickets cost $60 per person.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ron Yates Winery has opened a new 8,800-square-foot tasting room in Hye, Texas, ahead of its 10-year anniversary,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245969,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[821,1112,1113,820,82,84,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-245968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-mysabusiness","9":"tag-mysafood","10":"tag-mysahillcountry","11":"tag-mysastaff","12":"tag-san-antonio","13":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","14":"tag-san-antonio-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}