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Solar Eclipse Hours: All Heath Family Brand locations will be closed on eclipse day, Monday, April 8th. We will be open regular hours on Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7.

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Grape Creek Vineyards working Vineyard & Winery

Grape Creek is 100% direct to consumer and is intentionally focused on creating the best wine club for our Members. We offer exceptional benefits, amenities, wine quality and exclusive access. We invite you to explore the estate at Grape Creek, including state-of-the-art production facilities, expansive vineyards and Tuscan-inspired tasting rooms amid beautifully landscaped patios, fountains and terraces.

Production Winery

Grape Creek utilizes a state-of-the-art wine production complex with crush, production, cellaring and bottling areas.

Tours include a visit to our entire production complex. View our tank room, crush pad and barrel cellar.

  • Founded in 1983, Grape Creek Vineyards is the oldest winery on Highway 290.
  • Heath Family Brands will produce 100,000 cases per year between Grape Creek, Heath Sparkling Wines and Invention Vineyards.
  • Our 40,000 sq ft production facility houses 50 stainless tanks, ranging from 1,000 to 12,000 gallons, totaling 130,000 gallons of tank capacity.
  • We cellar over 2,000 barrels of aging wine.
  • Each harvest we crush 800+ tons
    of Texas grapes.
  • We bottle all Grape Creek wines on our estate. We have a full bottling line that can bottle over 1,200 cases per day.

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OUR WINEMAKER

Jason Englert

Jason has been with Grape Creek Vineyards since 2004, helping the wine program grow from 2,500 cases to 100,000 cases produced across all Heath Family Brands which includes Grape Creek Vineyards, Heath Sparkling Wines, Jenblossom Cellars and Invention Vineyards.

Prior to joining Grape Creek Jason spent 8 years as the assistant winemaker for Llano Estacado Winery in Lubbock. Jason’s focus is making wines from the highest quality selection of grapes and letting developing wines create their own path to the bottle. Jason and his team utilize both advanced and traditional wine-making practices.

Jason is the most decorated winemaker in Texas, having achieved more than 150, 90+ scores and over 1,000 medals from the most prestigious wine competitions in the country.

Vineyards

60 ACRES OF TEXAS VINEYARDS

Our estate vineyards generally represent grape varietals from warmer growing regions like the Rhone Valley and Madiran in southern France, and Colline Teramane and Basilicata in Central Italy.

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heath family Estate

22 Acres Liberated
from California

Heath Vineyards is situated in an unparalleled hillside terroir featuring perfectly suited soil and dramatic daily temperature swings. This setting supports excellent fruit maturity leading to rich,
intense flavors and aromas.

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Heath Vineyards Estate

250 Planted Acres in the Texas High Plains AVA

The second largest American Viticultural Area in Texas is home to two-thirds of the planted vines in Texas. Most of the vineyards are on flat terrain at elevations between 3,000 feet and 4,000 feet.

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Meet the Owners

Brian and Jennifer Heath

Brian and Jennifer Heath have owned Grape Creek Vineyards in Fredericksburg, Texas, since 2006. They have planted estate vineyards, expanded and developed state-of-the-art winemaking facilities, and created an exceptional visitor experience at their “Tuscany in Texas” tasting rooms. In 2014, they purchased Heath Vineyards in the Paso Robles Willow Creek district, which has already yielded multiple 90+ point wines.

Additionally, they partnered with Stout’s Kitchens to provide an upscale, on-property restaurant overlooking the vines. They also opened tasting rooms in Georgetown, Texas, and downtown Fredericksburg to better serve the many Grape Creek Wine Club Members.

In 2019, construction was completed on Heath Sparkling Wines, the first winery in Texas dedicated to sparkling wines. The dramatic, modern architecture and unique wine presentation round out the experience of “One Vineyard Estate, Two Premier Wineries” for their guests and Members.

Most recently, they established Invention Vineyards. Bringing innovation to this historic property, the completely renovated industrial urban tasting room is surrounded by 35 acres of estate vineyards and a full-production winery. Visit today and see the transformation.

The exclusive and ultra-premium Jenblossom Cellars portfolio was introduced in 2022. These ultra-premium Cabernets and Pinot Noir are sourced from our growers in Howell Mountain, Yountville, Rutherford and more, then crafted in our Texas cellar. Experience our bold Napa and Sonoma wines in an intimate, seated tasting at Grape Creek Vineyards.

What’s next? Who knows, but we know something will always be on the horizon.