Becker Vineyards

Becker Vineyards is the founding estate of Texas Hill Country fine wine — Dr. Richard Becker planted the first vines in 1992 and has spent the past three decades building the region from a curiosity into a serious wine destination. The 46-acre estate near Stonewall (between Fredericksburg and Johnson City) sits on the deep limestone soils that have come to define Texas Hill Country viticulture, and the lavender fields that surround the tasting room have become an iconic image of the region.

Becker produces one of the broadest portfolios in Texas Hill Country — over 30 wines from estate-grown and Texas High Plains fruit. The reserve Cabernets and Tempranillos are the flagships, but the under-celebrated Viognier and the rosés are equally compelling. Becker was instrumental in proving that Texas could produce age-worthy wines, and his earliest vintages from the 1990s are still drinking beautifully today.