Texas Wine & BBQ Trails

You're perfectly positioned for two of Texas's best food-and-drink trails — wine and barbecue, both practically at your doorstep. Sip your way through two distinct wine trails: the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, home to Saddlehorn Winery in Burton and Texas Star Winery in Chappell Hill, and the Texas Independence Wine Trail, featuring U Bar Wines — a family-owned winery just 6 miles from Bellville, built on land the Ueckert family has owned since the 1880s, complete with real Texas longhorns for whom each wine is named. For barbecue lovers, follow the official Brenham BBQ Trail to Texas Monthly-recognized smokehouses like LJ's BBQ and Truth BBQ, plus the beloved Chappell Hill Bakery, Deli & BBQ.

• Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail: texasbluebonnetwinetrail.com

• Texas Independence Wine Trail: texasindependencewinetrail.com

• U Bar Wines: ubarwines.com

• Brenham BBQ Trail: visitbrenhamtexas.com/brenham-bbq-trail