The Grapevine

A couple of free tastes to set you up for the bottle you have to drink. Some great cheese and sausage!

I love the grapevine and will always go there. However I have to say the music they had tonight sure wasn’t close to being what I like. They didn’t introduce themselves or talk at all. They sure wasn’t a singing duet.
If I know they are playing will skip that night. If I get their name, lol

Service isn’t that great. They do seem annoyed when you ask about the wine, not sure if they only act that way with a certain age group. Would still go here to get my favorite wine though and the bands they have outside are pretty good, great sitting arrangement. Only reason BTW.

Love this place. People r always so friendly! Just wish they had more wines available for tasting! But all in all good! :)

Those places is definitely a must stop for wine and beer aficionados. They have a decent selection of local wines and it’s nice to just grab a glass and sit outside. They closely at 9pm on Saturday’s which I think is bizarre but I believe they have to follow a local ordinance.

This was by far my favorite spot. I found a few more wines that I enjoy which to include the blackberry wine. I can even buy it at the local Specs where I live. The lady helping my friends and I was so kind and just and overall curtious person. This made my 30^th Bday out with my friends extremely enjoyable and probably the best birthday I have every had. After all my tastings I ended up having two more full glasses of wine.

Great location, knowledgable staff, grab a bottle a cheese plate & chill in the backyard with live music.

Pretty crowded and slightly chaotic to try and get a drink but once you do and find a spot to settle down in it’s pretty good place to chill, people watch and chat with your friends.
I can’t comment too much on the wine/​beer but I had a glass or two of white wine, the fiancé had a beer, everyone was happy!

The Grapevine is such a great place in Gruene. They have a great selection of wine to choose from. Afterwards you can enjoy your bottle outside on one of their tables. If there is live music it is a major plus! Such a good time for family and friends to enjoy!

can’t beat 3 free samples!!! prices are reasonable for where this is located, nice outdoor seating area where musicians often come play. gets pretty crowded in here on the weekend but with free samples it’s totally worth it! they got a few good Texas wines, fiesta, Becker, Texas south wind, three dudes. a must stop!

This is a great place to escape the heat during the warm months. They have good choices of Texas beers plenty of good wine choices (I’m not the wine drinker in my family though). I’ve never done wine tastings here and the people I go with know what wine they like and make their choices. i know they are some young cats that work here so one might not expect them to know a lot about wine. So you might have to look for the experienced veteran and hopefully they can help. I’ve always had a good experience here so far, but then again I just come in here sometimes to have a beer and chill in the air condition. I know they do offer free beer and wine tastings on the 3^rd Thursday of each month. Just check their website.

The Grapevine is always a signature spot when we travel to Gruene, which is usually once in a blue moon when family comes into town to visit. I usually have a great experience with wine tastings and have never had rude service when I visit, which I most definitely would remember.
I stopped by the Grapevine yesterday and had a pretty mediocre experience. The guy helping me was knowledgeable about the menu and helpful. Always a good experience for me!

This place is a bar. This is not a winery or a place for those who take wine tasting seriously. The selection is decent but the staff knows little about the wine and nothing about the pour. They fill the glass to the top, which is fine if you’re looking to get wasted. This is a tourist stop with primarily Texas wines, nice spot but a bar.

Came in with my boyfriend to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. We had fully planned on buying two bottles and making an afternoon out of this trip. When we walked in no one greeted us and when we finally got the attention of a man working behind the counter he seemed almost irritated that we had some questions about the wine. When my boyfriend asked for a suggestion on a dry red wine the man behind the counter rolled his eyes. I asked for a sample of a white wine and I jokingly said «I don’t know that much about wine…» And he said «I don’t either.» After that exchange my boyfriend and I bought two glasses of wine just so we could get out of there as quickly as possible.

I’m just going to be super frank here. This place caters to rednecks who don’t know crap about wine. 60% of the tasting choices are super sweet and not for the wine lovers palate. There is a blackberry merlot on the tasting menu as well as a peach wine! This would have made sense 15 years ago when Gruene was a tourist destination to only a small town Texas clientele, but today New Braunfels and the surrounding areas are booming with young professionals and travelers from all over who have the palate to handle REAL wine! They need to move into this century.
Don’t be fooled in thinking the quality or the service will be anything like a winery. It’s just a gift shop that happens to sell wine and tastings. ½ ounce tastings at that. For $ 12 you can taste 5 wines. Thank goodness they give you a souvenir glass to take home, because you aren’t going to leave with a buzz! The people who work there are young and don’t have an extensive knowledge of wine. They are not going to describe it to you or tell you about the origins of the wine.
That being said the outdoor courtyard is spacious and nice looking. They have 2 Cabernets on the menu that I found drinkable and well priced. I’d go again in the fall, grab a bottle of Cabernet, and sit outside. I wouldn’t waste my time or money on the wine tasting again.

Esposa and I have been to The Grapevine several times during day trips from San Antonio to beautiful Gruene. It’s a nice, relaxing Texas Hill Country rustic place to stand and sample wine for free or purchase a bottle and enjoy a shaded table on the porch or under the trees. Cheers!

My review could go two ways — 1. Five Stars: Entertaining live music sets on the weekends in a natural outdoorsy space (for about 30−40ppl). 2. Three Stars: Staff at the bar… Didn’t offer up a menu until prompted, gave us and charged us for the wrong bottle of wine.
Average those two things together, you get a solid four stars!
Bonus points: Restrooms are provided inside. One of the few public spots in Gruene to stop in for a pit stop if you need one…

Coming from California and experiencing Napa over five times, I can tell you that this is a totally different experience.
The wine here focus on wines that are easier to drink for beginners. It is super sweet and light. It doesn’t focus on the age or the tannins level. I would definitely recommend it for people who like sweet, white, or are beginner wine drinkers to come here to get introduced to wine. If you like red wines or are an experience wine drinker, I don’t think this is the place for you.
Now, the real reason why I gave this place a one star is because the service was horrible. Coming through the door, we weren’t greeted nor even noticed. We roamed the winery to find a lot of wines from different parts of the world. It was a very cute boutique like place.
I approached the male person in front to ask where the tasting was taking place. He answered rudely that it was right here standing in front of the bar. He gave us a menu and told us we got three complimentary wines tasting. We were excited. Looking at the menu, I was shocked to see a HUGE selection of sweet and dessert wines. Curious, we asked to try them.
The man didn’t attempt to make any conversation with us whatsoever and kept talking to the other customers beside us nicely. That’s fine. BUT what made it a really bad impression was the fact that when I asked him why there were so many sweet wines, he answered: «People in Texas has an underdeveloped palate and can only drink sweet wines. We are a business so we just carter to them to make money!»
HMMMMMMMM…who says that? If you hate your job, quit. Don’t make your customers’ experience an unpleasant one!
Even though, I liked some of the interesting dessert wines there. I don’t support any business with crappy service.

I am not usually a fan of tasting rooms, but this one is delightful. You can receive 3 free complimentary tastings, and they even have a couple of beers on tap. The tasting menu changes often. I have been here a couple of times now and each time served by someone different, yet each have been knowledgeable and friendly. This is a definite must if you are in Gruene. They even have some tables outside that you can sit at and enjoy a glass of wine over conversation. I love the wide selection of Texan wines to sample, and now have some vineyards on my list of must visit as a result. There is also a small shop of wine related gifts for purchase.

Great Texas wines. 3 free tastings. Enjoy a bottle or two or … alright, alright, take some home and continue enjoyment!
Yes folks 3 free tastings from a long list of wines and few beers even.
Located in the historic area of Gruene where you can get lost in all the old buildings inviting you in for a little shopping, just go wine tasting! (sorry, not a shopper, but I’m one hell of a wanderer after some good wine and I can definitely spend hours following anyone that wants to shop given I’ve gotten a fair intake of wine).
Great porch sitting can had here, especially if you buy a bottle to enjoy outside on a beautiful day, and by golly that’s just what I did (Bottle of Smart Ass Blush $ 19.99 — Fredericksburg, TX, such a fitting name for myself if you know me in person). They offer you an ice bucket given you leave behind your license, apparently all you shady wine goers had a tendency to walk away with them, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and blame it on the wine? People watching as far as the eye can see, oh how I love me some people watching! If the porch doesn’t tickle your fancy there is additional seating found under an old tree providing natural shade with tables made from wine barrels.
Another great wine tasting establishment to sit back, enjoy, and unwind at the end of the day or all day? Cheers!