The Texas Hill Country is becoming one of the most coveted wine destinations in the world. With the attraction of tourists to the Hill Country, tasting rooms are opening there from wineries that already have a presence in other states and countries. Most of those wineries are not showing an interest in making Texas wine and instead sell their out-of-state wines. Foyt Winery and Museum is one winery that will be an exception.
Foyt Wine Collective today owns and operates a professional Indy Car race team, winery in Sonoma County, a tasting room in Speedway, Indiana, near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the Foyt Winery and Museum in Fredericksburg. Cousins, A.J. Foyt IV and Larry Foyt began Foyt Family Wines to pay tribute to A.J. Foyt and his racing career. A.J. Foyt’s professional career spanned four decades from the 1950s to the 1990s, and is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Daytona 500, and the 24 Hours of Daytona. A.J. Foyt was born in Houston, Texas, and he and his family members still reside in Texas, so the tasting room in Texas is only fitting.
The Fredericksburg tasting room opened in 2021. When I first visited the winery, construction was still occurring around the tasting room, but it was still an enjoyable place to do a tasting. A vineyard was being planted and there were plans for more buildings in the future, along with the plan to create Texas
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