The Best Texas Hill Country Wineries for Corporate Events and Company Retreats

An Italianate villa with a big courtyard, a reliably good tasting room and Italian-variety wines that surprise people. The decisive detail for a company event is Trattoria Lisina next door: a group can taste at Duchman and walk to a long Italian dinner without getting back in the van. Our most-used stop for a department-sized outing on the Dripping Springs side.

One of the prettiest tasting rooms in the Hill Country, from Texas's founding winery, with wine that holds up to a serious palate. Elegant rather than rustic. The right first stop for a client group or a leadership team, and a good one for a reserved patio section.

A hilltop with a long view over the valley and a terrace built to look at it. Casual, generous pours, and the kind of golden-hour setting that ends a company day properly. Best as the last stop.

A boutique estate on a working vineyard with a tasting room that feels like someone's very good house. Quiet, personal, and better for a leadership group that wants to talk than for a crowd.

Up on one of the higher points in the area with a deck and a view that goes on. Small production, small room, and ideal for a group of ten that wants to feel like it found somewhere.

Not a winery first, though the Cellars across the lot pours its own labels. The Salt Lick has been feeding long tables family-style since 1967, has a pavilion and grounds built for big groups, and is the lunch every Dripping Springs company day is built around. For a large group that wants BBQ as the main event, it hosts hundreds without blinking.

One of the oldest estates in the Hill Country, with a dedicated event space and grounds that hold a company. We have run a full afternoon here for a group of one hundred: a sparkling welcome off the coaches, an estate tour, guided tastings in four groups, the blind tasting challenge, an open bar and dinner on the property. Twenty minutes from Horseshoe Bay Resort, which makes it the natural afternoon out for a retreat based there, and forty-five from downtown Austin up Highway 71.

The winery we recommend to clients who think Texas cannot make serious wine. A restored farmhouse under oaks, Texas-grown fruit, named growers, and staff who can talk about all of it. Private tastings for a group that wants to go deep. Not a party venue, and better for it.

A hilltop terrace with one of the best views in Texas wine and a Tempranillo program to match. The terrace handles a sizable group and the setting does the rest. End a day here if you can.

Seated, guided, paired tastings rather than a bar, which makes it the most educational hour on 290 and a brilliant format for a small executive group. Book the private experience; it fills.

The biggest name in Texas wine, with the lavender fields, a large tasting room and event facilities that have hosted company gatherings for decades. Busy on weekends; on a weekday a group has room to spread out.

A modern tasting room with a wraparound porch and hill views, from the same family as Spicewood Vineyards. Spanish and Rhone varieties, a relaxed room, and a porch that takes a group comfortably.

The one property on this list where the company can sleep. Winery, brewery, hotel rooms, spa and event space on one site along 290. For a retreat that wants to be in wine country without moving every day, it solves the hardest problem on the agenda.

A newer grand estate with a striking modern building, a big terrace over its own vines and a sparkling program that makes a welcome toast easy. Built for events, polished, and comfortable for a large company that wants a sense of occasion.

Clean contemporary architecture, panoramic views and seating scattered across the grounds. One of our most-requested stops because it photographs beautifully and the pours are generous. A group can take a section of the lawn and feel like it has the place.

Tuscan-inspired and resort-like, with a bistro on site, cypress drives and multiple tasting options. The stop where a group with mixed wine interest all find something to do, and the hospitality is as good as any in the region.

A large property with a courtyard, event spaces and live music on many weekends. Suits a celebration: a holiday party, a milestone, a company that wants the afternoon to turn into a party.

Fischer & Wieser's orchard property with a wine tasting room, a lake and a pavilion under the trees. Unusual, relaxed, and a good change of pace between two big estates. The jams go home in the van.

Two of the newer names worth knowing. Slate Theory has a distinctive underground tasting room cut into the hillside; 12 Fires has a big modern room and grounds outside Johnson City. Both handle groups well and give a company day a stop nobody has been to before.