Fall Creek Vineyards - Tow

Ed and Susan Auler defied all odds with their assortment of award-winning wines. Constantly being told that they wouldnt succeed since the 70's with a Texas-based vineyard [because it wasnt the appropriate climate to grow grapes]. After spending a few hours with these charismatic conisours, their passion for fruit was extremely evident - all of their wines were well crafted and delicious. Their tasting room, patio and property is perfect for a trunk show or wedding. In the past, they've hosted luncheons for Governor Rick Perry, President George Bush and Prince Charles.

Visited the Fall Creek Vineyards at Tow, Texas. It is definitely off the beaten path, but it is worth the drive. Friendly staff. James, the Tasting Manager, was very helpful and very knowledgeable about the releases. Meritus is not only interesting in it's origin, but a wonderful wine to drink. Mission (San Antonio de Valore) was also a very nice Cabernet Sauvignon. The history of Fall Creek is fascinating. The founders, Ed and Susan Auler, were instrumental in Texas wine development and were responsible for the Texas Hill Country AVA being established. Texas Wine Pioneers by Gretchen Glasscock is a good read and brought me to Fall Creek Vineyards. Truly, Texas makes great wines.

Have always enjoyed Fall Creek wines....nice to visit where it all began. Thank you, James, for all your friendly info! The patio is a wonderful place to sit and enjoy some nice wine in the peaceful quiet of the lake and hills!

Came here for a bachelorette wine tasting and it was absolutely fabulous! James was the most inviting and sincere person I’ve met. His passion & knowledge was much appreciated when explaining the wines and what to expect for a person who doesn’t normally drink wine. 10/10 will be back again!

My favorite winery in the Lake Buchanan/Inks Lake area. Wine is delicious and they have wine available at every price point. Fall Creek is perfect for the casual wine drinker and the wine enthusiast. The staff, especially James, are the absolute best. Fall Creek at Tow is 100% worth the detour from the main roads. Enjoy the wine, good cheese, and view.

Came for a family friendly bachelorette and had a wonderful time. James was so knowledgeable and funny. We had a great relaxing time at this peaceful beautiful venue. We will 100% be back!

We love coming here! It’s beautiful and the wine is wonderful. If James is serving, he alone is worth the visit he’s so entertaining!

So disappointed in this place. We made a reservation over 3 weeks ago for a party of 12 for Saturday, Feb 1st. Our reservation was for 1:30, and when our party showed up, the closed sign was posted. We walked around the courtyard and knocked on the doors, no answer. We called from the parking lot twice, and no answer, so we decided to leave and take the birthday celebration elsewhere. What a poor way to do business. Unfortunately, we will never try to visit this vineyard again, and after reading the reviews, this is not the first time this has happened.

According to the VERY nice, yet very stressed tasting room manager, the wine maker (the manager would NOT provide the winemaker's name) would ONLY let us taste five wines that were NOT ones we wanted to purchase. He claimed that he just lost his grandmother, who lived with him. I didn't believe a word he said! I think he was using that tactic to get me to back off. He told me that I was putting him under stress and he was doing only doing what he was told to do. I would be happy to talk with the winemaker and I hope I can discover the person who directed him to not provide good customer service. This winemaker who has such strict rules cost this winery to lose business! So sad.

Such a beautiful vineyard with some cool history. Their wine is great as well. My husband had their GSM and I had the Tempranillo. The service was excellent. Everyone there was so kind and welcoming. We will definitely be back.

We had a wonderful experience at Fall Creek. Our server was extremely knowledgeable about Texas wines. We will be back

This Fall Creek Vineyards IS a GREAT place to go and relax with a friendly atmosphere, unlike the one in Driftwood, the manager in Driftwood - Amy is so unfriendly ... don't get me wrong, it's a BEAUTIFUL place but what makes it so ugly is the staff. My husband & I visited this Saturday and had such a great & amazing time!! James, their manager is so welcoming, friendly, attentive, and just an AMAZING person, as well as Rick ... y'all are AWESOME!! Y'all want GREAT outstanding service with a beautiful view, visit FALL CREEK VINEYARDS in TOW!! It's too bad & sad that JAMES doesn't manage the FALL CREEK in Driftwood the atmosphere & staff would be so much better. And the experience that people would have would be so AMAZINGLY AWESOME!! THANK YOU, James!! You are an amazing person!!

Just had a wonderful conversation with James at the tow location. Extremely pleasant to talk to and was able to answer my question and helped me out. Great customer service! The wine is also good but 5 stars for James today!

James was awesome. At times it was super busy but he made sure you never felt unattended to. The wines are great and the scenery is fantastic. He even made my non-alcohol drinking husband feel right at home. We will be back.

I first discovered Fall Creek wine at the Circle C HEB thanks to Bill who runs the winery. He was offering samples that day and invited me to visit his winery. Fall Creek Vineyards is a small but cute winery in Tow, Texas NW of Marble Falls. The address listed is there corporate headquarters. I called ahead and asked if I could bring my dog he said OK outside but not inside. Their Reserve Cabernet which is 85% Cab and 15% Merlot is my favorite Texas wine and very reasonably priced at 9.99 and their Mission Cab is also very good with a portion of the sales going to the restoration of The Alamo. I am not a huge fan of sweet wine but I loved their Muscat!

Let's make Mother's Day great again! This place was a "disaster" as Trump would say, and we didn't even visit the location. I called a week ago today to make reservations for "Mother's Day brunch." The guy told me I needed to sign up online to get a reservation. So I signed up for the Fall Creek website in order to make a reservation for the "Mother's Day brunch." When I signed up and put my credit card information for the Mother's Day brunch I did not even get a confirmation email from Fall Creek, so this past Wednesday I called to confirm I had a reservation and still then no one told me that the date the Mother's Day brunch was going to be on Saturday instead of Sunday. I think the IT person should be fired for bad software not providing confirmation emails to customers. The bottom line is, The brunch should been called "The Day Before Mother's Day brunch" because it was held on Saturday, 12 May instead of Sunday, 13 May. The marketing person should also be fired for bad marketing techniques. So the event post on the website stated mother's Day brunch on 12 May, But it probably should've said Saturday 12 May (the day before Mother's Day) in big bold letters that way customers don't inadvertently make the same mistake I did. So yesterday at about 1230 a lady from Fall Creek called me and asked if I'm going to show up. I said "this brunch was today not on Mother's Day?? And asked why was it called Mother's Day brunch. The lady said it was in bold letters on the website that it was on 12 May; which it was not, but at least they should've put "Saturday, 12 May" instead of just "12 May" on the event page. I asked for a refund but she said they had to pay the caterers but said that she would give me two free wine tastings. Really? Wine tastings are about $10 at least. So I am out $84 this is Mother's Day and nothing to show for it. I won't make any more assumptions about this place. Save yourself the drive and go to a much nicer place like the Vineyard at Florence, where they don't do false advertising; as they actually do a Mother's Day brunch on Sunday, Mother's Day as that's where we really wanted to go but they were already booked out far in advance. So I will celebrate a belated Mother's Day with my wife and children next week at The Vineyard at Florence. If this rating system on Yelp allowed me to give half a star I would probably give Fall creek half a star. Sincerely a very very disappointed customer.

James was excellent. We had a wonderful time and he was a delight. The wine was delicious and the hospitality was a real treat.

This place is worthless... They don't serve food and it is middle of nowhere.. If you are ready to drink empty stomach and drive this is the place for you... The guy at the bar didn't give a damn either... Don't go here....

I always love it here. My family lives in the area and every time I come here (a couple times a year) everyone is so nice. It's a very relaxed environment and they can adjust the tasting for you depending on what your preferences are. No one makes you feel like an inconvenience if you can't have reds like myself. Everyone always has a smile. The wine - I always go for the moscato, Dotson, & sweet red when it comes time to buy. I recommend bringing a lunch so that after your tasting you can open a bottle and have a nice lunch on the patio and enjoy a beautiful view. Also - bring a couple bucks and spring for the Chenin Blanc mustard they make. Delish!

My husband and I decided to try out this winery before heading home on the Sunday of our weekend Hill Country get away. We arrived slightly before it opened (5 min) and found it odd the gates were locked. But it wasnt time for it to open so we waited. 20 min goes by, then 30 and nothing. A couple other cars were now waiting to get in too. One of the cars had called the tasting room in Marble Falls and said they were sending someone to open up. Apparently someone didn't show up. We finally get in and we do a tasting. The wine was good but I was underwhelmed with their tasting room and the entire experience. It was a 70 degree day in November and it was dead there. We had been to a couple other wineries the day before and they were so crowded so this surprised me. All in all, I likely wouldn't return here. The drive to get here is long, the service was poor, and the experience didn't live up to other wineries in the area. The grounds, however were beautiful!

We took a lovely hill country drive out to the fall Creek Vineyards in Tow today and it was such a treat. Having dealt with James and Lesa on the phone for previous orders, it was great to meet them and they couldn't have been friendlier or more welcoming. The property is beautiful and the wine tasting area is so relaxed and charming. They have a great selection of gifts in the shop and the overall ambience is really inviting. James is a hoot and so committed to insuring that your visit is excellent. We have long lived several of their great wines and will now make it a regular stop at both the Tow and Driftwood locations. We love Fall Creek and it's so rewarding to support this great Texas company!

Spent a beautiful afternoon on the patio... Pet friendly! Thanks James for the fantastic service! Great wine... joined their wine club, great people, beautiful & peaceful spot by the lake!

This was our third stop. Texas Hill Country Wine Passport #7 Tasting: $5 for about 6 wines, and you get to keep the Fall Creek glass. Tasting Staff: friendly, knowledgeable Facilities: Very large vineyard, very large tasting room and patio outside. Nice restrooms. They sell lots of cutesy wine crap, but also some locally produced foods, and many many award medals and articles, even a thank you letter from Karl Rove (look out!). Wine Dog: dachsund, we didn't catch his name. We had a nice time at this winery, it was the third stop in a day, and it was after McReynolds, so we were getting a little tired. We were the only ones there on a Thursday afternoon and had a nice walk around the vineyard. They were bottling wine, so unfortunately they couldn't give us a tour (a health dept. violation, evidently, to let people watch you bottle). The woman who did our tasting was very friendly. They do get some of their grapes from California (such as the Perfect 10's), so be sure to ask if you're a locavore. We opted for the Texas wines and purchased the 2005 Cache' and the 2007 Chenin Blanc (which you can easily find in Austin stores from around $6) and a Twin Springs (a label owned by Fall Creek) Sweet Red, which we plan to make into Sangria

This place gets two stars ONLY because the wine is good and cheap and the place is pretty. I came here with a party for the Mother's Day lunch. Mind you, I live in Houston and have wanted to visit a hill country Texas vineyard for sometime, and was already fond of Fall Creek wines (bought them HEB in the past). I was very excited about this experience despite the 5 hour drive. Pulled up and it wad beautiful, and we were promptly checked in. It all went downhill from there. First, when we registered for this lunch and paid over $100 the description on the website said we would enjoy lunch on their patio overlooking the vineyard. Instead, the two or three parties of wine tasters occupied this space with ample tables and we were all (several parties) placed in a sort of cellar with wine barrels which qas eerie and cold with no windows (on this gorgeous May day). That was irritating, but I digress. Next was the food. The salad was lukewarm when it arrived, and the salmon was like it had been thawed and served at room temperature. I will admit the dessert was good. Our wine glasses were NOT refilled for the pairings as our food was served and instead was served after we had almost finished that particular course (one time one of the servers even said "oops forgot your wine haha", I guess trying to be playful but we weren't amused. Lastly, after the meal we decided to buy a case of wine because indeed the wine was good, especially the merlot and especially for the price. That's an additional $130. There were two lines formed, so we stepped into one. The group in front of us were apparently doing a tasting and never were asked to step aside for other customers to be helped. Just continued asking questions and giggling amongst themselves while the line grew behind us. No one ever said "can we form one line" or "we will be right with you". We were blatantly ignored for a solid 20 minutes. Then, a group of wine tasting girls for a bachelorette party (about 1p girls) stepped into the other line with their wine glasses ready. Not only were every single one of them was helped, and a few behind them. Then, we were given a hold on a minute finger. My conversation with the cashier proceeds as follows: "You have all been so patient. What can I get you?" Me, playfully but a hint of agitation, "you guys must not want our money very much haha" "No we do we're just short a person today" "Well, that's fine, but there were two distinct lines and every one of those girls were helped before us despite coming in after us" "Well they're here for a bachelorette party and wine tasting" "Well we just did the Mother's Day lunch and spent over $100 and would like to hopefully buy some wine if we ever get to" Ignoring me, turning to my friend's mother, "so a case with these wines. Is that correct?" I walked outside to keep my cool. I wanted to like this place and was so excited about it, but it was the most disappointing trip for both me and my mom (this trip was for her, anyway). It was absolutely terrible and I will never be back, and may never even buy their wine again. There are other Texas vineyards.

Fall Creek vineyards in Tow might be the best winery experience in Texas, and five yelp stars does not do justice to the great time we had last weekend! My friends and I (3 couples and one toddler) dropped in on Saturday afternoon during our hill country weekend getaway. The staff were warm and welcoming. We were given a short tour of the facility - luckily it was a day when grapes were being delivered so we could see some wine making in action. Then of course we did a tasting, the highlight of the tour. It was great to learn about the different wines from the knowledgeable team. Pours were generous and the wines were great. Fall Creek make a lot of different wines, so they're really something is for all tastes, from very sweet blushes to woody, rich reds.

We live about two miles away from this vineyard so we go here all the time. The wines are great and the people are very friendly. The tours are always a big hit when we bring out of town guests. One of the best parts that may not be well advertised is the use of their beautiful courtyard area. We will often bring a picnic, buy some wine and sit out in the courtyard to socialize with friends and guests. It is very relaxing in at a wonderful venue. There is not a charge, they just ask you buy and serve their wines while eating.

Beautiful scenery when driving up to the tasting room, kind of reminds me of The sound of music when the kids are playing in the trees. James was very entertaining and friendly. My hubby and I are predominately red wine drinkers, but saying that we did end up taking the Riesling home. The Riesling was dry and not overly sweet.

I went with friends to the winery for an event where we got to taste and have lunch prepared from San Antonio area chef's. The drive is a bit long (I fell asleep in the car). The winery itself is relatively small, but cute. You have the chance to stomp grapes (which I passed on because feet-infused wine seems wrong) and a very cute older gentleman takes you on a tour of the winery. "Tour" is a bit of an overstatement, as I believe he walked us through 3 rooms, but he is entertaining so it was worth it. I fell in love with their Ed's Smooth Red and was happy to find it at Spec's for $8. Their food was so-so, but they ended up giving us some for free when we got caught in torrential rain storm. The event was really fun. I'm not sure I'd go back without the whole organized event/lunch, but it is certainly worth visiting.

Amazingly good wine. I knew nothing about wine and came to make my gf happy and realized there is wine I like. Went during spring break and we were the only people there. Their knowledge is second to none we will be back.

Wine is almost undrinkable. There is soon much good wine out there...do not settle for this. Only thing worse than the wine was the service! But if you like an assembly line experience then this is your place.

Beautiful tasting room and outdoor area. Warm, inviting and classy tasting room. The people are friendly and know the wine they are pouring. I don't know too much about Had a wonderful time for an unplanned stop here.

Sunday Brunch spent w/friends; Grilled Flank Steak w Eggs Benedict,Champagne, silly conversations, great views, wonderful staff...yummy all around! Hey it's romantic too, make reservations and make history!!!

Such a fun vineyard to go to! Service was great. We did a tasting of their 6 different sweet wines and ended up purchasing four of them. We opened one bottle on their patio and enjoyed the beautiful day. They also had washers to play and a cute dog roaming about.

Our visit to Fall Creek was on a whim, but our departure was one of great satisfaction that we had learned a few things about wine and the process of making it. Our host in the tasting room, James Nobles, was an enthusiastic interpreter, for the lightly initiated, of the many characteristics of wine which accompany its production, taste and appeal. We highly recommend the winery as an enjoyable visitor experience!

Cheryl was extremely nice and knowledgeable. The wine was delicious. Well with the visit.

This place is close to my family's lake house and we go here every time we're in town. Everyone is helpful, sweet and will give you good recommendations. Highly recommend this place due to its charm and hospitality! There's a cat that lives on property that loves the hang around. Ya gotta say hi to Fat Jack!

We stopped here on a Sunday afternoon on our way home from Fredericksburg. The drive out here is really pretty. James greeted us immediately and made us feel very welcome. We opted to do a tasting. I did the sweet and my husband the dry. All the wines were really good and we ended up buying two bottles of Ed's Smooth Red. I would definitely stop off at this winery again if I was in the hill country area.

A day tour & some wine testing was unbelievable. Every wine taste better than the last and we had trouble making up our minds which ones to take home. I hope to return for another visit. KP

Love this winery! We set out a little late getting here and didn't arrive til 4:45 on a Saturday. They close at 5pm so I thought they wouldn't be happy to see us. Quite the opposite. They were really friendly & we had a great tasting with a couple of different ladies. I am used to California wineries, but this place was a treat and the wine is very affordable. They even given you a dessert wine to taste while holding a jalapeno jelly bean in your mouth. You know you are in Texas when that happens. Great place & highly recommend for a day trip to Hill country.

Fall Creek was everything I had imagined, and more! My friends and I just finished a wine trip and of all the vineyards we visited, Fall Creek was definitely my favorite! We were blessed to be hosted by James and I can't say enough great things about him! He was so engaging!! He taught us all about the history of the vineyard, gave us wine tasting lessons, and made sure that we had a great time! I absolutely cannot wait to go back to Fall Creek, Tow.

My wife and I brought two friends here and we both had Travelzoo vouchers. It was easy to redeem our voucher and the voucher itself was a great deal. We didn't have to stand in line but as soon as our tasting was done the place got PACKED at around noon. We had to wait in line to get our bottle that was included in the voucher. Our voucher got a tasting for two, a cheese platter for both of us, and a bottle of wine to take home. Unfortunately, the server knew nothing about wine and she kept rinsing our glasses out with water between tastings, which is definitely a no-no if you're into wine (dilutes the wine). She wasn't very friendly, but it did seem like the other staff members were. Another drawback if you know your wine is that Texas wine in general is just not that good. Fall Creek Vineyards was no exception. The wines here were just awful. I think the worst one we tried was the Rose. All 4 of us looked at each other with weird faces. The Sauv Blanc was the most tolerable white and the most tolerable red was probably Merlot, but overall they just weren't good. I think our friend even got a headache from the wine. But, everyone here is nice, and the premise is pretty. They let you picnic on site, and they also allow you to bring your own food. The drive out here from Austin is spectacular, gotta love the scenic hill country. It's about 1 hour & 30-45 mins from Austin total. While we do feel our Travelzoo voucher was a good value, I highly doubt we'd return. You must pet the friendly and cute winery kitty. He/she is very relaxed and loves to be pet.

The wines are good. Very sweet. The are is remote and a treat for the eyes. The drive is incredibly far. It's about an hour and a half outside of Austin. Fun drive though. The scenery is eye catching. The road bends and rolls swiftly. Its a blast to drive.

My husband and I used their online shopping to buy some wine for a friend. We put in our order on 5/5/13 and never heard back from them, online it said that our order has been received. I sent them an email to ask the status on our wine order and why it hasn't been shipped on 5/9/13 and never got a response back! My husband finally called them on 5/14/13 asking what our status is and they said that they could not find our order! We asked them to then cancel our order and surprise to us they were able to find our order to cancel it. It made no sense at all... I can't comment on the actual place or its wines, but if you want to buy anything from them, don't do it online!

My absolute favorite vineyard in all of Texas. Probably in the whole country. Unpretentious, unassuming, unbelievable quality and taste. As if the wines weren't good enough, make sure you stop in for a tasting when James is behind the bar. His customer service is beyond reproach and he makes you feel like you're welcome and at home the moment you walk through the doors. Do yourself a favor and hit up Miiller's in Llano before stopping by. Buy a bottle and sit on the patio for an impromptu picnic with summer sausage and a dry white wine. You're welcome.

Fall Creek Vineyards 12th Annual Wine and Roses Valentine Luncheon was great! We arrived a bit late but they were sweet about it. We had our beautiful meal with delicious wine. And even bought some items from the gift shop including a bottle of wine to bring home.

We really enjoyed the tasting at this winery overlooking the nice view. Kylie was fantastic! She was very knowledgeable about the various wines and kept us entertained throughout the tasting. We will definately come back!

Wife took me there and had a wonderful time. People there where really nice and also the wine.

Beautiful vineyard with delicious wine. Indoor and outdoor seating available. James was fantastic. It was busy when we arrived but he gave us amazing individual attention. Will definitely come back soon!

This is our second visit to the vineyard. And we enjoyed ourselves so much, that we felt it important to give a big shout out to Mr. James Nobles. He was so funny, knowledgeable and friendly that the experience was very enjoyable. We think he epitomizes the characteristics of a customer oriented individual. We both did tastings and selected from there. One of our favorite vineyards, ambiance is always great, journey to get there is pretty and James was fabulous!

This is my 2nd visit to this Vineyard, this time was much better because I got there early this time so that we could walk around a bit and take in all the beautiful Central Texas scenery that this Vineyard is located on. We did the wine tasting and it rocked, my lady chose a bottle of Chardonnay that in my opinion is much better than the Australian ones and better than any other Chardonnay produced in Texas. The ladies that guided us through the wine tasting were very very down to earth country laides and that alone was quite appealling. This winery is producing some of the top wines in Texas and Texas is becoming known now for its wine, this winery was founded in 1979 and one of the oldest in our grande state, their wine should be more expensive but its very affordable, I loved this place as did my beautiful lady. If you plan your route so that you travel up highway 16 from Llano you'll see some truly beautiful central texas hill country and you can drive at a nice slow leisurely rate with no traffic.

Spent the weekend touring hill country and some truly beautiful texas wineries. This one was our least favorite for several reasons. Grapes used to make their wines are not even grown on property. Grown by other producers. Not one wine we tasted during our visit, was worth buying, even though we were told repeatedly that they were the top winery in hill country. We visited several other wineries on our tour where they grow their own grapes used for winemaking and they were exceptional. Icing on the cake...we were told we could keep our wine glasses, but since we purchased only one tasting and one bottle of wine, we were charged for taking home the second glass. $12.95!!! We found out later when we got home (250 miles away) that they charged us for the glass after we left! Frankly, we don't even want one of the glasses since the wine isn't even worth drinking! Left a very bad taste in our mouth, literally and figuratively! Not worth the visit or the poor service.

Some friends and I stopped by this past weekend and were greeted by Rick and James. They were busy but did their best to make sure everyone was greeted and acknowledged, James assisted us during our tasting and was fantastic and hilarious. Thoroughly enjoyed our experience here and can't wait to go back when we are in the area!

i did the travel zoo discount - 2 of us got 8 samples total, tour, glass of wine, free wine glass, cheese tray and 1 bottle to take home. Priced reasonably including the gift shop. I found a new type of wine I didn't know I liked which was cool. Nice place.

Went to the Red White & Blue on the Fifth of July. Wine was good, purchased a bottle of Riesling very tasty. Ordered our gourmet hamburgers from the chef. He asked how we wanted them cooked, we said "well done". Thats the only way to safely eat hamburger. After a while we got our hamburgers and they were raw inside . Not even rare. Took it back and they put it back on the grill. Then waited a few moments, it was brought back very rare. I kind of ate around the edges and threw the rest away. We were very disappointed that a "chef" could not grill a hamburger. The staff were some what indifferent about the whole thing. We saw many other tables with raw burgers also. It was a very long two hour drive home. Powered thru the stomach problems.... we will definitely not return. We have been coming to the grape stomp for years. Really disappointed .....