Visiting Lone Oak Winery

I’m a writer who loves research. Regardless of where I go, I always find something interesting that I end up writing about at some point since I write both fiction and nonfiction.

Last month on our vacation, my darling husband and I toured another winery and  vineyard. We enjoy doing this, and we always buy a wine we’ve tasted during our visit. I take scads of pictures and make lots of notes so, if it fits, I can use my visit as background for scenes in my novels as well as writing freelance articles about wine, one of my special interests.

Our visit to Lone Oak Winery in Burleson, Texas, was particularly enjoyable since my husband’s brother and his wife accompanied us.

Lone Oak is a small winery that opens to the public from noon to 7PM, Thursday – Sunday, for tastings. You can arrange for a guided tour by calling in advance, but we just strolled in, had great fun with tasting all their wines, including two ports, and then we did a self-guided tour.

Wine Dog

Actually, the self-guided tour had a guide – Sadie the wine dog. Sadie trotted ahead when we set upon the path through the vineyard. At every fork in the path, Sadie stopped and waited. As we approached, she turned and faced a particular direction and remained motionless, as if frozen in place. When we reached her, she set off down her chosen direction, and we followed like good tourists. We laughed as we followed Sadie from one grape planting to the next, making a big circuit through the vineyard and then back to the hospitality room.

Tasting

Lone Oak has an exceptional blush wine, and that’s what I just opened tonight. Normally, I favor the reds,  but in this case, the blush has a beguiling bouquet and a taste that’s light and fruity without being commonplace and sweet.

When it comes to wine, I’m so provincial that I swallow the samples presented to me at tastings. No gargling and spitting for me. Why waste good wine? I thoroughly enjoyed all their wines, but the one I really wanted to buy was their blush table wine, Rosa Blanca. As is our custom, my husband picked a bottle that he liked, I got the Rosa Blanca I wanted, and we purchased a couple of wine glasses, etched with the winery name.

If you’d like to visit Lone Oak Winery, Inc., they’re located at 2116 FM 731, Burleson, Texas 76028. Call (817) 426-6625 if you want to arrange a guided tour.

We chilled Rosa Blanca and opened it tonight. We filled our Lone Oak glasses. In a moment, I’ll finish this post, leave the computer, and drink the wine. We’ll also discuss the fun we had at Lone Oak during our vacation.

Takeaway Truth

Good times should be remembered and celebrated.

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