2 Best Sights in Stonewall, The Hill Country

Winemaker Krystal Patel grew up making wine in the cellar with her grandmother, and turned part of her fifth-generation family ranch into a vineyard and tasting room in a former barn in Stonewall. You can taste her award-winning small-batch wines—reds are the specialty—and learn about the region's history through her fascinating family. (Her grandfather invented an "airship" in the 1860s, 40 years before the Wright brothers.) If you’re up for a bite, ask about a cheese board to accompany the wine tasting.

A sixth-generation family-run boutique winery, Pedernales Cellars offers sustainably grown, 100 percent Texas grapes and specializes in Spanish- and Rhone-style wines. The winery sits on 145 acres with bucolic views of the Pedernales River Valley, and tastings and cellar tours are offered.