Local Wineries for your Enjoyment
The area north of Houston has several outstanding wineries for your enjoyment. The weather is wonderful which allows us some time to sip on wines outdoors at these venues. I hope you will find some time to visit these family wineries in the area.
The Ferm Meadery
Mike and Cathy Rape opened The Ferm Meadery at 225 Simonton on the south side of the Montgomery Courthouse two years ago. The Meadery is open Thursday through Sunday from 2 to 6 pm with hours extending up to 8 pm on Friday and Saturday. Mead wine is made from the sugars in honey mixed with water and fermented, hence their name The Ferm. I am impressed by the quality of their Mead and the fun atmosphere inside their tasting room in historic downtown Conroe. Their Mead is similar to what we normally perceive as a wine made from grapes. While tasting an unadulterated Mead, I could sense the flowers that the bees visited to gather pollen which is used to make the honey used in the Mead. I hope you will join me in supporting our latest addition to historic downtown Conroe. It is definitely worth your time to visit and taste their wines which have a wide variety of tastes with additives included to enhance the wines aka Meads.
BE Vineyards
Conroe’s original winery, Blue Epiphany Vineyards (now known as BE Winery), is located at 400 Bryant Road on the north side of Conroe. They opened their downtown tasting room adjacent to the University of St. Thomas at the southeast corner of North Main and West Davis Streets two years ago. Their wines are outstanding with two of their red wines earning Double Gold Medals in International Wine Competition. This winery is operated by James Barber who has strong ties to law enforcement.
Bernhardt Winery Concerts
The Bernhardt winery folks are looking forward to sharing their wines, stories, poetry, and music with you! Jerry Bernhardt invites you to join him on the north winery lawn for another year of Sunday evening concerts paired with fellowship and great wines. The reputation for the Bernhardt Winery concerts has grown over the years with large crowds enjoying each other, Bernhardt Winery Wines, great foods, and outstanding music. I suggest getting to the winery to stake out your perfect spot with your chairs and tables, foods, and of course your choices in Bernhardt Wines. You can bring your own foods or buy available foods on the winery site. This winery is both kid and dog friendly, but you still must take full responsibility for both! You can bring it ALL to the winery concerts, EXCEPT outside alcohol since the TABC says that is a BIG No-No! There is a nominal cover charge of $10 to $15 depending on the concert for those over 18 with youngsters and dogs free.
Bernhardt Winery is also putting on Saturday afternoon acoustic concerts starting around 1:00. These free Saturday events are also paired with other Saturday events at the winery. To further enjoy these concerts, I suggest bringing lots of friends.