Dinner Destination: Riven Rock Ranch, Fredericksburg Trip, Part 2

We started out the day, Friday, with a stop at the Becker Vineyards in Stonewall, right outside Fredericksburg.  We've been buying their wines for years and even belong to their wine club and get new wines shipped to us every few months.  I wanted a bottle of their Vintage Port to make some port wine caramelized pecans.  Steve wanted to get six bottles so he could take advantage of the 10% discount for 6 bottles or more.  He really liked the 201l Albarino, a white wine made from Albarino, native to northwestern Iberia.  Apparently this was a very popular wine and supply was low.  He also got a couple bottles of the...

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Fredericksburg Trip, Part 1

Giant Pyramid Candle in the Marketplatz We set out for Fredericksburg on on Thursday, December 1st, to stay at our favorite B & B, Cottages at Limestone on Main, and relax a few days, shop, go on the annual Christmas Tour of Homes and enjoy the local cuisine, of course.  The drive to Fredericksburg via state highway 16 seems short and pleasant since Steve does the driving and I catch up on reading.  A stop in San Saba at the Oliver Pecan Company is always a must this time of year when pecan season is at its peak.  We buy bags of cracked pecans after sampling the season's choices.  This year we bought...

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