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Siboney Cellars announces new Texas Hill Country winery site, partnership and expansion plans.

May 11
Categories: Passion, Press, Texas Hill Country

Have you heard the news? Siboney Cellars is coming to Wine Road 290 in the Texas Hill Country!

Yesterday, we announced a new partnership and the acquisition of a 52 acre parcel of land ideally suited for a full Texas Hill Country winery, production facility, tasting room and vineyards. The site is beautiful ? a classic Hill Country property featuring a limestone plateau, rolling hills, heritage oaks, a fertile field, stepped terraces suitable for vineyard planting, and over 100 feet of elevation changes, rising to a plateau of 1500 feet.

The new home for Siboney Cellars Is the culmination of a long held vision, made possible by a new partnership we are very blessed to have, and a search that criss-crossed the Hill Country. It is ideally situated for our plans:

Location – With frontage directly on Wine Road 290, adjacent to Lewis Wines, the new home for Siboney Cellars is situated between Hye and Johnson City, continuing the development of the eastern corridor of WR290. We look forward to taking our place among the neighboring wineries in the area and participating as a 100% Texas house.

Vineyards – this site holds a promise for true Texas Terroir – a term we believe in when it is applied to an appellation or specific location. With limestone plateaus, north-facing terraces, and a soil structure that may prove favorable for vineyard growth, we are excited about the potential of estate wines.

Views – the limestone plateau rises 100 feet above the entry point on 290, and affords commanding views. We have many plans to share these views with you!

And the new partnership? We are delighted to introduce the Waldrips to the Texas Wine community, and over the next few weeks we will do exactly that. We met Bill and Mary Anne Waldrip at a wine writer?s event hosted at Boot Ranch in 2015 – one of many industry tours and events we have attended together. Mary Anne poured our first wine – the 2017 Coral Ros?, at the Texas Wine Revolution last year. And together, we have unlocked a mutual passion for creating a wonderful winery in the Hill Country. We can?t wait for you to meet them!

Needless to say, Barbara and I are over the moon! We just returned from our first 2019 trip to the High Plains and are excited about the this year?s vintage potential. With our collaboration at Hawk?s Shadow Winery continuing through 2019 and into 2020, the new partnership, and the new location coming to WR290, we can bring our vision into focus, put more quality grapes into Barbara?s capable hands, and put more Siboney wine into your own cellar. And as always, There?s a million things we haven?t done. Just you wait!! ~MRL

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Team Siboney: The Fireman. El Euro. The Voice. Lil Red. The Story Master.

Not just Tasting Room Staff, these are hospitality experts steeped in the culture of the “incredible guest experience.” They are wine-and-culinary geniuses, storytelling orators, culturally engaged students of learning, and tireless practitioners of joyful service… Siboney Service.

They’re from here - local hill country volunteers, neighbors. Fierce advocates for Texas Wine, and building on the positive reputation of the Texas Hill Country Wine Region. And they are your friends, anytime you need one.

A little inside baseball: this group of wonderful people routinely choose to share tips across the team rather than play it solo, especially on event days. Their choice.

Over the past four years, when one of the team is sidelined, the others always step up, fulfilling our service duties and responsibilities without complaint. This is because they understand the value of being there for each other.

It’s hard to put into words the value of these qualities to the entire enterprise.

We only compete against what we are capable of doing. We are completely grateful to our tasting room team, because their energy, attitude and enthusiasm allows us the privilege of creating the most unique and interesting wine and culinary experiences to be offered anywhere.

And we would not have it otherwise. You have told us this directly, and have seen this in practice, time and again. You have feasted on it through Kappy’s incredibly thoughtful and approachable event menus, club release pairings and culinary experiences offered by this team all year, including monthly domino day pig roasts, and the rollicking high energy club releases each season. The team enables all of that. And of course you’ve long appreciated Barbara’s artistry in the cellar, presented by this team every day. And many evenings.

We are honored and proud to suit up and go to work with this enormously capable team in the tasting room, and at your service.
#justyouwait
www.siboneycellars.com/visit

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Team Siboney: The Fireman. El Euro. The Voice. Lil Red. The Story Master. Not just Tasting Room Staff, these are hospitality experts steeped in the culture of the “incredible guest experience.” They are wine-and-culinary geniuses, storytelling orators, culturally engaged students of learning, and tireless practitioners of joyful service… Siboney Service. They’re from here - local hill country volunteers, neighbors. Fierce advocates for Texas Wine, and building on the positive reputation of the Texas Hill Country Wine Region. And they are your friends, anytime you need one. A little inside baseball: this group of wonderful people routinely choose to share tips across the team rather than play it solo, especially on event days. Their choice. Over the past four years, when one of the team is sidelined, the others always step up, fulfilling our service duties and responsibilities without complaint. This is because they understand the value of being there for each other. It’s hard to put into words the value of these qualities to the entire enterprise. We only compete against what we are capable of doing. We are completely grateful to our tasting room team, because their energy, attitude and enthusiasm allows us the privilege of creating the most unique and interesting wine and culinary experiences to be offered anywhere. And we would not have it otherwise. You have told us this directly, and have seen this in practice, time and again. You have feasted on it through Kappy’s incredibly thoughtful and approachable event menus, club release pairings and culinary experiences offered by this team all year, including monthly domino day pig roasts, and the rollicking high energy club releases each season. The team enables all of that. And of course you’ve long appreciated Barbara’s artistry in the cellar, presented by this team every day. And many evenings. We are honored and proud to suit up and go to work with this enormously capable team in the tasting room, and at your service. #justyouwait www.siboneycellars.com/visit

Mom’s here and she brought the best eggnog and we found the spiced rum So what the heck, we will get it going — happy holidays!

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Mom’s here and she brought the best eggnog and we found the spiced rum So what the heck, we will get it going — happy holidays!

When your best friends are in town for the long weekend… Elaine Stringert Ward and Barbara Lecuona Steeltown girls on a Saturday night in the Texas Hill Country

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When your best friends are in town for the long weekend… Elaine Stringert Ward and Barbara Lecuona Steeltown girls on a Saturday night in the Texas Hill Country

We cannot get out.
They have taken the bridge.
And the lower levels.
Drums, drums in the deep.
We cannot get out.

They are coming….

#Halloween

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We cannot get out. They have taken the bridge. And the lower levels. Drums, drums in the deep. We cannot get out. They are coming…. #Halloween

Petit Verdot on the press! On behalf of the winery team at Siboney, and the harvest teams in the high plains, and the logistics drivers, our vineyard partners, fellow winemakers, club and family volunteers and the thousands of wine lovers who visited during the 2025 Harvest, a huge thank you and Un Abrazo Fuerte for the energy you gave us this season! 🍷✅❤️🇨🇺🇺🇸

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Petit Verdot on the press! On behalf of the winery team at Siboney, and the harvest teams in the high plains, and the logistics drivers, our vineyard partners, fellow winemakers, club and family volunteers and the thousands of wine lovers who visited during the 2025 Harvest, a huge thank you and Un Abrazo Fuerte for the energy you gave us this season! 🍷✅❤️🇨🇺🇺🇸