Nine wineries that make up the Texas Wine Road 290 Wine Trail, in cooperation with the Texas Pork Producers Association, invite you to participate in a Saturday, June 21 event.

Each winery will team with a top restaurant in the Texas Hill Country to present “Vino al Pastor.”

Vino al Pastor literally means wine and “Shepherd style” meat. Tacos al pastor, is a Mexican dish adoption of a spit-grilled meat, usually pork, served on a taco.

Each restaurant will prepare a recipe using pork shoulder meat, usually marinated with a blend of different spices and herbs, and some “summertime” grilling presentation.

When you visit each winery during the trail day you will enjoy a wine especially paired with the pork recipe. You will also receive a copy of the recipe enjoyed at the winery.

The wineries, all within five miles of Highway 290, from one mile east of Johnson City to nine miles west of Fredericksburg make up one of the most successful wine travel destinations in the U.S., second only to NAPA.

Each of the wineries offer their normal tasting and the pork pairing taste will not cost any extra.

Participating wineries, east to west are Texas Hills Vineyard, Lost Creek Winery Tasting Room, Woodrose Winery, Becker Vineyards, Torre di Pietra Vineyards, Grape Creek Vineyard, Bell Mountain Winery Tasting Room, Fredericksburg Winery, and Chisholm Trail Winery.

Wineries recommend that you plan to spend the evening locally (maybe a B&B) and enjoy dinner at one of the restaurants.

Some of the participating restaurants are August E’s, Rathskeller, Cotton Gin Cabernet Grill, Navajo Grill, Silver Creek Restaurant & Bier Garten, and Silver K Cafe, and more.

For more information call (830)868-2321.