Best Wineries in Austin
Austin, Texas — updated August 22, 2026
Three Austin tasting rooms that actually make wine, ranked by how settled their ratings are, plus a note on why the barbecue joints didn't make the cut.
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Austin's winemaking happens in warehouses, not on hillsides. Two of the three producers below share one South Austin street: The Austin Winery at 440 E St Elmo Rd and C.L. Butaud at 415 E St Elmo Rd, a short walk apart in the St. Elmo district. The third keeps a tasting room downtown on the frontage road of I-35. Ratings are quoted with their review counts, because a high score from three dozen visitors means something different from one built on hundreds.
1. The Austin Winery
This is the most thoroughly reviewed working winery inside the city, at 4.6 from 262 reviews, which is enough of a sample to call the rating settled rather than promising. The address is 440 E St Elmo Rd, Suite A1, in the cluster of South Austin warehouses that has become the city's de facto production district. It is listed under activities rather than restaurants, so treat a visit as a tasting stop first. Hours are not published in our source material, so check before driving down, particularly on a weekday.
2. Wanderlust Wine Co. - Downtown
The central option: 610 N Interstate Hwy 35, close enough to downtown to fold into an evening without a drive south. It holds a 4.6 rating from 195 reviews, the same average as The Austin Winery but on a smaller base, so the score is well supported without being bulletproof. It operates as a wine bar, which makes it the easiest entry point on this list for anyone who wants a glass and a seat rather than a formal tasting flight. Parking on that stretch of frontage road is worth planning for.
3. C.L. Butaud Wines
A perfect 5.0, but from just 35 reviews, so read that as a strong early signal rather than a proven record. The winery sits at 415 E St Elmo Rd, across the street from The Austin Winery. Its own site lists tasting hours of 1 to 8 pm Thursday through Saturday and 1 to 6 pm Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday, and notes that the wines are sold primarily through a mailing list. One caveat worth stating plainly: Yelp carries a user report that the location has closed. Confirm directly before you go.
What we left off
County Line and County Line on the Lake both appeared under a winery label, but they are barbecue restaurants and two locations of the same operation, which rules them out twice over. Dai Due on Manor Rd and Bufalina Pizza on E Cesar Chavez are restaurants with wine programs, not producers, so they belong in a different guide. Blue Lacy, at 1825 McBee St, is also a restaurant, and at 3.9 from 333 reviews it would not have led the list even on premise alone.