Texas

Texas Hill Country

A blend of classic Bordeaux grapes harvested at small farm in San Marcus, TX.  Fruit-forward with well-integrated tannins.

Red Wine, Aubrey Family Vineyards

Portree Cellars

Janet is the owner and winemaker for Portree Cellars.  She started her professional winemaking journey in 2021 in the cellar at Kerrville Hills Winery, making her wines alongside other talented Texas winemakers.  She also completed the Texas Tech University Enology Certificate Program in 2022.  She loves producing single varietal wines to showcase the time and place of each vintage.  Her wines are all 100% Texas, with grapes sourced from across the state including the estate vineyard.  She strives to produce clean,approachable wines that are enjoyed with or without food and are age-worthy.  Her wines have won acclaim at the San Francisco Chronicle, Texsom, Houston Livestock show and Rodeo and other competitions.  One of her past times is art, most recently painting, and she enjoys weaving that passion into her winemaking, both in the bottle and on the labels.

Janet Miertschin

Winemaker

Enjoy great wine, a welcoming atmosphere with an artsy vibe?  Portree Cellars is for you!  Located in Hye, Texas just off Highway 290, our contemporary, relaxing tasting room opened in late 2023 and offers wine tastings, wine and food pairing events, small plates made with locally sourced items and live music.  Enjoy indoor or outdoor seating.  Kid friendly and dogs are permitted on lease.

Our wines are crafted from 100% Texas grapes from our estate vineyard as well as other exceptional Texas vineyards.  Our winemaker and owner Janet strives to produce well-balanced, clean wines that can stand alone or be enjoyed with food.  She also likes to focus on single varietal, single vineyard wines where possible and produce the best expression of that grape and highlight the time and place it was grown.  


Portree Cellars

Texas, United States

2023

Red Wine, Aubrey Family Vineyards

Texas Hill Country

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