Becker Vineyards Stonewall
— the rows of lavender, the week before harvest.
Not only on a wall.
Becker Vineyards Stonewall, on ceramic.
Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.
Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.
Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.
Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.
“A Hill Country winery on US-290 east of Fredericksburg, planted in 1992 by Dr. Richard and Bunny Becker on a 142-acre farm in Stonewall, Texas. The tasting room sits inside a reconstructed nineteenth-century German stone barn; the lavender fields out front bloom from late May into early July. Peaches grow next door. The bees handle the rest. from the studio
The place, in three passes.
Becker Vineyards sits on a 142-acre farm in Stonewall, Texas, in Gillespie County between Fredericksburg and Johnson City along US Highway 290. Dr. Richard Becker and his wife Bunny founded the vineyard in 1992 and now farm roughly 56 acres of vines across Hill Country sites. The estate is part of the Texas Hill Country AVA — the second-largest American Viticultural Area in the United States — and helped define the region's modern reputation for Rhône and Mediterranean varieties.
The lavender fields in front of the tasting room bloom from late May through early July, peaking around the annual Lavender Festival on the second weekend of May. The estate planted lavender in 1999 and now farms multiple cultivars, including Provence and Grosso, in long rows that run parallel to the highway. Harvest is by hand. Becker also produces lavender honey from on-site hives and small-batch culinary and bath products in the farm store.
The tasting room sits inside a reconstructed nineteenth-century German stone barn, rebuilt from a structure originally raised by Hill Country German settlers. Reservations are recommended for seated flights, especially on spring and fall weekends when traffic from Fredericksburg fills US-290. The grounds are walkable: a short loop runs past the lavender, the rose garden, the pavilion, and the peach trees on the eastern edge. Sunday hours are shorter; check the website before driving.
