![]() We were the only ones in the winery, but we stayed and chatted for quite a long time. John has the perfect personality for a wine tasting room friendly, chatty, affable, and full of stories. It was a lovely day, so I don’t blame him! We got out of the car, and he grinned and said, “You’re going to make me do some work, aren’t you?” And yes, we made him earn his keep, by deciding to taste pretty much everything he had available. The People:  When my friend and I drove up, John was sitting outside the door on a bar stool. I even checked out the bathroom (ladies will understand why this is important) and I really wish my photo of the sink had come out! It’s a bowl sitting on top of a converted wine barrel. There’s a small gift shop area next to the tasting counter along one side of the large rooms, and barrels here and there to lend to the winery atmosphere. In talking to owner John Wilson, he told us about some weddings and parties they’d had at the winery, complete with live music. With a high ceiling, hard floors, tastefully scattered hanging lights, and a partial second floor overlooking the main floor like a balcony, Crossroads’ interior is the perfect setup for a great party. Suspend your suspicion it’s much cuter on the inside. When you get to the series of green-painted, low buildings that look like warehouses, you think, “That can’t be a winery!” But lo and behold, one of those low green warehouse-looking buildings is indeed the winery. Driving west from Frisco, you really think you’ve missed it, but you haven’t. The Place:  Location is really Crossroads’ only downfall. Crossroads has been around since 2005, but the winery was recently purchased by former chemical engineer John Wilson, who declared, “Making wine is a lot like making chemicals but it sure does taste better.” If Crossroads Winery had a tasting room in a well-traveled area, its business would boom.Įven though it’s located in the unlikeliest of places, in a bit of an industrial district west of Frisco, it’s a fun experience. * This review was produced prior to the winery changing its name from Crossroads to Umbra and moving to Grapevine. Address: 415 South Main Street Grapevine,Texas 76051.
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