Wow is Foch street getting fancy or what? Times Ten Cellars has purchased 22,000 square feet at 1100 Foch Street, the site of a former pecan shelling factory. The wine bar and tasting room will be a treat for Fort Worth winos. The winery will even have an event space.
Times Ten Cellars already have a location in Dallas. The winery cellars and bottles wine from select California regions as well as from their vineyard in Alpine, Texas. Their Dallas locale has a tasting room with wine friendly snacks and they allow you to order food from neighboring pizza joints.
According to GlobeSt.com construction will begin in December or January with an eye toward an August 2009 opening. The winery will occupy 8,000 square feet and lease the remainder of the space to complementary businesses. A new restaurant perhaps?
GlobeSt. also reports that Times Ten currently produces 120,000 to 200,000 bottles per year that are distributed to 45 restaurants in Dallas. They are also expanding to include distribution in Houston.
Their vineyard is planted in the desert mountains about 18 miles south of Alpine, Texas. The combination of sun, cool nights and mineral rich volcanic soil provide growing conditions for Spanish and Rhone style wines. These wines include: Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Mourvedre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and my favorite Tempranillo.
It’s very exciting to see all the growth that has been happening around the Foch/Currie street area over the past few years. I remember thinking Foch street was really starting to come into it’s own when the Black Dog moved there. Well, that’s since closed down but the development has not stopped in what was a former industrial wasteland of an area. I can’t wait to see who’s moved into the Foch as I’m sipping some Sauvignon. Cheers!
