One stay in the Fredericksburg Texas bed and breakfast and you’ll see why it’s become one of the most acclaimed Fredericksburg Texas Restaurants, too. See what these publications had to say!
Chef Ross Burtwell featured on "Cooking With Fox" See owner and Executive Chef Ross Burtwell cooking with Fredericksburg peaches and Texas shrimp. Yummmm!
Chef Ross Burtwell cooking on Austin LIVE See Cabernet Grill Chef Ross Burtwell cooking on the AustinLIVE show demostrating how to cook with Fredericksburg lavender. Watch it now ›››
Texas Highways I recently caught up with Fredericksburg chef Ross Burtwell, who made the decision a few years ago to serve exclusively Texas wines at his restaurant, the Cabernet Grill, which lies just south of Main Street (www.cabernetgrill.com). We discussed wine-and-food pairings, up-and-coming grapes, vintners’ dinners, and the fried-chicken-and-waffles trend. And then I discovered that Texas Highways played a role in Burtwell’s career path. Read more ›››
Texas Journey Ross Burtwell, owner-chef at the Cabernet Grill Texas Wine Country Restaurant in Fredericksburg, is known for his loyalty to Lone Star State products. Like a child at play, he energetically mixes and matches his seasonal menus with a wine list that features 81 Texas varieties. Read more ›››
TravelHost Magazine Nestled in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, just a stone’s throw from Fredericksburg’s bustling Main Street, is a hidden treasure for those seeking a culinary adven- ture. If you consider yourself a food and wine lover, then you won’t want to miss The Cabernet Grill Texas Wine Country Restaurant. Read More ›››
Edible Austin " He started with a couple of Becker Vineyards wines on his wine list, then added some Fall Creek Vineyards wines. Soon his list was about 50 percent Texas wines. He then decided to “take it to the next logical step” and became the first restaurant in the state to offer a wine list comprised solely of Texas wines. To complete the circle, Ross developed a menu of Texas cuisine to match the wine list, and most importantly, trained his staff in the intricacies of pairing the wines to the dishes." Read more ›››
Austin 360 "....We enjoyed a quiet table at the Cabernet Grill, noshing on homemade Russet potato chips served with blue cheese fondue. Not to be outdone, the mushroom caps and Signature Bandera Quail truly hit the spot." Read more ›››
My Table Houston Best Restaurant for Sampling Texas Wines. Read more ›››
National Culinary Review Though probably evolved from German schnitzel with veal, chicken-fried techniques get creative at the hand of Ross Burtwell, chef/owner of Cabernet Grill in Fredericksburg. Read more ›››
D Magazine — September 2009 LOG CABIN LUXURY: Steer your car off Main Street to the Cotton Gin Village located just a few minutes from the historic main drag. Accommodations at the Cotton Gin are 19th-century log cabins named after the major rivers of Texas, and your home-away-from-home includes a Jacuzzi tub, satellite TV, working kitchen, and a private porch for taking in a sultry Texas evening. Granola and homemade pastries are some of the goodies you can expect for breakfast, served in the privacy of your own room. Read more ›››
Texas Department of Agriculture Ross Burtwell, owner and executive chef at the Cabernet Grill Texas Wine Country Restaurant, pairs Texas wines with his fabulous Fredericksburg fare in this month's Table Talk. Read more ›››
UK Guardian — April 2009 We're staying at the Cotton Gin village - a purpose-built "hamlet" of rustic cabins with a restaurant, the Cabernet Grill. Although the Grill is designed to look old, the cabins are the genuine article - pre-Civil War wooden lodges, transported here plank by plank from Kentucky and Tennessee. They look authentic inside too - right down to the corrugated iron ceiling, huge rustic log bed and spinning wheel in the corner. Read more ›››
Vinatage Texas Wine Blog In any regard, tasting wines in flights with food pairings in the friendly, warm surroundings of a restaurant like the Cabernet Grill can be lots of fun and even a bit educational. Read more ›››
Texas Hill Country wines are rapidly becoming what can be referred to as “the whole deal, the real deal, and the big deal”; something similar to what I previously experienced in northern California in the 1970s. This was particularly true last week when my wife and I attended Chef Ross Burtwell’s Cabernet Grill restaurant when it featured his tasting menu and the wines of Grape Creek Vineyards. Read More ›››
Cooking Light Plan to arrive to Fredericksburg in time for dinner at the Cabernet Grill for a true taste of Hill Country - succulent farm-raised boneless quail stuffed with jalapeño and wrapped in bacon, grilled, and then finished with a raspberry-chipotle glaze. Read more ›››
USA Today Suggested lodging:The Cotton Gin Village in Fredericksburg balances rusticity with elegance in its B&B log cabins, set amid an 1870s village. Adjoining Cabernet Grill-Texas Wine Country Restaurant is purely elegant without the rustic, however. Read more ›››
Hill Country Visitor Just outside the city of Fredericksburg in a secluded little corner of the Hill Country is a haven known as the Cotton Gin Village. Surrounded by a rustic style wooden fence, the complex may have the appearance of a turn of the century village, but actually housed within the complex is an upscale restaurant, seven authentic log cabins serving as bed and breakfast rooms and several outer buildings completing the ambiance. Read more ›››
Suite 101 Here's my test question for whether I like the accommodations I stay in when traveling: Would I like to return? In the case of the Cotton Gin in Fredericksburg, Texas, the answer is a definite yes. I recommend it highly because here you can relax in quaint accommodations-and dine on gourmet food as well. Read more ›››
Associated Content The Cotton Gin Restaurant and Lodging is an American Shangri-La in Texas. Driving along Texas Highway 16, empty space and occasional nondescript buildings give way to a vision of Pioneer Days, a tiny village of 19th Century log cabins minutes away from downtown Fredericksburg. Closer examination of the grounds is even more pleasing to the eye: a water garden, wishing well, windmill, stable and blacksmith shop. Read more ›››
Great Towns of America This post-millenium complex has the look and feel of Frederickburg’s earliest yesteryears. Picturesque log cabins have been relocated here and outfitted with all contemporary amenities. Each is nicely sited in a lovely tree-shaded garden featuring ponds and rock-lined waterfalls with outdoor dining alcoves by the pond and in adjoining barbecue pit areas. Read more ›››
