Fredericksburg taste for wine and food center

FREDERICKSBURG, GILLESPIE COUNTY - A $1.2 million foundation pledge has been secured to buy three acres on Ufer St. for the construction of a $10 million wine and food center. A group is planning to construct the 30,000-sf facility that would feature a restaurant, wine-tasting room and events center, as well as instructional kitchens, a laboratory and classroom.

The foundation pledge is contingent on $6 million more being raised from other sources. Cooking classes, wine tastings and casual dining are envisioned at the center.

After a 2009 feasibility study, the facility is projected to create more than 100 jobs, generate $13.7 million in annual economic activity in the region and draw 85,000 visitors in its first year of operation.

The center is planned to be complete in 2015.

Read more at the San Antonio Express-News.