Dining
BY KATLYNN FOX
Meg Hiney opened Hutto Wine Bar in downtown Hutto in February 2024.
The wine bar sells a variety of white and red wine, rose and sparkling beverages.
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Hutto Wine Bar spotlights women winemakers
For more access to wine bar events and o erings, Hutto Wine Bar has a members-only club.
and seasonal o erings. Wines are available by the glass, as ights or in full bottles. “I come from a corporate software background, which is very male-dominated,” Hiney said. “Having gone into another very male-dominated industry, I was just trying to nd any way that I could really lift these women up,” Her current go-to wine is BloodRoot cabernet sauvignon. Staying local “Now that we’ve been established for this long, trying to reach further into our own community and trying to make sure that all of our local people know that we’re here has been a really big task,” Hiney said.
During a trip to Fredericksburg, a Texas wine-country town, Meg Hiney knocked on the doors of tasting rooms to ask owners if they would ever open a location in Hutto. After hearing “no, not yet” in response, she decided to take matters into her own hands. Hiney doesn’t have classic sommelier training or a formal background; she just has a love for wine. Meet the owner After 12 years in the software management eld, Hiney opened Hutto Wine Bar on East Street in February 2024 with a focus on selling and promot- ing wine made and sold by women. The wine bar sells small cheese plates, a variety of white and red wine, rose, sparkling beverages
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