Lost Maples Winery in the hills of Vanderpool, Texas, is a hot spot for visitors.
“With Garner State Park and Lost Maple State Park, people just love this area,” winery owner Thomas Slaughter said.
The grapes he grows at the winery become up to 48,000 bottles of wine each year.
“We've been growing every year, so it's hard to predict where we're going to stop,” Slaughter said.
But Slaughter wants to see the rest of his town grow too, which he says is tough under current law.
Vanderpool sits in a dry part of the county. Slaughter is the only person legally allowed to sell wine in that part of Bandera County because he makes it himself.
Next month, voters of Precinct 410 will get to decide if Vanderpool will go wet, and Slaughter is backing the change.
“People that come out here should be able to go to a local store, a package store, and a buy a six pack of beer or a couple bottles of wine to take home,” he said.
Down at the local convenience store, visitors wonder where the beer is.
“That's what I stopped here for – to get something to drink – and I guess I'll have to drink water,” tourist George Braynack said.
Store owner Ron Brown gets that often. The nearest place to buy alcohol is 16 miles away. Brown says customers are willing to make the trip and take their money with them.
Near Vanderpool is the town of Lakey. Beer and wine went on sale there about a decade ago, and liquor hit the shelves last year.
Business owner Shelley Collins says revenues seem to be helping the city. She says safety concerns were a big part of a push to change the law -- something that could push Vanderpool to change its law as well.
“Our kids were driving up north to Garvin store. They were driving south 20 or 40 miles to Uvalde,” she said.
Under the new law, stores would be allowed to sell beer and wine. Restaurants would be allowed to sell mixed drinks.
Election Day is May 9.