From Wild West to vintage varietals: Old times and fine wines share wide-open spaces of Texas Hill CountrySunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:16AMThe Texas Hill Country, where tiny towns dot a landscape of wildflowers and cedar trees, is the kind of place where cowboys and sommeliers meet. Sometimes literally. Dude ranches and country dance halls sit alongside wineries and haute cuisine. A hard morning on horseback can be followed by an afternoon of wine and cheese. And nobody minds a bit.