Sample local spirits at these proud, passionate purveyors of adult beverages.

Naca Valley  Vineyard (9897 FM 1878, nacavalley.com) produces white, red, rose and fruit wines, and tasting room is open from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturdays. 

The Front Porch Distillery (7905 Hwy. 59 S., frontporchdistillery.com) makes signature moonshine, rum and vodka, and is open from 1 to 9 pm Wednesday-Thursday and 1 to 10 pm Friday and Saturday.

The Fredonia Brewery (138 N. Mound St., fredoniabrewery.com) offers a menu of six different beers, and the kid- and dog-friendly beer garden is open on Saturdays from 2 to 10 pm.

The Fredonia Brewery is the first brewery in Nacogdoches since the 1850s. Their name originates from the Fredonia Rebellion and the Fredonia Republic 1826-1827.