Amenities at this destination include:

• A Wine Tasting Room
• A private Reserve Room for Wine Club members
• Event Space in the Polo Lounge, Reserve, and Harvest rooms - open to the public for corporate/private events.
• Bissinger's Chocolate Experience and Café – open for light menu items
• The Spa with Novita - offering professional pampering, including deluxe massage, facial, nail, and hair treatments

Entertain your guests both inside and outside The Villa for private parties, weddings, and other special events.

The Villa is open for events and private gatherings. Please call 254.793.3363 to reserve.

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Like the Italian architecture that inspired it, the wine tasting villa, Villa Firenze, evokes style and grace overlooking the vineyard and polo field, beckoning us to visit. The interior is decorated in simple Italian style, while the outside decking offers tremendous vistas of the vineyard, polo matches, lush strolling herb gardens, arbors and terraces.

Open to area residents and tourists it is a relaxing destination for wine tasting in Austin. This unique community offers a tasting room where residents and visitors together may sample wine tiers, house blends, special reserves and imports and domestics of wine and beer. The tasting villa also hosts a series of ongoing educational programs, cultural exhibits and performing arts events. The Villa is available for private weddings and other special events and parties either inside the Villa or outside on the terrace. Come to Villa Firenze as a destination to entertain family, guests and business associates.

Come experience an old world greeting as you enter the Wine Shop. History surrounds you. Massive, aged barn trusses and beams that were masterfully crafted, frame the ceiling, sturdily secured by traditional timber frame joinery. Here you are welcomed to taste a selection of regional and international wines and selected beers as our knowledgeable staff assists you. Visit the Wine Shop often, since wine selections will change on a monthly basis and specials change weekly.

Intimate gallery space flanks the two main hallways in Villa Firenze. The Gallery is used to introduce promising and established artists’ works to the community. Gala events will be held for all artists’ openings.

Currently our Art Gallery walls are featuring artist Doug Naugle who aspires to create an amplified eye candy experience that rocks one's mind and soul. He uses acrylic paint to design chaotic patterns and repetitious lines of color to echo earth's tribal elements.

Doug's work was selected to be part of the 2009 Austin Visual Arts Alliance Anniversary show and he will appear in the Spring 2010 edition of Studio Visit Magazine. Past exhibits have been at East End Gallery and Bass Concert Hall in Austin.

Doug was born and raised in Texas and lived in Angel Fire, New Mexico for 8 years. He continues to be inspired by his physical and spiritual connection with nature he felt during that time. Today his paintings seek to capture the energy found in nature. The outcome is like lightning striking the canvas and electrifying the soul. Doug currently resides in Austin.

We are now featuring works by several artists from Florence, Italy. All art in our galleries and in our Reserve Room is for sale.

Club seating creates a relaxed, intimate setting that is ideal for visiting with friends or for a private party. Cozy up to the fire on a chilly evening with a glass of port or sit and discuss the latest polo match with other aficionados. The Polo Lounge is a perfect rental venue for those who desire a small group gathering that offers flexible seating arrangements and a casual atmosphere.

The Reserve Room is an exclusive room in Villa Firenze that will be open to Wine Club members or rented for private events. Café seating creates a comfortable environment where adults can mingle with other wine enthusiasts to share the experience of drinking wine and beer. Wine Club members will be allowed private label storage which can be viewed from inside the Reserve Room.

The Harvest Room, Gourmet Kitchen and Café all share space under another piece of barn history. The barn structure divides the rooms, making each space unique and inviting.

The Harvest Room offers both openness and height, with exposed ceiling beams and a view of the internal barn structure. It is a flexible space that will be available for private events, educational seminars and wellness classes. It is ideal air-conditioned space that can be leased in combination with outside terrace areas for weddings and other events.

Stay as involved as you would like in the wine making process, from cultivating to harvesting the grapes. The Wine Club offers a unique opportunity of learning about all aspects of grape growing and wine production. Added benefits include wine storage at Villa Firenze, receiving your own private wine label each year and special Reserve Room access for events. This exclusive club membership will be open to both residents and community members who are interested in working in the vineyard to help produce the wine and to those who just enjoy the end result.

Add to your cooking repertoire by taking a cooking class from a guest chef in the Gourmet Kitchen. Celebrity and guest chefs will offer a variety of cooking classes for all levels and also cater private dinners for community members. The kitchen may also be leased for individual use for dinner parties or in conjunction with other bookings (weddings, rehearsal dinners, events in the Harvest Room, etc.)

Bissinger's Chocolate Experience and Café serves light fare to include gourmet sandwiches, salads, soups, breads, coffee, teas and decadent desserts. Small café tables make ideal dining inside, while larger parties may enjoy outside patio areas. Bissinger's Chocolate Experience also offers European chocolates made by hand, sold individually or in gift boxes. The cafe allows visitors the opportunity to create their own picnic from café offerings and enjoy it under one of our mature live Oak trees.

We welcome residents and guests to The Spa with Novita. Rejuvenate in our full-service salon and spa with an array of relaxation treatments, including deep massage, purifying facials, and revitalizing hair and nail services.

Prior to receiving your treatment, enjoy a glass of wine in a plush spa robe and slippers. Lounge in our exclusive Relaxation Room while overlooking our beautiful vineyard. Take time for yourself so you can return to your world refreshed.

The Spa welcomes private parties for weddings, showers, and birthdays. Services can be provided at The Spa or onsite at Villa Botticelli, Villa da Vinci, or La Torre. For bookings, please call 254.793.2772 or 254.793.3363.