Andre Boada pours sparkling wine in a Hill Country garden.

VinoCadre — an alliance of wine specialists

Sommelier-led · Fredericksburg, Texas

Wine is somethinglived, not performed.

Private tastings, dinners, and celebrations across the Texas Hill Country — each one designed around your occasion. You bring the people; we bring the rest.

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For the occasions that matter

The best evenings aren't performed — they're hosted. By someone who has already thought of everything, so you can simply be present with the people across the table.

That's the whole idea behind VinoCadre. Founded by advanced sommelier Andre Boada, we design tastings, dinners, and celebrations around your occasion — twenty years in the cellar, put to work so you never have to be the expert in the room. You bring the people and the reason. We bring the rest.

What it means for you

Four things you can count on

A sommelier pours wine at an intimate, art-lined tasting table.

01 · Quiet Authority

You don't have to know wine.

Twenty years in the cellar mean you don't need a single one. No quizzing, no performance — just someone who quietly knows, shaping the night so you look effortless and feel at ease.

Andre Boada welcomes guests with a bottle at a festival tasting. — Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2026

02 · An Open Door

No velvet rope. No wrong questions.

Curiosity is the only credential. Whether you live by the bottle or rarely give it a thought, you're met exactly where you are — warmly, generously, never gatekept.

A private cellar dining room set for an intimate wine dinner.

03 · A Crafted Encounter

Your evening, never a template.

Tell us the occasion and the people, and we design around them — the wines, the room, the pace. No two evenings here are the same, which is exactly why yours is the one they'll remember.

A joyful harvest moment among the vines.

04 · Honored Roots

Old-world depth, in your backyard.

From the vineyards of California to a corridor in Fredericksburg — the same seriousness about wine, brought home to the Hill Country. World-class, without the airfare or the airs.

The door is open.The room is curated.

VinoCadre Uncorked

Notes from the cellar, in your inbox

Tasting notes, quiet recommendations, and first word on what we're pouring next. No noise — just an occasional letter worth opening.

Where to begin

However you like to gather

An intimate dinner, a corporate evening, a private tasting, a gift for the person who has everything — there's a way in for each. Join one of this season's gatherings, or tell us what you're imagining and we'll build it from there.

A curated flight of wines with tasting maps and notes.

August 22

Vinocadre L'Atelier Preview: Tour & Tasting

334 W Main St #3712

Join host sommelier Andre Boada for a special Atelier tour and tasting event During your VIP experience, guests will explore (3) 100-point wines recognized by distinguished wine publications of the world.

Expect perfectly stored and cellared library wines alongside current releases, with valuable insights from a professional advanced sommelier.

Groups are limited to 10 guests per session to ensure intimate, high-level experiences.

The special preview price is $50 per person and includes a curated sparkling wine welcome as you tour the studio.

Sessions (1 hour each): 1 PM · 3 PM · 5 PM

Prepayment required.

Details

August 30

Passport to South Africa: Wine Dinner

Alla Campagna

The wine dinner series travels to South Africa — Méthode Cap Classique, Old Vine Chenin Blanc from some of the oldest productive vineyards in the world, and Pinotage, the country's signature grape. Reception at four, dinner at five. Twenty-four guests.

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September 9

Let's Get Presidential with Vinocadre L'Atelier

Albert Hotel

An evening of rare wines in the presidential suite at Albert Hotel. Guided by Andre Boada.

Some bottles don't travel. They get opened once, in the right room, for the right people.

On Wednesday, September 9, VinoCadre takes over the presidential suite at Hotel Albert for one evening — and opens the cellar.

This isn't a walk-through of what's on the shelf. Andre is pouring verticals: the same wine, current vintage set beside bottles going back fifteen years, side by side in the same lineup. You'll taste what a decade and a half actually does to a wine — not read about it. Expect large formats. Expect a few bottles that rarely leave the rack.

Live guitar. Food throughout the evening. A sale sheet, so anything that stops you can come home with you.

Three access times, capped — so the room stays a room, not a crowd. 4:00–6:00 PM · 6:00–8:00 PM · 8:00–10:00 PM

$50 per person. Tastings at this level typically run double. This one is priced to get the right people in the room.

Space is genuinely limited. Each access time closes when it closes.

TICKET TYPES (cap 40 c/u)

• Early Access — 4:00–6:00 PM · $50 • Prime Access — 6:00–8:00 PM · $50 • Late Access — 8:00–10:00 PM · $50

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO 21+. Your ticket admits you to one access — please arrive at the start of yours. The suite is intimate by design; capacity is firm. Valet and parking at Hotel Albert.

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July 16

Tastes of the Rhône — A Culinary Cruise

The Rhône & Saône, France · with TravelDesigns by Campbell

Eight days on the Rhône and Saône, hosted by Andre — Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Avignon, and a private classical concert inside the Palais des Papes. From $5,802 per person.

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Opening soon · by appointment

L'atelier du Vin

A private salon and workshop in downtown Fredericksburg — and your starting point for custom wine tours, travel planning, and concierge-level evenings across the Hill Country. When the doors open, this is where your most ambitious ideas will begin.

Set above the Peach Basket on Main Street, the Atelier joins a broader transformation of the block — a refined, French-inspired sensibility arriving soon alongside the reintroduction of La Bergerie at 334 West Main.

Discover the Atelier

Andre Boada, founder of VinoCadre, at a tasting.

The founder

Andre BoadaAdvanced Sommelier

Raised by European parents in Napa Valley, Andre grew up understanding wine as an inherent part of gathering well. After building a career in Napa and Sonoma and earning his Advanced Sommelier certification, he launched VinoCadre in 2015 — expanding from St. Helena, California to Fredericksburg in 2020. The depth is his. The ease is yours to borrow.

“Wine is something lived, not performed.”

Connect

Reach out. Let's see what we'd put together for you.

Tell us the occasion — a tasting, a dinner, an event, a gift, a trip. No wine knowledge required; that part's ours. We'll take it from there.

Or call 830-362-7311