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Brownfield, Texas: No Way! Been There and its Green with the Vines of Texas Wine Grape
Brownfield, Texas: No Way! Been There and its Green with the Vines of Texas Wine Grapes We gathered in Brownfield, Texas, Yesterday. What you’ve never heard of it? Never seen it in the Atlas of Wine Regions of the World? Never read about it in the Wine Spectator? Not on the travel agenda of the [...]
Texas Winegrowers are on the “Eraser’s Edge”
Texas Winegrowers are on the “Eraser’s Edge” You may recall the book “Razor’s Edge” by W. Somerset Maugham published in 1944. It quotes, “The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over; thus the wise say the path to Salvation is hard.” This quote was taken from a verse in the Katha-Upanishad, a [...]
In Texas, Agriculture (and Viticulture) is Your Culture!
In Texas, Agriculture (and Viticulture) is Your Culture Yesterday, the newly appointed Texas Wine Industry Development and Marketing Advisory Committee met in Austin. This is the single committee designed by a recent Texas law change that is charged to help Commissioner Todd Staples and his staff at the Texas Department of Agriculture by reviewing the [...]
If I Was Appointed the Texas Wine Czar
If I Was Appointed the Texas Wine Czar I would do the following ten things to promote Texas wines: 1. Annex a state that had at least 10,000 acres of quality producing grape vine to erase the deficit we have in the number of acres of Texas grapes. Going from 60 to over 200 Texas wineries [...]
