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Dallas Wine Chick
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Blog contributed by Colleen C. Myles, Ph.D. Professor Texas State University What is sustainability? What is sustainability in wine? What is sustainability in Texas wine? These are the questions a small but dedicated group of Texas wine growers and winemakers have been asking for over a year now (and indeed man of them much longer,…
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Blog contributed by Bryan Chagoly, Sandy Road Vineyards Howdy y’all! My name is Bryan Chagoly, and my family grows award-winning 100% Texas wine at Sandy Road Vineyards in the Texas Hill Country near Hye, Texas. If you have never been out to the Texas Hill Country to experience Texas wine and Texas hospitality, then I…
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Dallas Morning News
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Blog contributed by John Rivenburgh, Rivenburgh Wines Hi, I’m John Rivenburgh. I am the President of Texas Wine Growers and I’ve been a wine grape grower, and a winemaker for almost 2 decades in Texas and a firm believer in 100% Texas wine production. I have seen this industry grow and evolve into the strong…
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Is it difficult to picture the landscape of the Texas wine industry? Well, this may be because there is no wine region of the world that Texas can be directly compared to! Factors in terrain, climate, grape varieties, winemaking, and more set our state apart from the world of wine at large, but finding those…
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A federal court has halted the spraying of Monsanto’s Dicamba pesticide across millions of acres of cotton and soybeans. This ruling is a victory for Texas farmers, grape growers, the environment, and the rule of law. Texas farmers and grape growers have suffered millions of dollars in losses due to Dicamba drift, which has damaged…
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This is a great article from WineEnthusiast that discusses the growing Texas wine industry and the application for six new American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in the state. AVAs are designated wine grape-growing regions that share similar characteristics, such as climate, soil, and topography. These new AVAs would highlight the unique grape-growing regions of Texas and…
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Once unknown in the wine world, the Texas wine industry has grown exponentially in recent decades. From a mere 20 wineries in the 1980s to nearly 450 today, Texas is now one of the top wine-producing states in the country. This boom is due in part to the state’s wide-open spaces and moderate yet varied…
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The Texas A&M AgriLife Grape Crush Report is a survey that collects data on the state’s grape and wine industry. It discusses the challenges faced by grape growers and winemakers in the state, as well as the successes. The report includes information on the number of acres planted in grapes, the tonnage of grapes crushed,…
