Category: Vineyards

  • Moments Like This: The Rare Opportunity to Experience a Wine Region on the Rise

    What happens when a Texas-grown meal tells the story of our state, but the wine list leaves Texas out? As Texas wine earns national and international recognition, there may never be a more exciting time to discover the bottles, people, and places shaping a wine region on the rise.

  • Harvest Never Sleeps: Inside the Texas Wine Harvest from a Vineyard Manager’s Perspective

    Go behind the scenes of the Texas wine harvest with Director of Vineyards Tate Gregory. Discover the overnight harvests, tough decisions, and teamwork behind every bottle of Texas wine.

  • What’s Happening in the Vineyard?

    Vibrant wildflowers and cover crops are flourishing in their vineyard due to favorable spring rains. Emphasizing sustainable practices, they discuss the benefits of these plants for soil health and vineyard management. Preparations for warmer months are underway as they anticipate another promising vintage.

  • Sunlight Into Wine

    Vineyard canopy management is essential for enhancing aesthetics, disease control, and overall vine health. By timely pruning and maintaining balanced canopies, vineyard operators can optimize pest management, protect against heat and sunburn, and improve fruit quality and ripening. Proper canopy management ultimately ensures higher quality yields in current and future seasons.

  • The First Day of Spring Isn’t Just a Date on the Calendar

    At Burning Daylight Estate Vineyard in Texas, unseasonably warm temperatures have awakened the vines early, signaling the start of spring. Vineyard managers must quickly transition from winter pruning to precise decision pruning amidst potential rainfall and temperature fluctuations that risk new buds. Despite challenges, spring offers hope and excitement for the season ahead.