Establishing Alta Marfa in the Texas Davis Mountains
Today I’m pleased to share my recent conversation with Ricky Taylor of Alta Marfa in the Texas Davis Mountains. I’m excited to give some airtime to this AVA. It's so unique and filled with possibilities. Surrounded by desert! Volcanic soils! Launching Alta Marfa has required incredible tenacity, and I applaud Ricky and Katie.
Lots of Texas wine news too. Is Johnson City the newer, cooler Fredericksburg? Does the High Plains do all the "dirty work" when it comes to Texas wine? Find out what people are saying.
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- Julie Kuhlken of Pedernales Cellars on Good Morning America
- Austin Business Journal: “Austin startup Sommly eager to disrupt wine industry”
- Chron.com: "In Texas Hill Country, Johnson City is the new, cooler Fredericksburg”
- Houstonia: “How to Spend a Perfect Weekend in Lubbock”
- Vinepair: “We Asked 8 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Underrated American Wine Region?”
- Dallas Morning News: “$13 billion boom: Why Texas wine is entering its best era yet”
- Dallas Morning News: “25 Texas wines to try in summer 2022”
- Wine Spectator: “‘Texas Wines’ Celebrates Winemaking in the Lone Star State”
- Link to Robert Burks’ Documentary “Texas Wines”
- Call for Entries for Texas Monthly 2022 Vintners Cup
Interview with Ricky Taylor of Alta Marfa
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