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The Supreme Expérimentateur

Posted on July 1, 2012 by in Brushy Creek Vineyards, grape growing, Les Constable, Mediterranean Grapes, North Texas, Starting a winery, Terroir, winery

The Supreme Expérimentateur I headed out across the vast prairie on Highway 81 past Decatur in the region once dominated by this seemingly impenetrable forest. The land opened around me with only remnant fingers of dense Cross Timbers brush tucked into prairie folds, the last vestige of this barrier once called the “iron forest.” Hawks […]

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A Strong Texas Brand

Posted on June 18, 2012 by in Clinton "Doc" McPherson, Excerpt, History, McPherson, Mediterranean Grapes, Texas High Plains, winemaking, winery

A Strong Texas Brand No sooner did I arrive at the winery than a barrage of words shot in my direction without any encouragement or provocation from my side. “I’ve been doing this for far too long . . . I get rocks thrown at me. Why? I guess that I just don’t play nice […]

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