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Coming to America

Posted on September 5, 2012 by in East Texas, Excerpt, grape growing, Kiepersol Estate, Starting a winery, Terroir, Texas Wineslinger, winegrowing, winemaking, winery

Coming to America Scenic hills with tall pine trees fringed my East Texas path to produce a cloistered environment with an emerald cast. As I drove, I thought about how modern man conjoins with nature on a grand scale in Texas: acres under barn, vast countryside dedicated to row crops, white wooden fences extending to […]

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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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